Chapter 12
Izzy and Jace just stood and stared at their brother.
Alec had caught them up on what had happened the previous night and neither of them could be more proud. He had arrived back at the common room still drunk the night before and had staggered past both his siblings and gone straight to bed, he had then woken up the next morning with the biggest hangover he had ever had and was glad it was a Sunday.
"We genuinely thought you were going to leave him, I wasn't ready to cope with heartbroken Alec, you brood enough already as it is" even though he was taking the mick out of Alec, Jace was grinning from ear to ear.
"I'm so proud of you big brother" Izzy just hugged him and held him tight.
"Thanks Izzy, I'm just not sure what's going to happen though when mum finds out." He sat on his bed head in his hands.
"I might have an idea" Izzy had her thinking face on, this scared both Jace and Alec.
While the three lightwood siblings were planning what Alec could do Magnus was having a very different conversation with Ragnor.
"He's engaged?"
"Yes Ragnor as I've now said about ten times, Alexander is engaged"
"How scandalous!" His friend was finding the news very exciting and the smile on his face slightly terrified Magnus.
"What are you thinking Ragnor?"
"Are you going to stay together?"
"We plan to, yes."
"But his parents can't know?"
"Exactly, especially his dragon of a mother."
"How? And don't you dare say you're going to pretend to not to be together, it's too cliché and never works out well."
Magnus looked very defeated because that was exactly what he planning on doing and he couldn't think of any other way they were going to do it.
Ragnor must have seen the look on his face because he looked sympathetically at his friend "oh my dear, you really have dropped yourself in it this time haven't you."
"Couldn't have put it better myself" he sat on his bed and put his head in his hands and released a long sigh, it was that or scream.
"That's a ridiculous plan Iz and never works" Jace looked at her like she was insane and also slightly disappointed like he had expected more.
"What's wrong with it? if they make it look like they aren't together then mum won't find out."
"Izzy I love you and your plan would work if it wasn't for the fact that mum has eyes and ears everywhere and would soon find out that Magnus and I were seeing each other behind her back."
There was a knock on the door and Simon walked in, "Hey, there's been a note delivered." He looked at Alec with a sympathetic look, "McGonagall wants to see you in her office."
"She wants to see me? What for?"
"Don't know, just says she wants to see you."
Alec stood up from his bed, smiled at Jace and Izzy and set off to the headmistress's office, very confused as to what was going on.
McGonagall's office.
When Alec had arrived at her office Magnus was already there, sat at one of the two chairs in front of the headmistresses desk, looking very comfortable with a cup of tea and a biscuit. He had to smile to himself, Magnus looked comfortable everywhere.
"Hello Alec."
"Headmistress" he gave a slight nod out of respect, everyone in the school loved their Headmistress McGonagall and would defend her if someone said the slightest thing against her.
"Take a seat, there's something we need to discuss. Tea?"
Alec sat, his heart suddenly beating very fast, "Yes please."
She handed him a cup and began "I got a lovely note from your mother this morning, explaining how you re engaged to the Minister of Magic's daughter and how your relationship with Mr Bane is an embarrassment to your family and how I should do everything in my power as Head of this school to keep you apart." She held up the said letter by its corner like it was a dirty rag, "this is what a think about this letter" and before Alec's very eyes the letter set on fire and turned into ash that fell to the floor and slowly disappeared.
A painting behind Alec started to clap, "Go Minny!"
"Albus." McGonagall sent the painting one of her infamous and the man in the painting sent her a smile back.
"I do not agree with your mother, you engagement to Lydia is purely political and I will not repeat out loud what she said about the idea of you being gay"
"We already know" Magnus said this with bitterness in his voice.
"Ah I see. Anyway I won't say I wasn't surprised when I heard about you two but from what I've heard, especially from Pince in the library, I think you should be allowed to see where this goes and in my opinion I think this could be good for both of you."
She sent them both a knowing smile and they smiled back.
"As for your mother's opinion of homosexual wizards, our best headmaster at this school was gay and he was one of the greatest wizards to ever live. Even the famous Harry Potter's own son is gay, no one was surprised when Albus and Scorpius got together."
"I always thought there was something between Harry and Draco" chimed in Albus.
"I think we all did"
Magnus and Alec sent each other confused looks.
"Anyway back to you two. I know this might sound weird but I give you permission to stay together" she looked pained by even having to say that phrase. "Alec I will deal with any backlash we get off of your mother, this is my school, you're under my roof and no one is going to be stopped from being with who they want to be with."
Alec wanted to cry, he was being accepted for what he was, by someone who he respected, a weight felt like it had been lifted from his shoulders. "Thank you Professor."
"Your welcome Mr Lightwood."
"Minny you are one amazing person"
"Careful Magnus, just because your my top pupil doesn't mean you don't have to show respect."
"I'm sorry. Professor Minny you are one amazing person"
"Better. Now you two should go, theres six very worried people outside waiting for you both."
Once they'd exited the office they saw Izzy, Jace, Clary, Simon, Ragnor and even Raphael waiting for them.
As a group they walked to the lake edge and the two of them filled the rest in on what had happened.
"That's amazing!" Izzy had a look of awe on her face. "She's going to stand up to mum?"
"Apparently."
"I would pay to watch that." Jace was skimming stones on the lake, the boy just couldn't sit still.
Magnus looked at Alec concerned "Your mother won't make you move schools will she?"
Alec put his arms around the other boy's neck "Not likely, every Lightwood has gone to Hogwarts, I don't think she'd want to be the one who ends that tradition."
They kissed, knowing that no one could stop them. They spent the rest of the day as a group by the side of the lake.
"I'm proud of you Minerva."
"Thank you Albus" she was looking out her window at the group on the lake.
"What are you going to say to Alec's mother?"
"Exactly what I said to the boys, it's my school and everyone is free to be with who they want."
"She's a powerful women Minny"
She just smiled up at his painting.
"She might be. But your forgetting something Albus, I'm me."
Hope you enjoyed this chapter
i love McGonagall so i had to add her in
i think she is such a strong character
i also love hers and Dumbledore s friendship
love BobIII xxx