Two weeks after the beginging of her lessons with Professor Dumbledore, she sat in the Great Hall eating lunch with her best friends Poppy Pomfrey and Kylieath Hooch. Poppy was goggling at her lastest crush and whispering things in Kylie's ear. Kylie was giggling and whispering back. Minerva glanced up from her book and scowled at them. Disgusting it was. That was all Poppy thought about. And Kylie most of the time. Kylie's other favorite thing was Quidditch and Minerva could see why. She was on the Gryiffindor House team as well. She was the Keeper. In any case, she didn't goggle at boys the way her friends did. She resented the fact that wherever they were around one of their crushes, they turned into complete idiots. No wonder Poppy wasn't doing good in anything except Herbal remidies and things of that sort. The only thing Kylie did good in was Quidditch. They were constantly asking Minerva for anwsers and for help. She did it grudgingly but she always helped them.
She looked back down at her book. Dumbledore had given it to her to read in her spare time. It showed her how to do the more complex spells of Transfiguration. Minerva loved it. Dumbledore always knew exactly what she wanted and needed.
"Minerva!!!" Minerva looked up, startled. " You and your books. Dumbledore gave you another one? That man is trying to drown you in knowledge I think. It's not good for one to think and read so much. You gotta get another hobby." Kylie was prodding her and looking oddly at a rather complex spell. She opened her eyes wide and then shook her head, turning her attention to Minerva. " Yeah Min. Sayyyyyy. Is there any one special in your head right now?" Kylie looked at Poppy slyly. Minerva was confused. " What are you talking about Ky? Special?" Poppy laughed. "Yeah. You know... a special mallllle someone." She hinted, grinning from ear to ear. Minerva made a horrible face of understanding. " I should say NOT."
Poppy siddled up to one side of Minerva, getting as close as possible. Kylie siddled up to the other side, making Minerva very nervous and a bit smothered. Minerva cluthed her book tightly to her chest. " Oh c'mon Min, theres gotta be someone. Your too pretty to say that no one notices your a girl so don't try that excuse on us."
They weren't lying either. Minerva was very pretty. She had long ebony hair that was soft and silky, curling slightly at the end. Her dazzling emerald eyes were framed by long lashes and small, even brows. Her cheekbones were set high but not to high on her face and were always a slightly natural rosey color. Her skin was a creamy white and always stayed that way, even when she was out in the sun. She would burn but never get a tan. She was slender with womanly curves and long, delicate looking hands. Her lips were a full, natural red color.
" There ISN'T anyone you two. Stop harping on me. Besides I've got lessons with Professor Dumbledore to get to." Minerva tried to get up but found she couldn't. Poppy and Kylie were very intmidating when they were in one of their moods. Poppy threw up her hands exasperatdly. " Why don't you just live in the Transfiguration room Min? That's where you spend most of your time anyway."
Minerva stuck her tounge out at Poppy. " Well at least I'm getting an education instead of wasting my time goggling at boys whom I have a crush on." Kylie and Poppy's eyes grew wide. Then they broke out into evil grins. " Sooooooo there IS someone. Spill Minerva. We want to hear when, who, all of the lovely details." Poppy looked at her eargerly and expectantly. So did Kylie. Minerva scowled at them. " I didn't mean that statement in such a way as what you two are getting from it. It was an unintentional statement made to compare me to you two. I was only..." Kylie cut her off. "First of all we know you like someone Minerva. And second of all, try and speak English. It helps to show that your not as flustered by our questions. When you get nervous and flustered, you always go into a wayyyy too adult scholar like type of talk in which you use big words were little ones should be used. At least in civialized conversation."
Minerva wrinkled her nose. She stood up very quickly. " I've got lessons to go to you two. So if you don't mind, which at this point I don't really care, I'm leaving." Minerva strode haughtily out of the Great Hall, ignoring the stares of some of the boys and other students as she left. Poppy and Kylie rushed after her.
" C'mon Min. You gotta tell us. We're your best friends. You know who we like! So why can't you tell us who you like?" Poppy asked her while they walked us the stairs. Out of habit they all skipped the next step which you would sink into if you stepped on. MInerva didn't look at either of them. " Well I only know because you two make it so obvious and talk about it constantly and I can't tell you who I like because I don't like ANYONE! "
Kylie rolled her eyes. " You are such a liar Min. WE know your hiding it. WE'll figure it out. But you can't say we didn't try the nice way first. You had your chance Minerva McGonagall. It's now or the hard way!" Minerva stopped and tried to control her temper. She shut her eyes tight. "That's right Min. Tell us now." That was Poppy. Minerva had had enough. Slowly she turned around on her heel and faced the two of them. They stood side by side, arms crossed over their robes, looking at her expectantly. She snapped. Whipping out her wand, she came at them in a whirlwind.
" Lord you two! Your relentless and thickheaded! You can't get a point you don't want to see even if it bites you in the face. I DON'T LIKE ANYONE! Just because you two are obsessed doesn't mean everyone else is. Nor does it mean that everyone has to have this insatisfiable crush on some person who will never like them back. So get it through your brains now that I don't like ANYONE! And if you keep bugging me about it I'll turn you both into rats then hex you to next week."
Poppy and Kylie were stunned. Minerva grinned inwardly in self satisfaction. Pleased with the effect her words were having on them, she took the oppertunity of silence to say more. " Also. It's not like you actully have feelings for Sam or for James. You'll like someone new in two days anyway. You always do. Now I've got a lesson to go to. See you later in the common room."
Minerva turned around and smirked, almost gliding to the Transfiguration room.
Minerva entered the Transfiuration room without knocking. She was in such a good mood she didn't care about manners. The smirk had grown into a small smile on her face. Dumbledore looked up from his desk when he saw her come in. Rising an eyebrow, he looked at her questioningly. " What puts you in so good a mood if I may inquire?" Minerva set her book down on a desk and collapsed in Dumbledore's armchair, grin turning into fits of laughter as she remembered the look on Poppy and Kylie's face when she'd finished with them. Dumbledore frowned, then laughed as well. He'd never seen Minerva laugh as hard as she was now. It was contagious.
It took a moment for Minerva to calm down. Dumbledore smiled fondly at her. " Now may I ask what is going on that is so funny Minerva? I have never seen you laugh like that before. It was oddly satisfying."
Minerva smiled back at him. " Well lets just say I let my friends have quite a large slice of the cake I've been making in my head for them. A VERY large slice. I think it may have given the a large but good awakening of what they may and may not ask me or tell me. Also it may have awakened them to the fact that other people don't enjoy listening to their dreams of snogging whomever they have a crush on at the time. Trust me, with them two, it's someone new every week." She let out a laugh, then realised what she was talking about. She blushed deeply. " Sorry Professor. That was completely inappropriate conversation. Besides what do you care right? Right."
This time Dumbledore raised both his eyebrows in both the shock of the conversation and of Minerva's reaction to it. She tried a smile. " Well... uh.. can we get on with the lesson maybe?" Dumbledore snapped out of his thoughts and smiled at Minerva. " Sorry. Yes of course. Lessons."