It was on the tip of her tongue to say that additional excitement was the very last thing she needed in her life at the moment but it would inevitably lead to questions she did not want to ask. Merlin, it felt as though everything fitted into that category at the moment! Perhaps one day things would not be quite so difficult?

Yes, and pigs would fly and a werewolf would be Minister!

“My life would be considerably more restful if he did. He’s an obsequious little toad and the sooner he moves on the better,” she said, spirit revived with the usual spite flowing through her veins. It really was amazing quite how much irritation gave her life.

“If we do go away for a few days then having to do some actual work might be a great enough shock to his system that he has to retire on medical grounds.”

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MJ knows my soul rings to the rune of this iconic hat