Chapter 3 – What have you done?

The way James Potter had looked at him during breakfast still unsettled him. What did James think the Headmaster knew? What had James done? He had been looking around the Great Hall watching all of the students who were still trying to wake up when Minerva came to the table from the staff entrance and her appearance had shocked him. He had decided to speak to her later about the bruises and went back to looking around at the students when he looked at James. It was like the young man was challenging him to figure out the mystery behind his eyes. But the young man's eyes had shifted to Minerva and a grin appeared on his face. When he had looked at Minerva, she quickly looked down at her plate trying to prevent others from seeing her looking at James but she hadn't been quick enough to fool the Headmaster. The entire moment was odd and it bothered him still but what did it mean?

"I think I need to watch the two today. Maybe it's just my old mind playing tricks on me again."


The Headmaster made his way down to the Great Hall for dinner and as usual Minerva was already at her place drinking a cup of tea.

"Maybe nothing's wrong. She seems to be her normal self." He sat down beside his Deputy and began a quite conversation with her like usual while reaching for the lemon tart that had appeared in front of him.

"Good evening, my dear."

"Good evening, Albus."

His smile grew bigger at hearing her say his name. He had always loved the way his name rolled off her tongue. "How are you this evening?" Turning to face the woman beside him, he had to hold in a gasp at what met his eyes. She looked like she hadn't slept in weeks and that she hadn't been eating for twice as long but this morning she had looked healthier despite the bruises and her odd behavior. But before he could think anymore about her appearance, her voice broke into his thoughts.

"I'm well just a bit tired. I was up most of the night in Ja…grading papers."

Were his eyes playing tricks on him? How could her appearance change so much in a manner of hours? What could cause such a drastic change? He closed his eyes to think of all the things that could possibly be wrong with Minerva but coming up blank he opened them again only to find that Minerva looked like her normal self again. He didn't understand just moments ago she had been exceptionally pale, haggard looking, and as if she was starving but now she looked well rested and well feed.

"Albus, are you all right?"

Blinking a few more times, "yes dear. I just thought I saw something different about you but it seems I was mistaken."

Was that panic he read in her eyes? What was going on with Minerva? "Forgive an old man, my dear. You look wonderful like always."

"Of course, Albus."

The students had begun to arrive, cutting their conversation short. Now Albus was determined to figure out what was going on between Minerva and James because it had to be something serious if she was wearing a glamour and he wanted to know why. He began to search the students for James and found him walking into the room with his group of friends. They seemed to be congratulating James for something. Albus focused his silent spell on the group and instantly he heard what they were talking about.

"You were doing her all night…"

"Who is the lucky girl?"

"It wasn't a girl. She was a woman. There is a difference."

"Wait! You're doing a Professor?! Now you have to spill."

"I'm not telling because she's mine. I'm not sharing."

"You're a right prat, James. I hope you know that."

The group broke up into other conversations so Albus cancelled the spell. He was in shock at what he had just heard. One of his Professors was in James' bed last night and all of the boys knew about it. Albus looked back toward James, who was now starring at someone at the head table but not just anyone but Minerva McGonagall and she wasn't looking back but instead she was looking down at her plate once again.

Was it truly her sleeping with a student? He couldn't believe it. Why would she do something like that? What could cause her to break her vow that she made when she started at Hogwarts? He needed to look at James' memories to understand exactly want was going on. He couldn't look into Minerva's mind because she would know what he was up too but James wouldn't have a clue.

Whispering "Legilimens" he entered the boy's mind.


Albus found himself sitting in a desk watching as Minerva was at her desk grading. Then the bell rang and the students hurried to pack their things to leave but he didn't move. There was a long pause but then she spoke.

"Mr. Potter is there something you wish to discuss?"

The memory skipped ahead leaving Albus in a blur but when it all cleared, he found himself pinning Minerva to the wall while his hand was resting on her bare thigh. Albus watched as Minerva's eyes changed from anger to fear then all he could hear was Minerva trying to speak.

"You're…You're a…" then in James' voice, Albus finished the scared woman's sentence. "…a vampire."

Albus couldn't bring himself to finish the memory for he knew what had happened next. But he needed to know how James was treating his new Mistress even though Albus already knew the answer. He jut hoped it wasn't as bad as he feared.


Albus found himself in what appeared to be Minerva's private quarters. Minerva was on her knees in front of him. She looked so weak and on the verge of crying while she begged for James' blood.

"Please. I'm so thirsty James. Just let me have a little and I'll do whatever you want."

Albus wanted to pull Minerva off her knees and carry her far away from James but instead he found himself starring down at her, smiling.

"No you'll just have to suffer. I have more important things to do than waste my time with you."

It broke he's heart to watch his strong Minerva be reduced to such a weak thing. He wanted nothing more than to kill the snot of a boy who had done this to her but he couldn't do anything other than give Minerva the strength to fight back.


Albus opened his eyes and found that he was laying a bed in one of the dorm rooms and that there was someone laying on top of him. He felt Minerva lend over and whisper in to his ear.

"Please wake up…" He felt her sobs shaking her entire body and he wanted nothing more than comfort her but he had to remind himself that he in the role of James and could only do what James had. Albus would have to wait till later to comfort Minerva.

"You can feed Minerva but once you're done it will be my turn to take what I need from you. You will only leave my bed when I say you can. Understand?"

"Yes, may I feed now Master?"

"Go ahead."


Albus pulled out of James's mind and didn't know what to do. Minerva wasn't at fault for what had happened to her or what continued to happen. But the woman needed help and fast if she was going to survive. If he knew anything about vampires it was that the mistress was only there as practice for the one the vampire planned on marrying and once he found the perfect bride Minerva would be left to die a horrible death.