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Chapter 18: There's Something Weird About Minerva and Christmas
The next morning during breakfast, Madeline couldn't help to notice that there was something different about Minerva. Minerva had been smiling to every one she saw in the morning, even to the Slytherins, who responded by looking as if they had seen something disgusting.
"Minerva, are you okay?" Madeline asked as she saw Minerva chewing absentmindedly on her bacon.
"Hm?"
"Oh forget it." Madeline said, rolling her eyes. She probably couldn't get a proper sentence out of Minerva if she continued to be like that.
"We are having Transfiguration in the afternoon, isn't it wonderful?" Minerva asked after she had swallowed her food.
Okay, that's proper. "Err, yeah...." She answered slowly. "But I thought that you like Transfiguration since your first year, so what's so special about today's lesson?"
Minerva just sighed happily in response.
"Madeline, what's wrong with Minerva?" Poppy whispered.
Madeline shrugged. "I dunno. She seems all right yesterday."
"Maybe she will snap out of it later." Poppy said.
But Minerva didn't. Because during Herbology, Professor Rose asked her what does a rose signify, she responded by saying: "Love, which is the beautiful thing in the world." She got that question correct through, and received 5 points for Gryffindor.
During Transfiguration, Madeline thought that Minerva was back to her own self again because she was listening attentively and was writing down notes seriously on Dumbledore's lessons. But then when the lesson was over, Minerva held Madeline back and whispered, "I will join you later in Muggles Studies." She gave Madeline a soft happy smile and walked happily to Dumbledore's desk.
As Madeline walked out of the class, she closed the door slowly but left the door slightly ajar so that she could peep in. She needed to find out what's going on with Minerva.
Poppy just walked past from her special medical class when she saw Madeline standing near the door, peeping in. "Madeline, what.." She started.
Madeline just put her finger on her lips in panic. Poppy stared at her and peeped in too to see what's Madeline looking at. She saw Minerva sitting on Dumbledore's desk, talking to him while Dumbledore marking the students' essays. Then Minerva jumped down from her desk, gathering up her books. She said something to Dumbledore and Dumbledore grinned, saying something that Poppy or Madeline couldn't hear. Minerva looked at Dumbledore, smiled tenderly and walked to him. Minerva said something to him and gave him a short kiss.
Poppy drew her breath sharply while Madeline gave a soft gasp. They turned their heads sharply to each other and nodded, silently agreed to they should go for their next lessons now. As Poppy went for her Herbology, she heard Madeline saying, "Ha ha, Minerva is in for it now, I am going to tease her later. And I am going to tell the rest of the Gryffindors."
"Hi." Minerva greeted happily as she sat down beside Madeline during Muggle Studies.
"Hi." Madeline said with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"Madeline, what's wrong?" Minerva asked suspiciously.
"Nothing. What took you so long?" She asked innocently.
"I needed to talk to Albus about our homework last week." She explained quickly, as if she had been practicing on that.
"Uh huh." Madeline nodded. "And?"
Minerva shifted uncomfortably. "And what?"
Madeline grabbed a piece of parchment and scribbled on it. Then she passed it to Minerva. Minerva took it and read:
I saw you kissing Dumbledore just now, admit it.
Minerva drew in her breath sharply, grabbed her quill and wrote below the sentence:
You spy on me and Albus?! How dare you! I won't be friends with you anymore!
She shoved it back to Madeline, fuming. Madeline's eyes widened and quickly, she wrote on the back of the parchment and put it in front of Minerva. Minerva opened it unwillingly and read:
Sorry! I didn't mean to! You behave like you are under a spell for a whole day so I thought that I would know what's wrong with you if I...please forgive me!!!!! (Madeline drew a quick sketch of a Bludger with sharp eyes and short hair like hers and two Beater's bats as arms begging)
Minerva fought down a laughter and wrote:
So I behave like I am under a spell? I don't even know that! Thanks! I guess that I am too happy over Albus! Apology accepted. By the way, does any one else know about this?
She passed the parchment back to Madeline and a few moments later she got the response:
Thanks! Poppy know this too, but she didn't mean to see you and Dumbledore kissing, she saw me peeping though the door and she joined me out of curiosity. Do you mind if she knows? In fact, do you mind if the rest of the Gryffindors knows?
Minerva smiled and wrote:
I don't mind if the rest of the Gryffindors know about this. But I do mind if the Slytherins know about this. They will tell the Headmaster, or worse, the whole school!
Madeline took back the parchment and read. She then wrote:
Don't worry; your secret is safe with us. I swore on my Silver Arrow, Poppy will swear on her healing potion, Georgia will swear on her Rare Muggle Plants book, Daisy will swear on her brother's name, Robert and Joe will swear on their Beater bats..
Minerva read Madeline's words and smiled at Madeline. Madeline smiled back.
Soon, all the Gryffindors knew about Dumbledore and Minerva, and they were not surprised. They knew that those two would become a couple eventually. And all of them swore that they wouldn't tell their friends from Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin (yeah right, as if the Gryffindors have friends from Slytherin)
A few months passed and soon it was Christmas. Minerva and her 6th year friends all stayed in Hogwarts for Christmas for two reasons: The main reason was because they had organized a Christmas party and they planned to have it in the common room. The other reason was because Madeline and the others discovered that Snape was not going home for Christmas either. They decided to stay in case Snape was up to something nasty.
"All right, on the count of three," Dumbledore said during the party in the common room. "1, 2, 3..."
"CHEERS! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!" The Gryffindors yelled and CLUNK went their glasses of pumpkin juice, Butterbeer, hot chocolate, sherry, gillywater..you name it.
"Thanks for inviting me." Dumbledore said, putting his arm around Minerva's shoulders.
"Don't mention it. By the way, you owe us presents." Robert grinned.
Dumbledore smiled and snapped his fingers. Immediately, a gift appeared on every student's lap. Well, except for Minerva's.
"Hey, where's Minerva's Christmas gift?" Madeline asked, and then she narrowed her eyes. "Don't tell us that you have forgotten about hers."
"Are you kidding? If he dares to forget about Minerva's gift, Minerva will dump him, right Minerva?" Poppy asked.
"Right." Minerva nodded and giggled when she heard Dumbledore gasped in horror.
"Of course I had Minerva's gift ready. But not now, I will give her later." Dumbledore said quickly.
"Good, because if you dare to hurt her feelings, we will turn you into a pig and grab her away from you." Madeline said and the rest of the Gryffindors nodded in agreement. "We mean it." She added.
"Oh come on, give him a break." Minerva said, smiling.
"Yes, your Highness, we won't tease your beloved husband any more." Joe grinned.
Minerva blushed furiously. "He is not my husband." She protested.
"Yet." Madeline and Poppy said in unison.
When the party was over, the Gryffindors cleaned up the mess that they had made and went to bed. Minerva and Dumbledore, however, stayed behind in the common room. ("I bet they want to have some time to themselves." Madeline said to Poppy as they went up the stairs.)
Minerva stood by the glass window, watching the snow fell through the sky silently. She sighed. After next year, she won't be standing here anymore.
Dumbledore wrapped his arms around Minerva's waist and rested his head on her shoulder. "The weather is chilly, isn't it?"
"It is." Minerva agreed and then said, "But I don't feel chilly at all. Your embrace is warm enough for me."
Dumbledore just smiled softly. He released Minerva and gave her a small beautifully wrapped box.
"Merry Christmas." He whispered.
"Thank you." Minerva smiled. "Can I open it?"
"Sure, see if you like it." Dumbledore said with an eager note in his voice.
Minerva unwrapped the present, looked in and gasped. "Oh my goodness..." She reached in and took out a silver necklace with a crystal-clear heart made of glass. "It's so beautiful, where did you get it?"
"Well, I drew this necklace on a piece of parchment and I transfigured the drawing into a real thing. Does it look too simple?" Dumbledore asked.
"No, in fact, I love it. How long does it take you to do this?" Minerva asked as she put on the necklace.
"Not long, just a few minutes of drawing and a few seconds of the transfiguration." Dumbledore grinned, crossing his fingers behind his back. Actually, he spent almost 30 minutes for drawing that necklace. He may be a skillful wizard, but that doesn't mean that he is good at drawing too.
"Thank you." Minerva said again. She admired the heart and gave Dumbledore a short sweet kiss on his cheek.
Dumbledore just slipped his arms around her and held her close. Minerva smiled happily and put her arms around Dumbledore's waist. "I love you, Albus." She whispered.
"So do I." He whispered and lifted her head up gently. Minerva and Dumbledore gazed into each other's eyes lovingly and closed their eyes for a passionate kiss.
"Nothing will tear us apart. Nothing." Minerva thought happily.
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Chapter 18: There's Something Weird About Minerva and Christmas
The next morning during breakfast, Madeline couldn't help to notice that there was something different about Minerva. Minerva had been smiling to every one she saw in the morning, even to the Slytherins, who responded by looking as if they had seen something disgusting.
"Minerva, are you okay?" Madeline asked as she saw Minerva chewing absentmindedly on her bacon.
"Hm?"
"Oh forget it." Madeline said, rolling her eyes. She probably couldn't get a proper sentence out of Minerva if she continued to be like that.
"We are having Transfiguration in the afternoon, isn't it wonderful?" Minerva asked after she had swallowed her food.
Okay, that's proper. "Err, yeah...." She answered slowly. "But I thought that you like Transfiguration since your first year, so what's so special about today's lesson?"
Minerva just sighed happily in response.
"Madeline, what's wrong with Minerva?" Poppy whispered.
Madeline shrugged. "I dunno. She seems all right yesterday."
"Maybe she will snap out of it later." Poppy said.
But Minerva didn't. Because during Herbology, Professor Rose asked her what does a rose signify, she responded by saying: "Love, which is the beautiful thing in the world." She got that question correct through, and received 5 points for Gryffindor.
During Transfiguration, Madeline thought that Minerva was back to her own self again because she was listening attentively and was writing down notes seriously on Dumbledore's lessons. But then when the lesson was over, Minerva held Madeline back and whispered, "I will join you later in Muggles Studies." She gave Madeline a soft happy smile and walked happily to Dumbledore's desk.
As Madeline walked out of the class, she closed the door slowly but left the door slightly ajar so that she could peep in. She needed to find out what's going on with Minerva.
Poppy just walked past from her special medical class when she saw Madeline standing near the door, peeping in. "Madeline, what.." She started.
Madeline just put her finger on her lips in panic. Poppy stared at her and peeped in too to see what's Madeline looking at. She saw Minerva sitting on Dumbledore's desk, talking to him while Dumbledore marking the students' essays. Then Minerva jumped down from her desk, gathering up her books. She said something to Dumbledore and Dumbledore grinned, saying something that Poppy or Madeline couldn't hear. Minerva looked at Dumbledore, smiled tenderly and walked to him. Minerva said something to him and gave him a short kiss.
Poppy drew her breath sharply while Madeline gave a soft gasp. They turned their heads sharply to each other and nodded, silently agreed to they should go for their next lessons now. As Poppy went for her Herbology, she heard Madeline saying, "Ha ha, Minerva is in for it now, I am going to tease her later. And I am going to tell the rest of the Gryffindors."
"Hi." Minerva greeted happily as she sat down beside Madeline during Muggle Studies.
"Hi." Madeline said with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"Madeline, what's wrong?" Minerva asked suspiciously.
"Nothing. What took you so long?" She asked innocently.
"I needed to talk to Albus about our homework last week." She explained quickly, as if she had been practicing on that.
"Uh huh." Madeline nodded. "And?"
Minerva shifted uncomfortably. "And what?"
Madeline grabbed a piece of parchment and scribbled on it. Then she passed it to Minerva. Minerva took it and read:
I saw you kissing Dumbledore just now, admit it.
Minerva drew in her breath sharply, grabbed her quill and wrote below the sentence:
You spy on me and Albus?! How dare you! I won't be friends with you anymore!
She shoved it back to Madeline, fuming. Madeline's eyes widened and quickly, she wrote on the back of the parchment and put it in front of Minerva. Minerva opened it unwillingly and read:
Sorry! I didn't mean to! You behave like you are under a spell for a whole day so I thought that I would know what's wrong with you if I...please forgive me!!!!! (Madeline drew a quick sketch of a Bludger with sharp eyes and short hair like hers and two Beater's bats as arms begging)
Minerva fought down a laughter and wrote:
So I behave like I am under a spell? I don't even know that! Thanks! I guess that I am too happy over Albus! Apology accepted. By the way, does any one else know about this?
She passed the parchment back to Madeline and a few moments later she got the response:
Thanks! Poppy know this too, but she didn't mean to see you and Dumbledore kissing, she saw me peeping though the door and she joined me out of curiosity. Do you mind if she knows? In fact, do you mind if the rest of the Gryffindors knows?
Minerva smiled and wrote:
I don't mind if the rest of the Gryffindors know about this. But I do mind if the Slytherins know about this. They will tell the Headmaster, or worse, the whole school!
Madeline took back the parchment and read. She then wrote:
Don't worry; your secret is safe with us. I swore on my Silver Arrow, Poppy will swear on her healing potion, Georgia will swear on her Rare Muggle Plants book, Daisy will swear on her brother's name, Robert and Joe will swear on their Beater bats..
Minerva read Madeline's words and smiled at Madeline. Madeline smiled back.
Soon, all the Gryffindors knew about Dumbledore and Minerva, and they were not surprised. They knew that those two would become a couple eventually. And all of them swore that they wouldn't tell their friends from Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin (yeah right, as if the Gryffindors have friends from Slytherin)
A few months passed and soon it was Christmas. Minerva and her 6th year friends all stayed in Hogwarts for Christmas for two reasons: The main reason was because they had organized a Christmas party and they planned to have it in the common room. The other reason was because Madeline and the others discovered that Snape was not going home for Christmas either. They decided to stay in case Snape was up to something nasty.
"All right, on the count of three," Dumbledore said during the party in the common room. "1, 2, 3..."
"CHEERS! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!" The Gryffindors yelled and CLUNK went their glasses of pumpkin juice, Butterbeer, hot chocolate, sherry, gillywater..you name it.
"Thanks for inviting me." Dumbledore said, putting his arm around Minerva's shoulders.
"Don't mention it. By the way, you owe us presents." Robert grinned.
Dumbledore smiled and snapped his fingers. Immediately, a gift appeared on every student's lap. Well, except for Minerva's.
"Hey, where's Minerva's Christmas gift?" Madeline asked, and then she narrowed her eyes. "Don't tell us that you have forgotten about hers."
"Are you kidding? If he dares to forget about Minerva's gift, Minerva will dump him, right Minerva?" Poppy asked.
"Right." Minerva nodded and giggled when she heard Dumbledore gasped in horror.
"Of course I had Minerva's gift ready. But not now, I will give her later." Dumbledore said quickly.
"Good, because if you dare to hurt her feelings, we will turn you into a pig and grab her away from you." Madeline said and the rest of the Gryffindors nodded in agreement. "We mean it." She added.
"Oh come on, give him a break." Minerva said, smiling.
"Yes, your Highness, we won't tease your beloved husband any more." Joe grinned.
Minerva blushed furiously. "He is not my husband." She protested.
"Yet." Madeline and Poppy said in unison.
When the party was over, the Gryffindors cleaned up the mess that they had made and went to bed. Minerva and Dumbledore, however, stayed behind in the common room. ("I bet they want to have some time to themselves." Madeline said to Poppy as they went up the stairs.)
Minerva stood by the glass window, watching the snow fell through the sky silently. She sighed. After next year, she won't be standing here anymore.
Dumbledore wrapped his arms around Minerva's waist and rested his head on her shoulder. "The weather is chilly, isn't it?"
"It is." Minerva agreed and then said, "But I don't feel chilly at all. Your embrace is warm enough for me."
Dumbledore just smiled softly. He released Minerva and gave her a small beautifully wrapped box.
"Merry Christmas." He whispered.
"Thank you." Minerva smiled. "Can I open it?"
"Sure, see if you like it." Dumbledore said with an eager note in his voice.
Minerva unwrapped the present, looked in and gasped. "Oh my goodness..." She reached in and took out a silver necklace with a crystal-clear heart made of glass. "It's so beautiful, where did you get it?"
"Well, I drew this necklace on a piece of parchment and I transfigured the drawing into a real thing. Does it look too simple?" Dumbledore asked.
"No, in fact, I love it. How long does it take you to do this?" Minerva asked as she put on the necklace.
"Not long, just a few minutes of drawing and a few seconds of the transfiguration." Dumbledore grinned, crossing his fingers behind his back. Actually, he spent almost 30 minutes for drawing that necklace. He may be a skillful wizard, but that doesn't mean that he is good at drawing too.
"Thank you." Minerva said again. She admired the heart and gave Dumbledore a short sweet kiss on his cheek.
Dumbledore just slipped his arms around her and held her close. Minerva smiled happily and put her arms around Dumbledore's waist. "I love you, Albus." She whispered.
"So do I." He whispered and lifted her head up gently. Minerva and Dumbledore gazed into each other's eyes lovingly and closed their eyes for a passionate kiss.
"Nothing will tear us apart. Nothing." Minerva thought happily.