There was actually quite a lot going on at school before Christmas, or so most students felt.
But Tris felt nothing at all about the things the other students cared about. He had far too much of his own to keep him busy, especially after Dumbledore gave him that Deluminator. He was having the time of his life playing with it.
The Deluminator probably did more than complement Shadow Magic. Tris had a feeling it had other effects, too. He just happened to be good at Shadow Magic, which let him use some of its abilities.
Its other powers would require further research and development.
He had to admit, Dumbledore was fucking amazing.
Christmas arrived, and the Weasley family was going to Egypt to visit Bill over the holidays. Sirius, Remus, and Harry would be joining them. Whether the Tonks family would go as well was still up in the air.
But they most likely wouldn't be able to make it.
Mostly because Nymphadora had been rather busy lately.
A mole had been uncovered within the Auror Office, leaving the entire Ministry of Magic, and especially the Auror Office, in an awkward position. All the internal inspections and assessments were giving them massive headaches.
As a newly recruited Auror who had previously been on fairly good terms with Varga, Nymphadora was a prime target for questioning. She could forget about a Christmas holiday. She would be lucky not to work overtime on Christmas Eve.
Arthur had no such problem. During the summer, the Ministry of Magic had conducted surprise inspections of various families' Dark Magic collections and temporarily reassigned him to work overtime-with a reminder from Tris, he had demanded a hefty amount of overtime pay.
Apparently, the higher-ups had noticed that even the normally meek and obliging Arthur had