Nymphadora Tonks made her way through the ministry until she found Kingsley Shacklebolt. He was in deep conversation with someone else so she waited at a distance until he was done and she quickly called out to him and hurried over. She showed him the piece of parchment in her hand; a wanted poster.

"I know who this is, and this poster is wrong."

"What do you mean?" he questioned.

"This woman's name is Robin Royce and I went to Hogswart with her. She was in my year and is twenty five, not twenty three and definitely not named Regina Toyt."

"Do you know where she is?" he questioned quietly for them only to hear and not others who wanted to overhear.

She nodded. "I saw her yesterday; didn't know she was wanted. You just can't seem to trust anybody now-a-days. I'm just astonished I didn't know even before the poster was created and distributed."

"Where is she?" he questioned, and she hesitated a moment. She looked at her beat-up boots where there was a hole in the back of the heel.

"Tonks…"

"It's Christmas Eve Kingsley."

He narrowed his eyes at her. "You know it is our job."

"I know, but just until midnight tomorrow night and then we can get her. I didn't know she was wanted; never thought she'd do something so dark until today. I mean I was with her yesterday and she was normal. It was like we were schoolmates again."

"It doesn't matter about what used to be, or even yesterdays, we have to bring her to justice and that is today."

"Kingsley… Let her have this Christmas with her loved ones. It's Christmas, everyone wants to be happy on Christmas, even those who do not deserve it. The bright star that will shine in the sky tonight is not just for few, but for all. You know on Christmas, the only day of the year no one is thinking of the wrong they are, or the wrong that they've done. Everyone uses that day to enjoy the peace they cannot get any other time of the year. It's just one day, and everyone is aware on that day, even if they won't or can't change who they are and what they do. Just this time don't take it away from her. Let her have it and then the next day after we can go in and take her down for the scum I thought she'd never be."

"Sometimes Tonks when you talk I want to stuff a sock in your mouth, and sometimes I completely understand what you are saying and what you mean."

"So which is it this time?" She questioned.

"Understanding, and only for this night I am going to listen to what you are saying and let her go, just for this one night."

She smiled. "Thanks for sharing the star Kingsley."

He gave a hint of a smile and then walked away.

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Merry Christmas Everyone!