As hard as Minerva tried to pretend that everything was as it should be, she found the constant acting to be exhausting. She was exceptionally bright and mature for an eleven year old, but no one could be asked to handle what she had seen. In addition, Minerva had never had the experiences that most children her age had had. She did not know anyone apart from Grindelwald, so finding out that he was not like she thought was incredibly difficult to deal with.

Although Minerva knew what it meant, she was very much relieved when Grindelwald told her that he was going out on business for a few hours. She allowed him to place the Imperius Curse upon her, telling her to remain in the room and practice her magic. Minerva performed complex spells on objects in the room until she was sure that Grindelwald was gone. Then she concentrated on ignoring the commands.

With no difficulty, Minerva managed to get Grindelwald's voice out of her head and she felt wonderful freedom. She opened the door that Grindelwald always went through on his way out and found herself on a spiral staircase. It began to move as soon as she stepped onto it and Minerva felt escalating excitement within her. When the staircase stopped moving in front of a door, she pushed that open and stepped into the halls of Hogwarts.

Fearing to be seen by someone she did not want to view her, Minerva changed into a kitten and set off in search of someone, anyone who looked trustworthy. She knew that she needed to tell someone about Grindelwald and what he was actually like. She did not know if other people had been fooled the same way she had, but in any case someone should know the full truth.

Minerva passed many people in the hall, but no one paid much attention to her. As she had guessed, it was fairly common to see animals in the hallways. She looked desperately to find someone who struck her as a good person, though she had never met a good person and did not really know what they were like.

When she passed one classroom, Minerva knew at once that the man inside was the one to tell. It was obvious upon first glance that he was a great man. She was drawn to his eyes, clear and crystal blue, shockingly brilliant. They reminded her a bit of her own eyes, only hers were green, not blue. By looking at his eyes and his face, she felt like she already knew him and could trust him, perhaps because his appearance was so different from that of Grindelwald. In place of the jet black hair, this man had beautiful golden-brown hair. It reminded Minerva of the wood of her bed.

With the stealth that is an inborn quality in cats, Minerva slipped into the room and crouched in a corner. As soon as the last student left, Minerva returned to her normal form. She closed the door by pointing at it.

The man looked around at her in surprise. He had no idea how she had managed to get so close to him without him noticing. He had never seen her before, but he knew he could never forget her. He had never seen eyes like that before…they were positively enchanting. "Hello. May I help you?" he asked pleasantly, trying to disguise the confusion in his voice.

Minerva did not waste time answering his question. She simply began rattling off information about Grindelwald. "The Headmaster Grindelwald is evil. He is killing people and he lies. He is out right now killing people. I know this is true. Please, please do something. He must be stopped."

The man opened his mouth to question her further, but as quickly as she had appeared, the girl had disappeared. The only thing he saw was a small tabby kitten running across the threshold as the door opened and closed of its own accord.

Minerva ran all the way back to the door that led to her home of the last eleven years. To her dismay, the door did not open. In her panic, she assumed that Grindelwald had discovered that she was gone and was doing this to torture her. As soon as this thought crossed her mind, she heard footsteps in the hallway behind her. She hid behind a statue and watched in horror as Grindelwald walked up to the door. He leaned in close to it and muttered, "Arvadek adava," and slipped through the door.

Minerva knew that this was her only chance to get back inside. She made to follow him, even though she ran the risk of being seen. Suddenly, an idea occurred to her. She had often made things invisible while practicing her magic. Could she possibly turn herself invisible? She did exactly what she would do to make something else disappear to herself, and she held out her paw to be sure. She could not see it. It had worked. She darted in after Grindelwald just as the door closed. Silently, she raced in front of him and ran all the way to her room, making all the doors open and close by themselves.

Minerva lay on her bed and tried to catch her breath, performing magic on different belongings of hers as Grindelwald expected her to. She heard his footsteps on the stairs as he came searching for her.

"Minerva! Stop practicing and come to me."

She stopped and went directly to his room. "Hello. May I show you my new spell?"

"Of course, beautiful."

Minerva stood in the middle of the room and pointed to everything. One by one, all of the objects in the room became invisible except for Grindelwald and Minerva.

Grindelwald clapped his hands. "That's wonderful! Have you tried to turn yourself invisible?"

Minerva shook her head. "No. I don't think I could do that."