McGonagall had finaly been able to leave St.Mungo's, she still needed to be surpervised at all times to make sure she didn't push herself to hard, she was know to do that sort of thing. Dumbledore had promissed the healer that he wouldn't let her work to hard and that he would not let her out of his sight. When she had returned to Hogwarts she had a week to do absolutly nothing but stay in her rooms and grade tha papers and tess that had accumulated since she had been in St.Mugo's. She was working alone in her rooms grading papers when she heard a knock at her door, she had no idea who it could be, she doubted it could be a student since none of them knew she was at Hogwarts. She walked to the door and opened, she was surprised to see none other than Hermione Granger. '' Miss Granger I'm surprised to see you here.'' She thought for a moment she could see the young witch blush. '' Well professor I heard professor Dumbledore talking with agent Gibbs. He said you would be returning today. I just wanted to make sure you were ok.'' McGonagall noded and let the young girl into her living room and onto the couch. McGonagall had wanted to talk to her about what had happened. '' Miss Granger I want to know if you are alright after what happened.'' Hermione looked puzzled. '' Why would I not be alright. I'm not the one who had to be sent to St.Mugo's.'' McGonagall felt like if this was a different situation, she would have laughed a what Hermione had just said. '' I'm not the one who saw one of her profesors get attcked.'' Hermione was speechless, whick practicly never happened. '' I'm sorry about what happened in front of yo Hermione, I never thought that it would happen again, and I especially never thought that you would have to watch it happen.'' Hermione had tears in her eyes, she had been scared when her professor had been hurt. After all McGonagall was her favorite professor. Hermione wrapped her arms around McGonagall '' There is no need to appologize professor. You didn't know it was going to happen.'' McGonagall had never had a student hug her, but Hermione was not like all the other students. McGonagall looked at Hermione as if it was her daughter. Hermione thought of McGonagall as a second mother, who would protect her no matter what happened. '' Well Miss Granger it's gettig late, you should return to common room.'' McGonagall od her good night and closed the door. She whent to her room and whent to bed. She had completly forgottne about all the papers she had to grade.
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Abby and Snape where spending time with Jen and Gibbs. Gibbs still wasn't sure about about Abby dating Snape or even her spending time with the man. He had found out that Snape had been a Deatheater, one of the poeple who helped the man who took Jen. The l;ast thing he needed was someone taking Abby. Abby had convinced Gibbs to do a double date with her, he agreed on the one condition that Snape would not touch her or kiss her in front of him, she agreed. So thats why they were at Jen house having a great super that Gibbs had ordered himself. Snape was sitting across from Gibbs having a string cintes. Snape was not the sort of man to be intimidated by such antics, but had to admit that Gibbs was a worthy adversary in a staring contest. Jen and Abby sat watching the two in amusement, they hadn't stopped staring at each other since they has sat down for dinner. Jen wanted to at least have some sort of conversation with the two men at the table. '' So Seveus do you like eaching potions.'' Snape lokked away fro Gibs to answer her. '' Some days more than others. It depends on wich students I'm teaching.'' When he was finished he turned his head and whent back to glaring at Gibbs. Jen thought that the wo men would never get along. The continued the dinner, Abby and Jen where the only two talking.
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McGonagall woke up to the smell of lemon drops and knew that Dumbledore was there, she opened her eyes and saw him laying in her bed next to her with his eyes closed. She moved to get up without waking him but when she whent to get up his eyes opened. '' Good morning.'' he said with a smile on his face. '' Good morning. How did you get in here and why did you come in my bed to sleep.'' He kept his smile. ''I' m the headmaster all the doors open for me and I came to check on you and I fell asleep. I'm an old man you know.'' McGonagall layed back down on the bed, she was absolutly exausted, her injuries where making it harder to sleep. Dumbledore saw that she was tired and put the blanket over her. '' If you want me to leave I can but I am very tired.'' McGonagall didn't want him to leave, she always felt safe when he was around. '' Of cours you can stay.'' He laed down nest to her and pulled the blankets to cover himself. They both fell asleep pretty fast next to each other. They had never thought that they could feel this safe until now. Almost lossing the someone you love makes you realize things you never thought you would. In his sleep Dumbledore pulled her closer to him for warmth..
The next few days Dumbledore would go into McGonagalls rooms and stay with her during the night just to make sure she was safe and sound, and also to keeep his mind fromg oing crazy not knowing if she was alright. It was a feeling he never felt befor and he couldn't honestly say he didn't like it, to care for someone more than you care for yourself is a special type of feeling. He also knew that Snape felt the same way about his new love Abby, she seemed to brighten up his da and make his a little more bearable. Nevelle Longbottem had been considerably less frightened to attend his potions lessons. All in all life was good.