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Chapter 2

Minerva was lying on top of her bed at the house of black. She was cold but she didn't dare move. In case he returned. Her legs and arms where cut. Her face a look of pure fear. Rage begging to be let out. She felt so alone she felt despised. No one to love and no one to be loved by. Albus would help through if she told him. It had been happening to her. As well as her mother since her 9th birthday. He would help her Albus always helped her. Albus loved her and she loved him in return.

She had moved in with him after graduation. After he found out about her father's disgusting lust for things he shouldn't have. She had been in love with him for so many years. Maybe even since the first time she met him. When she was 10. That was good memory of her childhood probably the only ones, where when Albus was near. She concentrated on that memory trying to remember it clearly. Albus had been a friend of her mothers. Daddy would of never aloud him in the house if he was there. He was a jealous man. Lachesis had been sitting on the couch. Minerva in the chair.

"You will like him Minerva. He's a wonderful man."

"Is he any thing like dad?" She had asked fearful that all grown men where likely to hurt her, do things to her. Like daddy.

"No he's nothing like daddy. He won't hurt you. He won't hurt any thing he's a nice kind man." Minerva smiled and nodded.

He had knocked on the door. Her mother let him in. Minerva sat in the living room waiting to see him. She didn't know what she had expected but when he walked into the living room. She was shocked. He was a tall man with beautiful blue eyes. That sparkled when they caught the light. He wore robes of rice silk purple and blue. His face looked cheerful, he wore a huge grin. Nothing like daddy at all. He looked kind and understanding. His glasses made him look wise.

His hair looked like at one point it had been some kind of deep drown maybe dark red. She couldn't tell now. There was sliver taking over his long, long beard and hair. He smiled at her. She had read about this man. She stood up and shook his hand. Like she had been trained to do but her eyes didn't leave his.

"Are you Albus Dumbledore the best wizard of all time?" He smiled at her.

"Yes I am Albus Dumbledore, but the best wizard of all time is a bit out of my league. You must be Minerva McGonagall. I've heard all about you." She blushed and sat back down again. The man had been so nice to her and he had been so nice to her mother. He kept smiling at her. Minerva felt that Albus could read her mind and hear her thoughts. She started to think about how he could do this. He turned to her he winked. She got the feeling he knew something about her. That he knew all about her and her future. Then he said that he must go now.

He left almost suddenly. Before he went he hugged Minerva's mother. Then he walked over to Minerva. He searched in his pockets for a while. Then he pulled out a beautiful rose. It was a very dark shade of red like blood. He handed it to her she brought it to her face. It smelt wonderful. It smelt like freedom. The petals where so soft and silky when she touched them softly. Dumbledore bent down and whispered into her ear.

"This is a special rose it will never die not matter what you do to it. It will always be alive. Let it remind you of freedom when you are imprisoned. Let it be your light in dark places. Let it be your love when you are surrounded by hate." He took her hand and kissed it softly.

"Good luck Minerva McGonagall. Hogwarts will be your home soon." He muttered then he was gone.

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Liz O'Brien- yes I know it was a little bit confusing. All will come into focus in the next chapters.

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