History of Auror's

Rufus woke up...he didnt know where he was and how he got there...all he knew was that he had been stripped,didnt know where his wand was and had a hang over that would have floored a giant. He sat up slowly glad to find he was wearing boxers...though who's boxers he couldnt be sure. He heard voices low and gruff, coming from somewhere in the house as if amplified. Standing up he ignored the fuzzy feel of his mouth and followed the voices, taking hold of a sword that had been sitting on the mantle piece and walked down the coridore,down the stares into a short corridore with 4 doors. One in front, 2 to the side and one right next to the steps.

He took the one that seemed to lead outside and opened it,surprised to see it was open and took two steps outside only to find himself face to face with a set of angry dustbins that blocked the path and bristled starting to shoot trash at him, he took a step back and slipped in something slippery (use your imagination) falling backwards and rolling over scuttling forward only to have something pull him back by his boxers, the rubber handle of the dustbin swinging back before rushing forward and connecting with his rump a few times, while the other bin held onto his boxers.

Rufus managed to grab hold of the door handle and pull himself away opening the door and skidding inside he closed the door with a slam only to be met with laughter from what he would later find out to be the kitchen. Looking up he saw Moody with a mug in his hand leaning forward and laughing,Fergus right behind him leaning against the door frame a similar mug in his hand, his other hand holding onto Moody's shoulder for balance as he laughed. "See you've had the honour of meeting dear Alastors Dustbins then" he said pushing off and going back into the kitchen.

Alastor stomped forward wearing a pair of stripped stripped PJ bottoms, and a pair of old leather,flease lined slippers, and grabbed him by the scruff of his neck lifting him up and onto his feat and pushed him into the room "Yer filthy! boy...sinks over there..." he said pushing him in the direction of the sink,allowing him to wash off what ever he had fallen in, including what seemed to be the remains of a cottage pie.

He heard fresh chuckling and turned around to see both Alastor and Fergus looking pointedly at his boxers, suddenly feeling a cool breeze around his backside and realised that the dustbins must have bitten a hole in them and looking back he spun around hiding his rear. Moody smiled and fished around in what looked like a laundry basket tossing him a pair of his PJ bottoms, with a rueful smile Rufus slipped them on and gratefully accepted the mug of coffee. "sorry about the bins lad, I'm afraid that they are rather upset with you from last night...I see they got a couple o hits in..." Rufus burried his face in the mug trying to fathom why the bins would be angry wth him.

Alastor slid a plate of full english breakfast infront of Rufus,who tried to push it away only to have another 2 sausages piled onto his plate, Fergus and Alastor shared glances."Boy...I'd eat that if I were you. As from temorrow you'll be on detox an punishment detail" said Moody, planting a fork in Rufus's paw and stepping back. "Punishment detail?" he said weakly not touching his food,his stomach not quite upto the task of holding food "Can I have a hangover cure potion" he asked more urgently.

"We'll talk about that later....an no you damn well cant! If you cant do the time dont do the crime! I chased yer sorry ass from the Ministry down te the Hogshead Cub! 2 days of worry that you did something stupid! An the havoc yer sorry arse did in knockturn alley alone is worth that hangover of yours! Now eat yer damned breakfast! you'll feel better for it!" he said glaring at Rufus who was about to argue but Fergus stepped in.

"Dont be to hard on the poor lad Alastor, he did have quite a scare you know...by the way...ditany?" he reminded Alastor. Alastor glowered at him "HE had quite a scare! HE did!!! Merlin Fergie! When did you go soft! you were never this easy on me! Matter o fact I still have grass stains in me favorite jeans from where you made me the gnome the back FIELD IN the RAIN!!! for a similar stunt I pulled ...though you have ter admit it was a spectacular path o distruction...Didnt miss a single pub right from Glasgow to Dublin!"

The look on his mentors face was one of extreme unamusement (Though that was for the benifit of Rufus, normally he would have chuckled and patted Moody on the back) "I also recall that you didnt sit comfortably for a week,once both your grandfather and I delt with your reckles arse ...and what did I say about calling me Fergie!" Alastor frowned at Fergus who gave him an even sterner look,hand resting on his belt .."right...so ditany...be right back" he muttered moving much faster than could be expected , even in the large stone kitchen,out the back door to the greenhouse.

Rufus was so caught up in the take that he actually had started eating his food,to give his open mouth something to do other than laugh. "Feeling better Cub?" asked Fergus kindly taking a sip of his coffee watching him shovel food into himself, surprised to find that he was indeed feeling better. "ah you...thanks Mr.Flynn" said Rufus through a mouthful of eggs, blushing when half the contents of his mouth dropped onto his plate again. Fergus chuckled.

"Call me Fergie Cub..." he said with a wink sitting down and pulling the Daily Prophet closer to himself and thumb through it. "But...you told Moody..." Fergus laughed and looked at Rufus with a smile. "Rufus...Alastor is my own Cub... You are like..." he rested back tilting his head as if trying to explain it "Well...your not my problem you're Alastors, however you're Alastors and since Alastor is mine, I have to take care of you...So just think of me as a grandfather who likes to dote on his grandson...and be thankful your not mine or I can garantee you'd be sitting here with your ass hanging out of your boxers still..."Rufus nodded dumbly not sure what the hell was going on,his head swimming.

"I...I'm not kicked out of the Auror program I take it...why arnt you angry with me?and what is punishment detail?Is that punishment for getting the others hurt?Or am I still going to be punished for that?" he rambled forgetting his food for a second. Fergus smiled and leaned back in his chair "No your not kicked off, I'm not angry with you...you did what any normal auror would have....and I'm not in charge of your punishments Alastor is...but the punishment for the cock up has already been delt with so you dont need to worry about that....you've punished yourself enough now cub let it go" he said watching Rufus through his glasses he had just put on to read an artical

"H...How could it already have been delt with?."asked Rufus wondering if he had been to some Auror hearing that he didnt know about while he was drunk "Alastor was supposed to be watching you...it was his fault not yours...he took the punishment for failing in his task to protect you..." said Fergus with a shrug, knowing Alastor wouldnt thank him for telling Rufus but the boy needed to hear "I...WHAT!!! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM !!!" he yelled at Fergus who looked at him calmly.
"Mind your tone cub, I might not be your mentor but I still have full rights to put you over my knee..."

Rufus sighed and played with the food on his plate feeling like mud "What...did you do to him Fergie?" he asked quietly trying to regulate his breathing and ignore the painful gut churning fist of guilt "I gave him a hiding Rufus...you'll learn about our ways later today I think...Alastor has always enjoyed the story of the Aurors...." he said with a quiet smile "You...why it was my fault I..." Fergie shut him up by pushing a mouth full of sausage into his mouth.

"Boy. When you'v got a cub all yer own den you'll understand the great...relief it is te take his pain from him...we dont like inflicting it, and Alastor is a tough nut....he's had more than his fair share of beatings from me... he came to me and told me what a great auror you would be and how much he wanted to be your mentor...that he understood you. Now how much of that is true...I dont know. But what I do know is that he pleaded with me for 2 years to let him have you...and now that he has you, he's going to make damned sure you turn out to be one of the best Aurors out there...dont take that absolution he bought you, away from him please Cub?" When Fergus finished his speach he finished his coffee and stood up, Rufus instinctivly did so too.

"I think that you and Alastor are going to do well together Rufus... If you ever have any problems that you cant talk to Alastor about please come and see me" he said pulling Rufus into a quick hug that ended just as quickly as it came leaving Rufus stunned. "Eat your food Cub....Alastor isnt one who likes to be kept waiting" he said with a kind wink, his hand resting on Rufus's shoulder just as Alastor walked in with a satchel full of Ditany,Eyeing them suspiciously. "Ah good...took you long enough. I must be off...I expect to see you both tomorrow at my home for dinner...I'll set up something special for the Cub since he'll be on Detox and all" he said with a knowing wink, Alastor handed the bag over and watched his old mentor leave hearing Rufus say "Have a good day Fergie" then turning back to glare at Rufus looking down pointedly at the half eaten breakfast on the plate, making him sit down and continue eating hurridly.

Alastor sat down across from Rufus and pulled a glass of orange juice toward himself pulling the daily prophet over to himself. "Fergie..." he muttered Gruffly shaking his head before looking up at the boy considering him "Suppose you want to know what I have planned for you?" he asked with a raised eyebrow,Rufus stopped eating and nodded hopefully,not likeing to be kept on thin line like this "Yes please Mr.Moody" he said quietly resting on his elbow and playing soccer with the pees on his plate...why anyone would have pee's on a breakfast plate was beyong him.

"Well. you'll be staying with me for the next year and a half...maybe more if you want. you'll do as I say,when I say and how I say it ...got it Cub?" he said not looking up at his paper or bothering to wait for an answer. "Next...Normally we'd wake up...get ready for work and go te work,come home...do some training, then have dinner tegether and have some quiet recreational time,an go te bed...but ...but several things at the moment aint 'normal' for starters Its the first day that your staying with me, and theres a 'tradition' that goes with that...and ontop o that, yer on punishment detail until I say different...but given the circumstances...we'll be starting that temorrow...any questions?" said Moody so fast that Rufus had to wait for his brain to catch up.

"you...erm...punishment and...rules...and...detox?"chewing dryly on a piece of toast but not really hungry anymore. "Ah rules...you obey me:Disobedience wont be tolerated,you dont make me have te wait for you:you do as I say when I say it. My word is Law! Which means nothing is up for debate! If you wanted te debate issues you shoulda gone up one extra level to the namby pamby's upstairs. If you disobey me. I can change the rules te suit me, and the circumstances. As for punishment...good hiding aught ter suffice? In most cases..." he said pointedly glaring at Rufus who sunk in his chair chewing on the same piece of toast.

"In the event that you really o something stupid like put yerself in harms way, you go onte punishment detail. Which means that you automatically get put on detox aswell. What Punishment detail entails is that every morning you wake up affore I do an I'm sorry te say this but I wake up early! you make me a full breakfast and a pot o fresh coffee, an wait me, then you will eat what ever is accourding te yer detox scedual. Affore you get dressed you report ter yer room for a 6 o yer best trousers down...I /only/ give hidings on the bare boy... den go to work. At work you will do nothing but work...No talking to your friends,going out with them nothing! Grounded!"he growled out the word grounded making it sound derta.

"Lunch time you report to my cubical,and spend your lunch break with yer nose in the corner...you'll have 5 minuets to have your lunch, and then you will go back to work. When we get home you will do chores,ontop of your training....we'll have dinner, then you will clean up, then you will either do more chores or kneel faceing a wall thinking about what you have done to deserve that,if I dont give you another task. Then you will report for a further 6 in your room. You loose privilages like sleeping in your room. You'll sleep on a cot at the foot of my bed, you wont be allowed a pillow and only a thin blanket. You have to ask me for permission to do anything,from going to the bathroom to having a snack...the amount of time that takes it upto me..."

By the time he was done with his speach, Rufus was pale and looking rather drawn, been chewing on the same piece of toast for the entire time,all he could do was sink his head and nod glumly "Yes sir" he said with a resolved sigh,playing with the remains of his food,loosing all will to eat "detox is you living on nothing but water,fruit,vegtables and whole grains boy,an a glass o milk in the mornings." he said putting his paper down, Rufus longing to read it but knowing he didnt have a chance right now. "Your room is upstairs, door across from mine...During punishment detail doors to any room you are in are to be kept open at all times, you're not allowed any privacy at this time."

Moody looked him up and down and grunted "Tomorrow afternoon we'll go te Diagon Alley and do some shopping...First month we dont work so much unless the Headquartres are short handed that is....tomorrow we're going in for a debriefing from Fergus that should have happened 2 days ago!" he said rather pointedly making Rufus cringe. "Every night before bed and after dinner We'll sit in the tower and talk...about anything and everything you want to,If yer especially good I'll even let you have a night cap. In about a months time I'll let you have a longer leash and give you a curfew incase you want te go out for drinks with yer friends..."Alastor watched Rufus for a moment and sighed.

"If you're done with breakies then go upstaires yer stuffs already there and packed out and have a shower get dressed inte something that you can do some walking in...weather looks like it may rain...you have 30 min" Alastor finally stopped talking and stood up taking his mug to the sink, as Rufus stood up, but before he could leave, Alastor grabbed him into a bear hug "Glad your here Cub...now get moving!" he said playfully smacking Rufus on the rump before disappearing up the stairs to get dressed himself, feeling at one with the world now that he had his cub securly under his roof.