Journal of Albus Dumbledore

Week # 6

Good Evening!

My humor has much improved this week since I have put certain events into action, which shall be explained later. In addition, the mood of the students and staff are excellent due to the start of the season quidditch party. It was an idea which I was excited to test but do not know if I will continue in future terms.

The party was held after dinner the night before the first match. There were the usual tasty treats and decorations. Xiomara and Filius had also collaborated on a project and a miniature quidditch pitch was set up at one end of the room and scenes of famous plays during the world cup games were displayed for everyone to watch. It was rather ingenious and seemed to be popular. I was kept extremely busy during the whole of the evening between students and faculty requests. Several fights nearly broke out between the Slytherin and Gryffindor teams, as their match was the one scheduled for the next day.

And what a match it ended up being. I am very sore about the events which led to the Gryffindor team losing to the Slytherin team by a landslide of points. It was almost horrible to watch. Not to mention the look of utter disappointment in Minerva's eyes which can tear at one's heart. She was so positive that this years' team was set to win her cubs the cup. Of course, Severus was more than happy and I believe the Slytherin common room celebrated well into the morning. The match between Ravenclaw and Gryffindor is to be held in the next month and I am hoping for a better outcome.

Among my other duties, my dealings with the Ministry have slowed a bit in the last week as Cornelius has started to send fewer owls, only three or four a day, with his requests. I knew it would happen sooner or later and I am glad that it was sooner. It will leave me more free time to concentrate on other things which have become more important.

Now to the part about the events I put into action. After my last entry, I decided to form a plan and it seems to have worked for the most part. Once I had taken the potion, which Poppy gave me for my headache, I read over my journal entry. It was then that an idea began to form. Starting the next morning, I began to send small gifts and notes to Minerva. I varied the times they would arrive so she could not avoid them. Some of the messages were quotes from her favorite poems, others were simple apologies and the gifts ranged from flowers to pictures of the two of us at some event or other.

The first few days she was still upset with me and continued to avoid me. In fact, I believe she may have been even more upset than when I last spoke with her but as time passed she seemed to be more willing to forgive. It was then that I started to ask her to different events. I invited her to join me in a chess game and to spend a day in Hogsmeade.

She did not answer my requests, which were sent by owl. Finally, yesterday afternoon, I showed up in her office with a tea service. I did not speak but simply served the two of us and enjoyed being in her company. I think she was a bit unnerved but did not walk away or speak either. It was a nice way to spend a few minutes and I left before my welcome could be worn out.

I could not have been more pleased until this morning. At breakfast she did speak to me when I first arrived, a simple "good morning Albus" and I couldn't help but whistle a tune which drew the attention of the students and a horrified look from Minerva. I do believe that we are back on the mend.

I am still working on the reason for her being upset but have narrowed it down. One of the options, which I will not mention yet, has put me in a state of confusion. It has also put a bit of hope in my heart. But I am faced with the problem of how to approach the topic with Minerva without upsetting her. I wish she would just tell me why she is hurt but I am afraid we are well past that point.

I will update you on my progress in this area next week. I believe all of the wounds will be revealed and we can begin to mend. I have hopes for some other things as well but I will wait to mention those until later.

Goodbye for now.