Disclaimer is in Part 1
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Part 5
Five years had gone by, Albus was more famous than even the Minister of Magic. His and Minerva's relationship had been kept quiet, not really being secret, but only telling close friends and family. Unfortunately, Professor Chambers had decided to stay longer than he originally thought, and none of the other teachers seemed ready to retire. Albus had informed Minerva about what truly happened with the girls death a during Tom Riddle's fifth year and about his suspicions. Riddle had just graduated from Hogwarts and was apparently applying for a job at Beauxbatons, much to Minerva's dislike. It was the summer, and Albus was visiting Minerva in the French countryside where she had bought a little cottage.
"I wouldn't be surprised if he actually got the Potions job, oh, Albus I just don't want to work with him."
"You don't have to." He said sipping his tea calmly. They were sitting in the small kitchen/eating area.
"I can't quit, Albus, what would I do then, where would I go? I need to teach, but the then the closest position would be at Durmstrang, and I don't want to teach there." She said putting down her cup and shaking her head.
"You'd come back to Hogwarts and teach Defense against the Dark Arts." Albus said casually watching her actions.
"Oh, yes, because I'm sure that Professor Aldridge would be happy to retire just so I could get away from Tom." She said sarcastically.
"Actually, he quit. The job's free for the taking."
"What?" She asked almost spilling her tea.
"He decided to get married and settle down." Albus said placing his tea on the table and trying very hard to not laugh at her shocked and confused expression.
"He could have continued to teach, though."
"She's a muggle and doesn't know he's a wizard. I doubt very much that she'd agree to live in a school full of witches and wizards when she knows nothing of our culture."
"Oh, I'll have to send my application right away!" She said getting up and sorting through papers.
"Why, you've already been approved?"
"What?" She asked, turning slowly back to his smiling face.
"The board has already agreed, and they asked me to offer you the job." He said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"You've been here for three days, and you couldn't have told me this sooner?" She asked trying to keep her temper in check, and failing.
"It must have slipped my mind." He said trying to hold back his laughter.
"You are a cruel old man, Albus Algernon Dumbledore!" She shouted and he flinched.
"I should have never told you my middle name." He said frowning. Minerva smirked.
"Well you did and now you're paying for it. How could you not tell me like that?!?!? Here I was, complaining for the past three days about Tom and Beauxbatons and you've known this whole time that I would accept the job an feel relieved and you didn't say anything!!"
"So you're accepting the position?"
"Hmmm, let me think about that. Stay at Beauxbatons with a man who practically stalks me, and then add in Tom to the mix, or work at the one place that I actually consider a home away from home. Of course I accept!" She said loudly and a little annoyed at his cruel joke.
"Haha, wonderful!" He said smiling. "Now you'll just have to send them a letter of acceptance." He said getting up and getting a quill and parchment and handing them to her. "They want to know within a few days, and since it's already been three days, you might want to get writing."
She stared at him with her mouth open. "You.are.evil."
He grinned, "I love you too." He said kissing her cheek, "I'll be in the living room when you're done." He said and then headed into the other room.
A few minutes later Minerva emerged from the kitchen and sat down across from where he was sitting.
He looked at her, "Minerva? You're not mad at me are you?" He asked tentatively.
"No, Albus, I am not mad at you. Well, I am, but I can forgive you, because, after all, you are a senile old fool." She said smirking a little bit as his mouth dropped open, and then curled into a grin.
"Senile old fool? Oh, is that what I am?" He said getting up and slowly moving towards her, but she didn't move.
"Yes, that is exactly what you are." She said trying to hold back her laughter.
He placed his hands on the armrests of the chair she was sitting in, and leaned down so that his face was just inches from hers.
"Ah, but remember, Minerva, that you love me, so are you actually admitting that you're in love with a senile old fool? What would people think?" He asked in a soft, low voice.
Minerva swallowed. This was new. "Perhaps I am, does that mean that there's something wrong with me?" She asked, trying to keep her voice calm.
He smirked and then kneeled in front of her, and then looked at her, up and down before saying, "Yes, I think there is something wrong with you."
Her eyes widened, "And what, pray tell, is wrong with me?" She asked, a little annoyed, her eyes were so fixed on his that she didn't notice when his hands moved from the armrests.
He smiled at her before taking one of her hands in his. "You're not married to this senile old fool." He said quietly and she gasped as he held up a ring box that contained a beautiful gold band with a sapphire on it, instead of the usual diamond. "Minerva?" His voice brought her eyes back from the ring up to his eyes again. "Will you marry me, and make this old fool, not so foolish anymore?"
Minerva's eyes clouded up with tears, "Oh, Albus." That was all she could manage, before throwing her arms around his neck, knocking him backwards, ending up with them both on the floor.
He laughed, trying to hold his own tears of joy back, "Should I take that as a 'yes'?" He asked and was answered with a very passionate kiss.
"Of course I'll marry you!" She said through her tears. MARRIED!!!!
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A week later Beauxbatons starting running ads for a new Charms teacher.
"Dammit!" A voice yelled and threw the paper into the fire. "How could she leave Beauxbatons now?!?!?! Well, I'll just have to come up with another plan sooner than I anticipated."
"Sir?"
The man turned around and glared at the house elf.
"Didn't I tell you I was not to be disturbed?!?!"
"Yes, sir, Soddy (ok, so I can't think of good house elf name, if you know better ones let me know and I'll try and use them in future chapters) is sorry, sir, but you told Soddy to tell you if the lady left her house."
His eyes widened and he smiled a cruel smile that made the elf cringe, "Good, and she was alone?"
"Yes, sir, the older man who was staying there left yesterday but hasn't come back yet."
"Perfect. I'll be gone for a little while, possible a few days."
"Yes, sir, hope you have a good trip, sir." He said before rushing out of the room.
The man looked into the fire, "Soon, love, soon you'll be mine, and he'll never be able to touch you again."
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Albus was called back to Hogwarts by Headmaster Dippit, and Minerva was going to arrive there in another week. She had gone into the local muggle village, which was about a mile away, but she enjoyed the walk on the warm summer day. By the time she decided to go home she had bought 3 bags full of items that she thought would look good in her new classroom, office, or living quarters.
She walked up the path to her door and walked inside. She didn't lock her door, in the past 3 years that she had owned the cottage she never had to except when she left for a few months at a time to teach.
She placed her bags down on the couch and sighed, thinking about how wonderful it would feel when she would be Mrs. Albus Dumbledore, although she fully intended on keeping McGonagall as her name while teaching.
He watched her walk into the house, and he immediately noticed the sapphire ring on her left ring finger. He fumed and silently stepped out of the shadows and up behind her.
"Hello, Minerva." He whispered as she tuned around in shock and gasped when she saw who it was.
"Tom?!? What are you doing here? How did you get into my house?" She asked angrily, quickly recovering from her shock.
"Ah, Minerva, you've just gotten more beautiful since I last saw you, and more powerful as well." He said softly while slowly walking towards her, but she stood her ground and set a stern look on her face.
"Get out of my house, now."
He just smirked, "So you two have finally decided to get married I see." He said glancing down at the ring she was wearing, which she quickly hid behind her back.
"I don't think that that is any of your concern."
"Ah, but it is. You don't belong with him Minerva, surely you can see that. He may be hailed as the most powerful wizard now, but it won't last, his age is already catching up with him. How many good years do you think he has left? Hmm? How many years can a man of his age 'entertain' a young woman such as yourself? Perhaps you should look towards someone younger, more suited to fulfill your needs." As he said these things he advanced even closer, finally reaching out a hand and stroking her cheek.
"Get your hands off me!" She yelled, slapping his hand away. He could see the anger, building up inside of her.
"Yes, do you feel that anger, Minerva? Do you feel that power that's building up inside of you?" He asked, starting to get excited, and starting to scare Minerva. "That raw power, not good, not evil, only POWER! That is what it takes to be a truly great wizard or witch, and Dumbledore can't see that. He wants to hide you, control you, make sure that you don't become more powerful than he is, but you already are Minerva."
"Get out." She said closing her eyes and willing herself to calm down and not do something that could endanger her teaching career.
He smirked, "You know I'm right, you're destined for so much more than what he's offering. Be mine, my love, be my Lady, I can help you achieve your true potential. Together, nothing would be able to stop us." He said taking one of her hands in his.
"NO!" She said ripping her hand out of his, "I don't want to have anything to do with you, Riddle, I love Albus, and obviously you're to blind to understand that. You're crazy, now get out, before I throw you out myself." She said taking out her wand and pointing it at him.
"Fine, I'll leave, I have things to prepare before I truly make you mine. You will be mine, Minerva. You are mine, not his, the sooner you realize that the better." He turned to walk out. "Oh, and don't call me Riddle, my name is Lord Voldemort, but for you, you can call me Tom. I'm sure you'll be hearing all about me later, my Lady." And with that he left, leaving a very confused, very upset Minerva behind.
End of Part 5
I really hope you like how this fic is going, so let me know what you think. If I don't get responses, then I assume nobody's reading (which would actually be really depressing) I probably wouldn't stop writing, because I want to know how it ends, but it would take me longer to have encouragement and update the chapters. Oh, and according to the first book, Voldemort's terror began about 11 years before Harry 'defeated' him, but I'm assuming that he started to gain followers and do occasional killings even before then.
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Part 5
Five years had gone by, Albus was more famous than even the Minister of Magic. His and Minerva's relationship had been kept quiet, not really being secret, but only telling close friends and family. Unfortunately, Professor Chambers had decided to stay longer than he originally thought, and none of the other teachers seemed ready to retire. Albus had informed Minerva about what truly happened with the girls death a during Tom Riddle's fifth year and about his suspicions. Riddle had just graduated from Hogwarts and was apparently applying for a job at Beauxbatons, much to Minerva's dislike. It was the summer, and Albus was visiting Minerva in the French countryside where she had bought a little cottage.
"I wouldn't be surprised if he actually got the Potions job, oh, Albus I just don't want to work with him."
"You don't have to." He said sipping his tea calmly. They were sitting in the small kitchen/eating area.
"I can't quit, Albus, what would I do then, where would I go? I need to teach, but the then the closest position would be at Durmstrang, and I don't want to teach there." She said putting down her cup and shaking her head.
"You'd come back to Hogwarts and teach Defense against the Dark Arts." Albus said casually watching her actions.
"Oh, yes, because I'm sure that Professor Aldridge would be happy to retire just so I could get away from Tom." She said sarcastically.
"Actually, he quit. The job's free for the taking."
"What?" She asked almost spilling her tea.
"He decided to get married and settle down." Albus said placing his tea on the table and trying very hard to not laugh at her shocked and confused expression.
"He could have continued to teach, though."
"She's a muggle and doesn't know he's a wizard. I doubt very much that she'd agree to live in a school full of witches and wizards when she knows nothing of our culture."
"Oh, I'll have to send my application right away!" She said getting up and sorting through papers.
"Why, you've already been approved?"
"What?" She asked, turning slowly back to his smiling face.
"The board has already agreed, and they asked me to offer you the job." He said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"You've been here for three days, and you couldn't have told me this sooner?" She asked trying to keep her temper in check, and failing.
"It must have slipped my mind." He said trying to hold back his laughter.
"You are a cruel old man, Albus Algernon Dumbledore!" She shouted and he flinched.
"I should have never told you my middle name." He said frowning. Minerva smirked.
"Well you did and now you're paying for it. How could you not tell me like that?!?!? Here I was, complaining for the past three days about Tom and Beauxbatons and you've known this whole time that I would accept the job an feel relieved and you didn't say anything!!"
"So you're accepting the position?"
"Hmmm, let me think about that. Stay at Beauxbatons with a man who practically stalks me, and then add in Tom to the mix, or work at the one place that I actually consider a home away from home. Of course I accept!" She said loudly and a little annoyed at his cruel joke.
"Haha, wonderful!" He said smiling. "Now you'll just have to send them a letter of acceptance." He said getting up and getting a quill and parchment and handing them to her. "They want to know within a few days, and since it's already been three days, you might want to get writing."
She stared at him with her mouth open. "You.are.evil."
He grinned, "I love you too." He said kissing her cheek, "I'll be in the living room when you're done." He said and then headed into the other room.
A few minutes later Minerva emerged from the kitchen and sat down across from where he was sitting.
He looked at her, "Minerva? You're not mad at me are you?" He asked tentatively.
"No, Albus, I am not mad at you. Well, I am, but I can forgive you, because, after all, you are a senile old fool." She said smirking a little bit as his mouth dropped open, and then curled into a grin.
"Senile old fool? Oh, is that what I am?" He said getting up and slowly moving towards her, but she didn't move.
"Yes, that is exactly what you are." She said trying to hold back her laughter.
He placed his hands on the armrests of the chair she was sitting in, and leaned down so that his face was just inches from hers.
"Ah, but remember, Minerva, that you love me, so are you actually admitting that you're in love with a senile old fool? What would people think?" He asked in a soft, low voice.
Minerva swallowed. This was new. "Perhaps I am, does that mean that there's something wrong with me?" She asked, trying to keep her voice calm.
He smirked and then kneeled in front of her, and then looked at her, up and down before saying, "Yes, I think there is something wrong with you."
Her eyes widened, "And what, pray tell, is wrong with me?" She asked, a little annoyed, her eyes were so fixed on his that she didn't notice when his hands moved from the armrests.
He smiled at her before taking one of her hands in his. "You're not married to this senile old fool." He said quietly and she gasped as he held up a ring box that contained a beautiful gold band with a sapphire on it, instead of the usual diamond. "Minerva?" His voice brought her eyes back from the ring up to his eyes again. "Will you marry me, and make this old fool, not so foolish anymore?"
Minerva's eyes clouded up with tears, "Oh, Albus." That was all she could manage, before throwing her arms around his neck, knocking him backwards, ending up with them both on the floor.
He laughed, trying to hold his own tears of joy back, "Should I take that as a 'yes'?" He asked and was answered with a very passionate kiss.
"Of course I'll marry you!" She said through her tears. MARRIED!!!!
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A week later Beauxbatons starting running ads for a new Charms teacher.
"Dammit!" A voice yelled and threw the paper into the fire. "How could she leave Beauxbatons now?!?!?! Well, I'll just have to come up with another plan sooner than I anticipated."
"Sir?"
The man turned around and glared at the house elf.
"Didn't I tell you I was not to be disturbed?!?!"
"Yes, sir, Soddy (ok, so I can't think of good house elf name, if you know better ones let me know and I'll try and use them in future chapters) is sorry, sir, but you told Soddy to tell you if the lady left her house."
His eyes widened and he smiled a cruel smile that made the elf cringe, "Good, and she was alone?"
"Yes, sir, the older man who was staying there left yesterday but hasn't come back yet."
"Perfect. I'll be gone for a little while, possible a few days."
"Yes, sir, hope you have a good trip, sir." He said before rushing out of the room.
The man looked into the fire, "Soon, love, soon you'll be mine, and he'll never be able to touch you again."
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Albus was called back to Hogwarts by Headmaster Dippit, and Minerva was going to arrive there in another week. She had gone into the local muggle village, which was about a mile away, but she enjoyed the walk on the warm summer day. By the time she decided to go home she had bought 3 bags full of items that she thought would look good in her new classroom, office, or living quarters.
She walked up the path to her door and walked inside. She didn't lock her door, in the past 3 years that she had owned the cottage she never had to except when she left for a few months at a time to teach.
She placed her bags down on the couch and sighed, thinking about how wonderful it would feel when she would be Mrs. Albus Dumbledore, although she fully intended on keeping McGonagall as her name while teaching.
He watched her walk into the house, and he immediately noticed the sapphire ring on her left ring finger. He fumed and silently stepped out of the shadows and up behind her.
"Hello, Minerva." He whispered as she tuned around in shock and gasped when she saw who it was.
"Tom?!? What are you doing here? How did you get into my house?" She asked angrily, quickly recovering from her shock.
"Ah, Minerva, you've just gotten more beautiful since I last saw you, and more powerful as well." He said softly while slowly walking towards her, but she stood her ground and set a stern look on her face.
"Get out of my house, now."
He just smirked, "So you two have finally decided to get married I see." He said glancing down at the ring she was wearing, which she quickly hid behind her back.
"I don't think that that is any of your concern."
"Ah, but it is. You don't belong with him Minerva, surely you can see that. He may be hailed as the most powerful wizard now, but it won't last, his age is already catching up with him. How many good years do you think he has left? Hmm? How many years can a man of his age 'entertain' a young woman such as yourself? Perhaps you should look towards someone younger, more suited to fulfill your needs." As he said these things he advanced even closer, finally reaching out a hand and stroking her cheek.
"Get your hands off me!" She yelled, slapping his hand away. He could see the anger, building up inside of her.
"Yes, do you feel that anger, Minerva? Do you feel that power that's building up inside of you?" He asked, starting to get excited, and starting to scare Minerva. "That raw power, not good, not evil, only POWER! That is what it takes to be a truly great wizard or witch, and Dumbledore can't see that. He wants to hide you, control you, make sure that you don't become more powerful than he is, but you already are Minerva."
"Get out." She said closing her eyes and willing herself to calm down and not do something that could endanger her teaching career.
He smirked, "You know I'm right, you're destined for so much more than what he's offering. Be mine, my love, be my Lady, I can help you achieve your true potential. Together, nothing would be able to stop us." He said taking one of her hands in his.
"NO!" She said ripping her hand out of his, "I don't want to have anything to do with you, Riddle, I love Albus, and obviously you're to blind to understand that. You're crazy, now get out, before I throw you out myself." She said taking out her wand and pointing it at him.
"Fine, I'll leave, I have things to prepare before I truly make you mine. You will be mine, Minerva. You are mine, not his, the sooner you realize that the better." He turned to walk out. "Oh, and don't call me Riddle, my name is Lord Voldemort, but for you, you can call me Tom. I'm sure you'll be hearing all about me later, my Lady." And with that he left, leaving a very confused, very upset Minerva behind.
End of Part 5
I really hope you like how this fic is going, so let me know what you think. If I don't get responses, then I assume nobody's reading (which would actually be really depressing) I probably wouldn't stop writing, because I want to know how it ends, but it would take me longer to have encouragement and update the chapters. Oh, and according to the first book, Voldemort's terror began about 11 years before Harry 'defeated' him, but I'm assuming that he started to gain followers and do occasional killings even before then.