Journal of Albus Dumbledore

Week # 7

There is so much to tell and yet there are things that I do not wish to share with anyone. Writing in this journal has helped me in many ways and without it I may not have gotten this far. I suppose starting at the beginning is the best way to explain what has happened so far since this entry is extremely confusing.

Last week after my journal entry, Minerva invited me to her chambers for a discussion. I presumed we would talk about the problems of the last week and at last we would be on good terms again. I also realized that I had better put a lot of thought on the reason for her anger so we did not go down the same path. After much contemplation, I decided on what I considered the most probable reason and was somewhat surprised. However, I decided to not jump to any conclusions before I spoke with Minerva. After all, she may decide to simply tell me and then there would be no guessing involved.

I arrived at her rooms within an hour after dinner. I brought a small basket of food since I noticed she hadn't eaten much at the table. When she answered the door, I found myself looking at a lovely vision. Minerva had let her hair down and she had changed into less formal robes. It reminded me of our dinner just before school started.

She invited me inside and I took my usual chair by the fire after an awkward pause. She sat across from me and I could tell she was organizing her thoughts. To give her some time, I set up the small meal I had brought with me and transfigured a table to rest her plate on. She had a cup of my cocoa already waiting and I sipped it leisurely while I waited for her attention to come back.

What she said surprised me a great deal. Instead of talking about her reason for being upset or starting to make amends, she asked how my lunch with Ms. Orchid had gone. I must say that it took me a few seconds to recover. And it also confirmed some of my suspicions. I started in on my short tale, telling her that I had been distracted through the meal and that when she left me she had been quite upset. I decided to leave out the parts about her confession of wanting a relationship and my heart belonging to someone else. I didn't feel it was my place to reveal Elizabeth's feelings and it was certainly not the right time.

After I finished, Minerva simply looked at me. It was not a look I had seen before. It was a mix of determination and something else. I decided to make the first move toward an apology and stood up and moved to look at the fire. I remember thinking how beautiful it appeared with the red and yellow flames leaping around each other as if in a dance. As I turned around, all thoughts were buried as a pair of supple lips met mine and a soft hand tentatively brushed my cheek.

At first, I was so surprised that I did not move but when the realization hit me I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her close. The sensations that coursed through my body were overwhelming and instinctively I deepened the kiss.

I can not say how long we embraced but when we broke apart and I looked into her eyes my thought and feelings overwhelmed me. Looking at Minerva I realized that a wall had been brought down and her thoughts and emotions lay bare for me to see. Taking her hand, I led her to the couch and we sat together just gazing at one another.

I broke the silence. I told her that she was beautiful. Her laughter sounded like tinkling bells and it was as lovely a sound as it always is. The odd tension that was in the air seemed to break and we started to discuss our feelings and the argument of the last week. Neither of us uttered a word about love although it was in the air. I think it was too new to broach.

The rest of the week has flown by in a blur. I have kept up my courting and have had the pleasure of seeing Minerva blush more than a few times. I feel like a young man winning his first love. She deserves to be swept off her feet and made to feel like the only woman alive. I only hope to accomplish this and more. I have a night out planned for the coming weekend and hope to tell her of my love.

I have said more than I planned. And will probably say more again with my next entry…