Albus couldn't wait until breakfast, no tension going to be happening there. He walked down and saw that she was already there with Snape, Pomfrey, Hagrid, and Sprout already eating. She was reading the paper when he went over and sat down. Her glasses were at the tip of her nose and she had her hat on. Albus knew she was in a bad mood.
"Good morning, Minerva." He said.
"Good morning Headmaster." She answered firmly.
"Is this about Harry?" he asked.
"What else could it possibly be, Albus?"
He rolled his eyes and ate his breakfast. He started talking to Madam Pomfrey and just ignored McGonagall's attitude for now. This wasn't the place he wanted to fix it. Professor McGonagall stood up and walked away because she was done. Albus watched her go away. He turned to finish his conversation but Madam Pomfrey changed it.
"Fix it Headmaster." She said and that was the end of their conversation. She turned and started talking to Professor Sprout. She was right. He stood up and walked away.
(Up in his office)
"You called for me Headmaster?"
Albus had called for Minerva to come up. He didn't say what it was about, but she had a feeling she knew what it was about. He looked at her, she was wearing the same thing she saw her in before except for her hat.
"Yes, Minerva I feel we need to discuss what happened the previous evening." Albus said.
"You summed it up pretty well. Apparently I don't quite understand you." She said. Albus stood up and walked towards her.
"You know that I spoke words last night that I did not intend to." Minerva looked away from him.
"You sounded serious to me."
"Minerva, you are the most loyal person to me in this building and I trust you and you trust me. I never intended to hurt you last night. You are my closet friend,"
Minerva was speechless and couldn't think of anything to say. Her eyes were building up tears though and she didn't like that. She's normally able to keep her emotions inside.
"You're the one I need next to me right now and I shouldn't have pushed you away." He finished.
"We certainly have our differences, but I trust you know what you are doing." Minerva said. She smiled and so did he. She saw his eyes twinkle and that was what made her go weak at the knees. Albus moved closer to her and finally closed the gap between them. She started to cry, but they were happy tears. He kissed her softly for a moment and then pulled away.
"I'm not sure what I'm getting into." Minerva said as she moved away a bit.
"Perhaps we should, for the time being, let them unfold." Albus said.
"Quoting Snape are we?" They laughed quietly and then he kissed her softly again.
Dragon Tournament
Albus sat down next to Minerva who sat next to Snape. He got back from talking to the champions. They had agreed that around people it would be strictly professional. They watched the main three defeat their dragons and then it came time for Harry. She shot a glance at Albus before Harry came out. The dragon and Harry started to fight.
"Ouch!" Minerva said when Harry was hit by the dragon's tail. She shot another glance at Albus who was already looking at her. She turned away because she remembered their agreement. A couple seconds later, the dragon was coming right for them. The tail hit the stands and Minerva fell onto Snape. The dragon made a hole in the stands that separated Minerva and Albus. Albus reached over and helped her get up. She took his hand and he pulled her up. They quickly let go so nobody would suspect anything between them. She shot a thank you glare at him.
After the first task walking back up to the castle
"I know what you are going to say Minerva." Albus said before Minerva could say anything.
"That you got him into this even though you had the option of getting him out of it." She said.
They were ahead of everyone getting back up to the castle and so they had a bit of a distance from everyone else. The other teachers were only a couple yards behind them. Even so, they kept their voices down.
"Then I was wrong about what I thought you would say to me." he said.
"What did you think I was going to say, Albus?"
"I thought you would scold me about breaking our deal of being professional when around people." He said quietly.
"Why, because you helped me up back there? I find that you were actually being a gentleman. If anyone questions that, we shall just say you were helping a friend up," She said. They stopped walking and she turned and faced them but they kept a good amount of space between them.
"However, you do bring up a good point."
"I knew I should have held my tongue." Albus said and looked down and saw the other teachers getting closer.
"Potter was nearly killed by a dragon that almost injured people in the stands! Do you still believe that we should let these events unfold?" she asked.
"Now who is quoting Severus?" he asked in a teasing way. Minerva threw her arms in the air again and started to walk away, but she was not angry. "I was just making a joke, Minerva!"
"Believe me Albus I know!" She stopped and waited for him to catch up. Watching from a distance, Snape heard his name said and looked up at the Headmaster and Professor McGonagall who was throwing her hands in the air. He knew something was going on and he was going to find out what.
