I Do Not Own Harry Potter.

All Characters Appearing In This Work Are Fictitious. Any Resemblance To Real Persons, Living Or Dead Is Purely Coincidental.


Before the Epilogue.


Thoughts of the Minister.


Kingsley Shacklebolt not for the first since becoming Minister of magic was cursing his accession to the position of Minister of Magic. Oh how he yearned to be a lowly Auror again. Content to doing a real job of catching criminals and enjoying the simple pleasures of a simple man. Like many warriors he was happy to see the end of war. For although a warrior earns his living on the battlefield. It is a rare soldier who wishes to see it more than once. Unlike many people who had previously held the office of Minister of Magic, he did not see it as some goal to be reached or a right to be given like some medieval king.

No, Kingsley had taken up the office of Minister of magic after the war so that he could do some good for his people and for his country as a whole. However it was not an easy task by any means. However Kingsley was no stranger to difficult tasks and with his limited resources he had been able to get some good results, and today was no different.

The results were helped along by a law that he had created which had its origins in the muggle world: the law basically stated that the Ministry of Magic in certain cases in the name of national security, The Ministry of Magic would be able to dictate what was in the public interest, and therefore after his proposition was approved by the Wizengamot. All of whom although did not agree with the law were not keen to argue with a man who was a former Auror. Especially when that former Auror had been able to hold his own with the dark lord.

Hopefully this would uplift the mood of the wizarding community and finally help them move forward. This was what he wanted above all else, and this is why he had made special arrangements for the parents of muggle borns to visit Hogwarts and be a part of the ceremony and the world that their kids were members of. However his thoughts were interrupted by the head of his security detail, who placed her hand on the Boss's shoulder and said "everything is set up and ready for you out there. No threats identified.

Kingsley's face was unreadable as he spoke "very well then let's get this show on the road." Coming out of the small room that had been created especially for him on this occasion was situated behind a hidden wall that opened at his touch only. When the wall opened he found himself in the Great Hall of Hogwarts. Specifically speaking he arrived right in front of the audience at the staff table.

The staff table had been done away with and in its stead stood a small podium with a few chairs that were occupied by the staff of Hogwarts, Arthur Weasley, Ragnorok the Head Goblin of Gringotts, Bane the leader of the Centaur Herd and sitting to the left of the Centaur but to the right of the Headmistress was the recently appointed leader of the house-elves of Hogwarts: Kreacher.

Kingsley greeted all of the guests respectfully before turning his eyes to the Great hall of Hogwarts, although the Great Hall still had the same magnificence it had been changed slightly. Instead of the normal starry sky that was forever depicted on the roof, a warm sunny day had been constructed by magic to replace its predecessor. The four walls that were normally adorned with tapestried had disappeared and its stead hung the portraits of the deceased Headmasters and Headmistresses of Hogwarts and other important but deceased figures, their portraits alone covered two entire walls of the Great Hall (and that was saying something Kingsley thought to himself.) The other two walls of the Great Hall were covered with the different portraits that hung in various walls of Hogwarts.

The only denizens of Hogwarts that Kingsley could not see but who were nonetheless there albeit invisible lest they cause a scare amongst the muggles. The Ghosts of Hogwarts it seemed had also seen an increase in their population as well.

No doubt many who were victims of the heinous crimes committed by the Dark Lord and his followers. Finally Kingsley took a look in front of him at the Audience and saw to his delight that many parents of Muggle born wizards and witches had indeed taken up the offer to be a part of their children's world.

After all wasn't that what it was all about? He saw that unlike the wizards and witches the muggles were dressed extremely differently from suits and pants to dress shirts and jeans. However they all had something in common. They all had what could best be described as wrist bands that wrapped around both of their hands: specifically the wrists.

Interestingly the accessories they wore all had the emblem of Hogwarts blazoned on them. Although they seemed silly in certain cases. Their effects were far from silly, these seemingly normal muggle artefacts were encased in very powerful magic that basically counteracted the muggle repelling spells that had been cast upon Hogwarts, in essence it gave the muggles the ability of a squib for the duration of eight hours. It would allow them to see and experience the magical things around them without the above mentioned magical spells causing an interference.

This whole activity took less than thirty seconds for Kingsley to take in and acknowledge before he spoke and when he spoke he had the attention of all those in the Audience and so Kingsley spoke the first words of his speech: "Good Morning Ladies, Gentleman and magical creatures of all kind. It's a pleasure to be here today, as minister of Magic I welcome you all to this ceremony that is called the Order of Merlin."


A/N: And there is another chapter finished. Sorry for the shortness of it but I wanted to showcase a few things in this chapter individually, before I wrote the Order of Merlin. I hoped you liked it. Just to be specific the sport bands around the wrists of the muggles are similar to the sports bands that were in fashion a couple years ago. You know the ones that were made of rubber and in different colors and looked like rubber bangles. Anyway I hope my reasons for explaining the necessity of those objects was explained sufficiently in the chapter. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Thanks again. Kind Regards Tigersage.