"Hm," Shacklebolt grunted. "You were always too bright for your own good. I warned Fudge against choosing you for this role, of course, but he wouldn't listen. He swore you were all-too eager to prove yourself after the academy that you would pay off." His chuckle reverberated, bouncing off the white walls of the small room. "I look forward to telling him "I told you so'."