the_debt_of_time

She growled under her breath. "Yes, when I was younger. Don't change the subject.
Dolores Umbridge sent Muggle-borns to Azkaban over the trumped-up charges of stealing
magic. I was a witness to it myself. Harry and Ron saw it as well."
"Yes," Kingsley agreed with her. "When the three of you broke into the Ministry of
Magic, mugged three people—two of whom are members of the Wizengamot—
impersonated them with Polyjuice, and caused a riot in the building."
"Are we being officially charged?"
He let out a full belly laugh. "Merlin, no! The three of you are Order of Merlin, First
Class recipients. If I even attempted to arrest you, the public would start another war on your
behalf. I'm Minister for Magic, not King of Wizarding Britain." He sighed and ran a hand
over his head. "You know I have limitations, too, Mia."
"I know."
"You're still calling in the debt, aren't you?"
"Absolutely," she said and watched the man sigh in frustration. After a long bout
of tense silence, she asked, "You know what Voldemort's problem was?"
The Minister blinked at her and chuckled as they shared the
thought: Just one problem? before he answered, "A long-term plan for genocide?"
Mia shook her head. "A short-term obsession with Harry."
Kingsley raised a brow. "Your point?"
"Dolores Umbridge is a tiny thread in a large tapestry that needs to be unravelled
and re-stitched from scratch," she said matter-of-factly, reaching forward and taking a sip
from her own cup of tea. "You told me when the war ended that you would find a place
for me in the Ministry."
He nodded. "The offer still stands."
"I know what place I want."
He smiled at her, looking desperately curious to what she had in mind. "And you
need my life debt for... ?"
"A session with the Wizengamot." He frowned at her reply, clearly not
understanding where she was going. "I'm aware that a new Chief Warlock has not been
elected, therefore the position falls to the Minister."
"All right, as the Minister for Magic I do have the ability to organise that," he agreed.
"You also have the ability to keep it in session for as long as needed."