Arjun started to getting worried, he started to feel that he was getting tired. It was good that no one had arrived until then so He shook his mother trying to wake her up, after moment his mother moved.
"ahh!....Arjun!"
" I am here mom! I am fine."
she woke up in panic and search around for Arjun, he clasped her hand and tried to calm her down, she embraced him in fear of loosing him, her hands were trembling. She was relieved when she saw that Arjun was alright then she noticed that her injuries were healed, only one thought came to her mind and that was 'Magic!', she asked Arjun.
" Where are those people Arjun? what happened?"
" I don't know what happened mom.... I was worried about you so I told them not to hurt you but they didn't listen..... but suddenly something happened and we appeared here, look even your injuries are healed but I really don't know how it happened."
Arjun used fake story, he used example of accidental magic to explain her, he also had to act like child so his mother will not be worried about him, he couldn't act mature at that age. His mother also realized that and muttered softly.
" Accidental magic!...lets leave here son before they arrive."
she stood with difficulty, when she saw around she understood that they were at the other end of same alley so she lead him out of the alley in hurried manner. Arjun didn't knew if she was talking about those thugs or someone else but he followed behind her and after a moment they disappeared in crowd.
*****
Some robed peoples appeared besides entrance of alley after some time Arjun and his mother left from there.. Robed peoples who appeared besides valley entrance were Aurors from Auror department, Ministry of Magic. they had covered themselves with cloaks and hood. Ministry felt magic fluctuation in that area that's why they sent Aurors there to investigate cause.
Person who was leading peoples pulled his hood down, He had dark grey, grizzled hair, his left eye was fake and a chunk of his nose was missing, his wooden leg made taping sound on ground as he walked in alley, his name was Alastor Moody and he was also called Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody by his colleagues because he was very vicious on his enemies. Very few peoples were left alive after having confrontation with him.
" be careful and always remain vigilant! and watch your steps. don't mess with things here."
he growled at his peoples, but he froze for a moment when he approached the location as felt pure magic in air of alley, he experienced this type of magic very few time in his long career, his peoples also flinched. he started to walk fast towards location as he felt that magic was used some time ago, it felt like apparition also different. he waved wand when he saw burning bodies. fire was extinguished but bodies were very disfigured due to heavy degree burns, he checked dead bodies and things on them for their identities but Arjun didn't left them any document on their bodies.
" they are killed with muggle fire arms. but magic was used to burn their bodies."
" Damn! there bodies are riddled with bullet, he emptied gun second time on them."
" Sir I found bullets stuck in wall but I can't identify what spells were used."
Another person approached dead bodies and replied in sarcastic manner, he was muggle born so he might knew bit about firearms. person called mad-eye nodded then looked around, another person brought bullets which were stuck in walls and replied while waving wand.
" it was definitely Wizard here, That much I can tell but there is no trace of wand....."
Mad-eye muttered as another person added his doubt.
" But mad-eye, it didn't feel like this magic was used by human wizard. this magic too pure...."
After checking Mad-eye person lit up bodies on fire, then turn around and said
" lets go, our work is done here. Glint, you will have to search about wizard lived in this area and Mark! you go to ministry and search about a person who could be experienced in wandless magic. that person should be famous in England."
after ordering his peoples Mad-eye disappeared in vortex and all people followed him as one after another all them disappeared in whirl. it felt like this was daily occurrence for them, few years passed since Voldemort died but his loyal followers, 'death eaters' were still on loose, every month there were one or two cases of wizards killing muggles. kill count of Mad-eye was also not low, that person killed at least two or three mobs on every mission.
*******
sun was down and darkness was started to spread when they reached their home, his mother carried grocery bag in her hand. they were going to eat outside but after incident they were not in any mood to eat outside so she brought grocery from shop and they returned their home.
House design looked like it was from Victorian era but it was modified later on, sturdy two-story residence designed with good imagination, it had small metal gate and one meter wall around the house. they entered through gate and approached front door, besides front door there was big wooden door, Arjun knew from memories that it Garage cum car parking, there was his father's car, The Cutlass put in there.
They entered through front door and placed their footwear on wooden rack in corner, Arjun waited in hall while mother went towards kitchen to put grocery. while waiting Arjun thought
' its good that we left early or I don't know what would have happened? I don't want to involved with them this early.'
Arjun had sensed arrival of Aurors from Ministry of Magic when they crossed the road near alley. his mother returned and said to him.
" Arjun, lets go. I will bath you before we eat, you have became dirty."
" ..hmm."
Arjun was embarrassed but couldn't do anything so he agreed with her, after his bath he returned to hall and waited for his mother to finish her bath. mother started to prepare food while he fell sleep while waiting.
* to be continued *