Desolate and Damaged || Everyone

If there was one thing Rabastan wished he could tell Integra, now would be the time, but he couldn't blatantly lie to her. Looking down to Mrs. Giovanni with quite eyes all he could do was nod. "Honestly, Integra, I wish I could tell her she's wrong, but you know how these Giovanni women are." Reflecting back on what he did and how it all went down the seventeen year old boy brushed his hair back, but kept his steady and seemingly powerful presence. If he hadn't been involved with Ewan and Finn this would have never happened. There were too many steps to take in order to succeed and he knew what he was attempting.

Ava couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with this young boy's stature. Never in her years of working with the ministry has she come across someone that was able to wield such power, and yet here he was willing to be taken away. The short woman wasn't about to put him in binds which would have been the next step, but she's never come across anyone who wanted to leave. It baffled her.

"So what happens if I prove my innocence? It wouldn't reflect well with the ministry if they sent you for the wrong guy." It was a question he had to ask. It would make the world fragile if the ministry started arresting students on campus without getting all of the facts. Slytherins had a bad rep to begin with and if this was their way of dealing with situations it wouldn't look good in the Daily Prophet.

"You've no need to worry about finding a case manager, and I am already finding this blasphemous, but under the description for my job this is what I am told." The woman glanced toward Tegs who already looked to be in such a fragile place. "If I could change the circumstances I would Rabastan, you know I would, but right now I'm doing my job. I'm so sorry."

Guilt crept up into the young man's throat as he looked down at Integra slightly. "I would never leave you alone, you're right, but I did do something and I should have said no, but I did it and I will wear it proudly." Rab lifted his extremely stable hand and brushed a small amount of her hair back. "Do you honestly believe deep down in your core that I would do something I knew I couldn't get out of? Tegs, love, really. All I can tell you is that it was an accident and I got caught."

Even if that wasn't the entire truth Rabastan wasn't about to let Finn take the fall for the resurrection and annihilation of his best friend Ewan. Everyone around him was in such a fragile state it seemed so the seventeen year old tried to take it upon himself to carry the weight of the world. "I may not be coming back here, you need to know this, but I will without a doubt be here for you until I die. You have my word." Pressing his lips the the girl's soft cheek he took in a deep breath and looked down at Ava with a sigh. "Come on. The sooner I go the sooner I will be out."

Never in her thirty years of working as an Auror has Avona witnessed someone so easy to take in. What made it even more difficult was the fact that he admitted his crimes right in front of her, in front of Integra, in front of whoever was sitting in the common room at that time. Normally she would have had to bind her captive up, but Rab came willingly and it was extremely odd to her that he was. "You are aware of the severity of your crimes, are you not?" Avona's voice was shaky as she looked up at hi while he nodded.

"Alright then..." Ava was too taken aback to even focus at the moment. She expected fighting, cursing, resentment and resilience, but she got none of that and to say she was shocked would be putting it lightly. "Ms. Echoes, if you need anything at all do not hesitate to ask me or my daughter. I know our families have bad blood, but as it stands right now we've nothing against you. I'll make sure he's taken care of in a more subtle way and perhaps you'll be able to see him sooner than you think, Just... Just hang in there kid." Swallowing she looked up at Rabastan and started for the door.