Ok, before I go on, I'd just like to inform you that in addition to being a
Albus/Minerva fan, I am also a Arthur/Molly fan, and (don't hurt me) a
Lucius/Narcissa fan!
So there'll probably be a little subplot with at least Arthur/Molly in it
(not yet though). I also like the idea of Molly looking up to Minerva and
Arthur looking up to Albus, so just letting you know a little in advance,
Yes, in my world Molly and Arthur know Albus and Minerva are married but
they've agreed to keep it quiet.
Now go read the fic! Oh and thanks to all who sent words of encouragement last time, and I think I've gotten over my writer's block for the most part! YAY!!!
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Part 12
Minerva walked passed the statue into her private chambers, hearing the statue slid back into place behind her.
Today was not going well, well it was. She didn't know what to think at that point, she needed to think, which is why she had purposely skipped dinner in the Great Hall to avoid running into, and therefore having to talk to, Albus.
She sighed and passed through her bedroom into the bathroom, not bothering to light her bedroom or close the bathroom door as she started to take the pins out of her hair.
"You've been avoiding me."
Minerva gasped and dropped the pins that were in her hand, quickly turning around to face her husband.
"Albus?" Minerva asked looking into the darkness of her bedroom. Suddenly flames erupted in the fireplace, effectively casting an eerie shadow over Albus, who was sitting perfectly still in a chair near the fireplace with a serious expression on his face, his once twinkling blue eyes now a dark gray blue that showed no humor whatsoever.
"You've been avoiding me, Minerva." He repeated calmly, although she could have sword a cold breeze swept through the room the moment he spoke, causing chills to run up her spine.
"Yes, I have." She replied staring strait back at him with an equally serious face. She thought to herself, and then quickly scolded herself when she realized that he had every right to be upset, they had never kept secrets from each other.
"Why?"
Minerva rolled her eyes, "Why? I thought that was quite obvious." Seeing that he was not going to respond, she sighed and moved to sit on the end of the bed facing him, "I needed to be alone, Albus. I wanted to have time to myself to think about all the things that had happened today before we talked."
"So you're taking the job?"
"I don't know."
Albus furrowed his brow, "You don't know?" He thought to himself,
"Yes, I don't know." She repeated.
"I won't object to it Minerva, you know that right?"
"Oh really? That's not the impression you gave the Headmaster or the chairman of the Board of Governors."
"I was surprised Minerva," He said, softening his tone and turning his eyes down to his hands, "I thought that it might put added strain on our relationship. In case you didn't notice, Dippit and Howell argue quite often about many school topics and I didn't want that to happen and affect our marriage."
"Uh-huh."
"I'm being honest, Minerva."
"That's not the reason I didn't accept right away."
"Then what is the reason?"
"Albus we need to talk about something serious, forget about the promotion, forget about work."
"Are you alright?" Albus asked, jumping up and rushing to her side, "Is something wrong? What can I do? Did I do something wrong?"
"ALBUS, SHUT UP!" Albus shut his mouth quickly, "Honey...I don't know how to tell you this. Oh, what the hell, I'll just come right out and say it. Congratulations Daddy." She said smiling as she took his hand and placed it on her now still flat stomach as he looked from his hand over her stomach up to her face.
~~~~~
"Albus, Minerva, I'm guessing a decision has been made?" Armando asked as they walked into his office.
"Yes, a decision has been reached." Albus said grinning like a little kid that was just begging to tell a big secret.
"Ok, what's going on?"
"I'm going to be a father!!!!!" Albus yelled like he had been waiting to say it out loud forever!
"What?" Armando looked at Minerva who was smiling broadly and had one hand resting on her stomach as Albus practically bubbled over with joy and excitement.
"It's true. So not only will I be deputy headmistress in two years, but a mother as well." Minerva said proudly.
"CONGRADULATIONS!" Armando finally said hugging both Minerva and Albus. "Who knows?"
"We've sent owls to both of our families, as well as Hanna, Nicolas, Alastor and a few other friends. And of course Poppy knows." Minerva said still grinning.
"That's wonderful! I'm so glad for you two!" Armando said excitedly, looking particularly at Albus, who looked back knowingly. What Minerva didn't know was that Armando and Albus' excitement was not just a normal excitement, but a thrilled joy that was a result of a talks they had had been having about once a year since Albus and Minerva had gotten married. The most recent of which had gone like this:
----FLASHBACK----
"Albus, we've known each other for years, please talk to me as a friend now, not as the Headmaster. What's bothering you?"
Albus sighed and nodded, "Once again, you're right. I'm worried about.."
"Albus, it can take a while to get pregnant, especially if you aren't really trying."
"I know, it's just that...I remember Minerva mentioning before we got married about how much she would love to have children but she never thought she'd make a good mother. I wanted to be able to prove that for once she was wrong and that she'd be a natural."
"Albus, why don't you talk to Minerva about this? If you really think you want to have children.."
"It's not a matter of wanting children Armando, it's a question of if I'm still able to have children." Albus said sternly getting up from the chair hew as sitting in.
"Albus, there are plenty of men who are still able to have children at your age. You're not that old yet you know. Really, you make it sound like you're ancient!"
Albus sighed, "When my father was my age he and my mother wanted to have more children and he found out that he couldn't. No matter how hard they tried, and the doctor said that it wasn't my mother's fault."
"Albus," Armando sighed, "you're talking about maybes and what ifs. That is not the Albus Dumbledore I know. Talk to Minerva."
Albus looked at his friend, "I won't bring up her hopes of having a child by suggesting it. I guess if it's meant to be, it's meant to be."
----End of Flashback----
"I guess it was meant to be." Armando whispered to Albus as he shook his hand one more time before Albus and Minerva left.
Albus grinned back, "Yes, I suppose it was, wasn't it? Now the only question is, was it meant to be only this once, or in the future as well."
Armando laughed, "Only time will tell, Albus, only time."
End of Part 12
YEAH! Much better than the last chapter!
Yes, Molly and Arthur will be in future chapters because I'm a fan of them. Which reminds me, if any of you reading this have a Molly/Arthur fic or webpage you could let me know of it would be really nice. In case you didn't know neither Molly nor Arthur are on the character list under the Harry Potter category, so it's kinda hard to find new Molly/Arthur fics on fanfiction.net
THANKS FOR READING, AND PLEASE REVIEW!!!!
Now go read the fic! Oh and thanks to all who sent words of encouragement last time, and I think I've gotten over my writer's block for the most part! YAY!!!
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Part 12
Minerva walked passed the statue into her private chambers, hearing the statue slid back into place behind her.
Today was not going well, well it was. She didn't know what to think at that point, she needed to think, which is why she had purposely skipped dinner in the Great Hall to avoid running into, and therefore having to talk to, Albus.
She sighed and passed through her bedroom into the bathroom, not bothering to light her bedroom or close the bathroom door as she started to take the pins out of her hair.
"You've been avoiding me."
Minerva gasped and dropped the pins that were in her hand, quickly turning around to face her husband.
"Albus?" Minerva asked looking into the darkness of her bedroom. Suddenly flames erupted in the fireplace, effectively casting an eerie shadow over Albus, who was sitting perfectly still in a chair near the fireplace with a serious expression on his face, his once twinkling blue eyes now a dark gray blue that showed no humor whatsoever.
"You've been avoiding me, Minerva." He repeated calmly, although she could have sword a cold breeze swept through the room the moment he spoke, causing chills to run up her spine.
"Yes, I have." She replied staring strait back at him with an equally serious face. She thought to herself, and then quickly scolded herself when she realized that he had every right to be upset, they had never kept secrets from each other.
"Why?"
Minerva rolled her eyes, "Why? I thought that was quite obvious." Seeing that he was not going to respond, she sighed and moved to sit on the end of the bed facing him, "I needed to be alone, Albus. I wanted to have time to myself to think about all the things that had happened today before we talked."
"So you're taking the job?"
"I don't know."
Albus furrowed his brow, "You don't know?" He thought to himself,
"Yes, I don't know." She repeated.
"I won't object to it Minerva, you know that right?"
"Oh really? That's not the impression you gave the Headmaster or the chairman of the Board of Governors."
"I was surprised Minerva," He said, softening his tone and turning his eyes down to his hands, "I thought that it might put added strain on our relationship. In case you didn't notice, Dippit and Howell argue quite often about many school topics and I didn't want that to happen and affect our marriage."
"Uh-huh."
"I'm being honest, Minerva."
"That's not the reason I didn't accept right away."
"Then what is the reason?"
"Albus we need to talk about something serious, forget about the promotion, forget about work."
"Are you alright?" Albus asked, jumping up and rushing to her side, "Is something wrong? What can I do? Did I do something wrong?"
"ALBUS, SHUT UP!" Albus shut his mouth quickly, "Honey...I don't know how to tell you this. Oh, what the hell, I'll just come right out and say it. Congratulations Daddy." She said smiling as she took his hand and placed it on her now still flat stomach as he looked from his hand over her stomach up to her face.
~~~~~
"Albus, Minerva, I'm guessing a decision has been made?" Armando asked as they walked into his office.
"Yes, a decision has been reached." Albus said grinning like a little kid that was just begging to tell a big secret.
"Ok, what's going on?"
"I'm going to be a father!!!!!" Albus yelled like he had been waiting to say it out loud forever!
"What?" Armando looked at Minerva who was smiling broadly and had one hand resting on her stomach as Albus practically bubbled over with joy and excitement.
"It's true. So not only will I be deputy headmistress in two years, but a mother as well." Minerva said proudly.
"CONGRADULATIONS!" Armando finally said hugging both Minerva and Albus. "Who knows?"
"We've sent owls to both of our families, as well as Hanna, Nicolas, Alastor and a few other friends. And of course Poppy knows." Minerva said still grinning.
"That's wonderful! I'm so glad for you two!" Armando said excitedly, looking particularly at Albus, who looked back knowingly. What Minerva didn't know was that Armando and Albus' excitement was not just a normal excitement, but a thrilled joy that was a result of a talks they had had been having about once a year since Albus and Minerva had gotten married. The most recent of which had gone like this:
----FLASHBACK----
"Albus, we've known each other for years, please talk to me as a friend now, not as the Headmaster. What's bothering you?"
Albus sighed and nodded, "Once again, you're right. I'm worried about.."
"Albus, it can take a while to get pregnant, especially if you aren't really trying."
"I know, it's just that...I remember Minerva mentioning before we got married about how much she would love to have children but she never thought she'd make a good mother. I wanted to be able to prove that for once she was wrong and that she'd be a natural."
"Albus, why don't you talk to Minerva about this? If you really think you want to have children.."
"It's not a matter of wanting children Armando, it's a question of if I'm still able to have children." Albus said sternly getting up from the chair hew as sitting in.
"Albus, there are plenty of men who are still able to have children at your age. You're not that old yet you know. Really, you make it sound like you're ancient!"
Albus sighed, "When my father was my age he and my mother wanted to have more children and he found out that he couldn't. No matter how hard they tried, and the doctor said that it wasn't my mother's fault."
"Albus," Armando sighed, "you're talking about maybes and what ifs. That is not the Albus Dumbledore I know. Talk to Minerva."
Albus looked at his friend, "I won't bring up her hopes of having a child by suggesting it. I guess if it's meant to be, it's meant to be."
----End of Flashback----
"I guess it was meant to be." Armando whispered to Albus as he shook his hand one more time before Albus and Minerva left.
Albus grinned back, "Yes, I suppose it was, wasn't it? Now the only question is, was it meant to be only this once, or in the future as well."
Armando laughed, "Only time will tell, Albus, only time."
End of Part 12
YEAH! Much better than the last chapter!
Yes, Molly and Arthur will be in future chapters because I'm a fan of them. Which reminds me, if any of you reading this have a Molly/Arthur fic or webpage you could let me know of it would be really nice. In case you didn't know neither Molly nor Arthur are on the character list under the Harry Potter category, so it's kinda hard to find new Molly/Arthur fics on fanfiction.net
THANKS FOR READING, AND PLEASE REVIEW!!!!