Till Death Do Us Part
Chapter1: The Letter
"He's dead! I saw him! The spell hit! He fell!" Harry staired in dissbelife at the ground under the balcony where the body of Albus Dumbldoor should lay. There was only grass. Not even a mark to show that a body had once been there. Harry watched as professor Mcgonagall made her way shakelt over to the spot.
"Mr Potter... are you sure that the spell hit him?" she asked. The boy looked into his professors teary green eyes.
"Professor. Snaps spell hit him. Professor Dumbldoor was hit in the chest and throw him over the side of the castly. I saw hid bodr from the balcont. I'm not imagoning it, Professor! Professor Dumbldorr is dead!" He shouted the last sectence and watched as tears fell fast from Mcgonagall's emeralde eyes soaking her face and the front of her robes.
"Come now, Minerva." Wispered Lupin, he wiped his own tears away and put an arm around Mcgonagall.
"Hush now, there's not use in standing out here in the cold crying is there." He turned to the crowd before him "Harry, Hermionie, would you go back to the hospital wing and check on the Weaslys? Horace, Tonks, go back and help with the ignered and the..." he closed his eyes for a moment " dead, see if any more have been identifyed. Hagrid.. i think you better come with us." Lupins eyes fell on the sobbing giant standing behind Harry and Hermionie. Hagrid blew his nose and dryed his eyes.
"You heard!" He rumbled when no body moved. Lupin watched as the crowd disperced.
"Minerva?" He asked gently.
"I'm OK, Remus." She whispered as Lupin walked her back to the castle, Hagrid following close behind. They entered the castle and Minerva stopped she looked around at the ruin inside the school, crumpled rockes scattered around the floor, holes in the walls where the stone shad been blown out, robes that had been torn from the students that fought lay crumpled on the floor at her feet covered in dust. Minerva look around at her beloved school and cryed harder than ever.
"Minerva..." Remus gathered her in his arms and held her close. Minerva pulled away and walked towards the staired to the Headmasters office.
"Where're you goin', P'fessor!?" askes Hagrid as he saw her determind walk.
"He's not dead, Hagrid! If Pottedr saw Albus' body but the body is no longer there then he must be alive!" She approched the stone Gargoyl, the werewolfe and the wizard following behind her.
"Lemon Drops" She said firmly. The gargoyl spang open and she made her way up the steps and into the office above.
"Minerva!" Lupin called after her. He accended the step and ran through the door.
"Keep it down!" shouted one of the Headmasters on the wall.
"Yes we've had quite enough shouting today... and by the looks of things so has she!" The Headmaster pointed across the room to where Minerva sat , curled up in Dumbldoors chair, crying in ernest, a scoll laying, unraveled, in her lap.
"P'fessor?" Hagrid asked. Mierva handed held out the parchment and Hargid took it and gave it to Lupin, who read the familiar slanted writing aloud.
"My Dearest Minerva;
If you are reading this then my plan has worked. If you are reading this then you will beleive that i am dead. As long as there is Hogwarts, and as long as you, my beautiful Minvera, remember me, i shall never die. Know that i do not want to live forever, i have never wanted that. Hogwarts is yours now, my love, this office, our privet quarters, all yours.
I love you, Minerva.
Yours eternally, my darling wife.
Albus Dumbledoor."