Kingsley Shacklebolt sat at his desk and reviewed the latest reports. He hadn't seen casualty figures as bad as these since the war against Voldemort. The passing years had barely touched his dark skin, except for his eyes. His eyes alone revealed how much he had seen and done. His office was sparsely furnished. Quite a difference from previous ministers in that he had but a desk with a stout chair for him and a smaller chair for visitors. A small bookcase and filing cabinet stood against the left hand wall. The right hand wall was entirely glass and it looked over the ministry atrium so that he could always keep one eye on everything. The only decoration in the room was an ornate emblem of Hogwarts over the door. This hung directly opposite from his desk so he could always see it. Attached to it were two reminders that he was meant to be here as much as he didn't think he should be. He was stirred out of his reverie by a knock at the door.
"Come" he said in a clipped tone. He didn't like being interrupted
The door creaked open and a girls head popped in. Her face was small and bright with eyes that could almost see through you. Her hair was a light brown, but Kingsley could see her natural dirty blonde colour showing at the edges. She had a slight smile on her face that always struck Kingsley as the smile of someone who is in a world of their own.
"What can I do for you Luna?" he asked, his voice softening slightly when he saw who it was.
"Well two things really" she said as she glided into the room. Shutting the door behind her she sat on the small chair on the other side of Kingsley's desk and pulled some papers from the bag over her shoulder.
"First I need you to sign off this requisition order" she said passing him a couple of pages. He took them and glanced through them.
"She really needs all this?" he queried after a minute of looking at the extensive list of supplies.
"Yes unfortunately. She is having a hard time keeping up with the injuries that keep coming into to the hospital. She cannot spare anyone to go and get the ingredients so she sent me an owl with her needs" Luna replied.
"In that case I will sign this off. And when you send the confirmation letter back, say to her that if she needs anything else I will do everything I can to help" he said as he quickly scribed his name on the bottom of the sheet and sealed it with his signet ring.
"What was the other thing?" he asked when Luna had put the papers back into her bag. Luna looked slightly embarrassed, which was something Kingsley had not seen since he caught her with Neville in the stationary cupboard.
"It is a personal thing" she said and paused for a minute. "I am pregnant"
"Congratulations" Kingsley offered and got up from his chair, walked around the table and gave her a rare hug.
"Thanks Shack" she said slipping back into the old ways when they were just good friends not boss and secretary.
"When's it due?" he asked perching himself on the edge of the desk.
"March 24 and Neville and I were wondering..." she trailed off.
"Yes?" Kingsley prompted.
"Would you be Godfather?" she asked hopefully.
This threw Kingsley for a second. Him, Neville and Luna had always got on well even before they worked with each other and he had been best man at their wedding, so he wasn't sure why this question threw him like it did. Maybe it was because it would make him almost part of the family, the one thing he didn't have. He was still thinking when he caught Luna's expression falling at his non-answering.
"I would love to" he said. Her face brightened immediately and this time she threw her arms around him and laughed with relief.
"Thank you so much Shack. This means so much to me and Neville. I can't wait to tell him"
They were just pulling away from each other, laughing at her reaction, when there was another knock at the door.
"Come" Kingsley said, trying valiantly to pull himself together. A lesser scribe poked his head around the door and saw the Minister for Magic and his secretary having a laughing fit.
"Yes?" Kingsley asked when his humour had subsided.
"There is a message here from officer Malfoy sir" The man said and, giving the message to Kingsley, left.
"Malfoy, I wonder what he could have found that is so important to break the communication silence" Kingsley said to himself.
"Well open the letter and find out" Luna said in a matter-of-fact tone, a slight smile still stuck to her face.
Kingsley decided to do as she said rather that answer. He nearly fell down when he read what it contained.
"What?" Luna asked, the smile leaving her face.
"He's found them" Was all Kingsley said. Both of them looked to the Hogwarts crest and the two items attached to it. A pair of wands, one Holly and Phoenix feather, the other of Vinewood and Dragon Heartstring looked back at them.
Harry and Hermione's Wands