A Peculiar Shade of Coral

by Artemidora

A series of drabbles; a relationship told in emotions. Minerva explores her relationship with Hermione as a collection of moments. Post-Hogwarts, not perfectly compliant to DH epilogue - that is, she and Ron divorced three or four years before it. MM/HG.

4. Escalation: August to December 2014

I'll never know how she tolerated me, or why she was attracted to me in the first place. But, having found her, I would be hard pressed to let her go.

Actually, I saw little of her in the first several months of our relationship. We corresponded mostly in writing, as before. But now, the "Love" before the signature grew less innocent.

I became determined to see her again. By the time classes broke for Christmas holiday, I knew I had to pop over and visit. She didn't.

On the 27th, I Apparated to her bedraggled London flat and rang the bell.