Kingsley sat behind his desk as he allowed himself a few moments to reminisce about old times. He had stepped into the ministry as a brilliant, light-footed, 18 year old graduate, who looked for adventures. As the top student, with 9 NEWTs, he had been recruited in the auror department almost immediately. He looked for justice; to bring the criminals back down, locked in prison, their rightful place. His skills had been legendary; nobody could compete with his agility and keen instinct. He never distracted himself with superficial frivolities, as a matter of fact, not once had he fallen in love. The lone love of his life was his career and he was happy with that.
More than 30 years as an auror and 5 years as the minister of magic and yet, he had never been wrong; he took pride in that. Today, however, his pride was shattered as he sat Harry Potter and Ron Weasley down to tell them that for the first time in 38 years, he had in fact, been wrong. His pride was shattered as he watched the guilt and remorse that his wrong judgement had caused, cover the faces of a friend and a lover. He lost the pride he had spent about 3 decades to build, by ordering his men and recruits to hastily close down the cases at the aftermath of the second Wizarding War. These hasty judgements and incomplete trials, had, maybe, brought several criminals to Azkaban, but the same justice resulted in the destruction of an Innocent girl's life and God only knew if she had been the only one to suffer such fate.
A knock on the door distracted his thoughts as Ana, the secretary, walked in: "Minister, you called for me."
-Indeed, Ana, I want you to extract all the closed cases of the years 1998 to 2001; each and every convict should be given a full trial and if necessary, a change in their sentences.
-But sir, Are you sure? these cases all belong to the death Eaters and followers of the dark lord; you yourself, told the Wizengamot to close them down as quickly as possible.
-But you see Ana, I made a mistake. No time to explain now, do it already please. If any member of the Wizengamot questioned you on the order, just tell them this: "Kingsley Shacklebolt went wrong."
AN:Hey guys! It's been a long time. I'm back again with a little peak at Kingsley shacklebolt's thoughts and emotions. He has always been such a cunning and interesting character to me and I'd like to explore him more in the story.Don't forget reviews please!!!