The next day, Minerva went down to the Quidditch pitch for practice. The championship would take place in a week, and Gryffindor was expected to defeat Slytherin. Minerva wanted to do her part as a chaser.

After the session, Minerva was the last to leave the field. She hung back deliberately, wishing to avoid the curious stares of her teammates. The news of her parents' murders had been made public that morning.

Minerva was on her way back to the Entrance Hall when she was grabbed roughly from behind. "Silencio!" muttered a voice. Minerva struggled against her captor but to no avail.

She looked up toward Albus's office, just as he stepped out onto his balcony. She tried to shout to him, but the only sounds she could make were dull, rasping noises. Suddenly, Albus looked up. He ran to the railing. "MINERVA!" he yelled.

His terrified face was the last thing Minerva saw before she felt herself leaving the grounds.

When Minerva came to, she was surrounded by about twenty wizards and witches, all in hooded black robes. Minerva felt her pulse quicken. She stood up and drew her wand, knowing that fighting back would be futile. Her eyes widened as one wizard stepped forward and lowered his hood. It was Grindelwald.

"Hello, Miss McGonagall. It is so nice to see you, particularly so soon after your parents' visit." With a smirk, he stepped aside. Minerva's heart nearly stopped. There in front of her were the mangled bodies of her mother and father.

Grindelwald took advantage of her lack of concentration to curse her. "Crucio," he said diabolically. Minerva pressed her hands up against the pillar behind her and forced herself to remain upright and silent. If they were going to torture her, she was determined to stay as honorable as possible.

When the curse was lifted, Minerva stood limply against the wall. She did not have enough strength after her prolonged bout with the Cruciatus Curse to move before a wizard came and forced her to drink a clear liquid. She closed her eyes, for she knew in her heart that is was Veritaserum.

Minerva concentrated with her whole being on lying. "What is the secret society of the Mudblood fool?" Minerva bit her tongue. Albus had indeed told her a little about the society formed to fight Grindelwald. She could not betray him. "I…don't know."

"What?" cried Grindelwald. "What is the secret society? Tell me!"

Minerva felt herself gagging. She forced it down and replied again. "I don't know."

Grindelwald shoved her against the wall. Minerva almost welcomed this abuse, because it was much better than the suffocation from resisting. "Crucio."

Minerva knew she was going to die. The pain was unbearable. She felt as though her skin and muscles were being stripped from her body.

At last it stopped. Minerva straightened up, gasping. Grindelwald glared at her. "Have your way, then," he said to the wizards.

Minerva looked around in confusion. Why had she not been killed? Suddenly, Minerva was knocked to the ground. She saw a wizard kneeling in front of her, and she punched him. He seized her wrist and swiftly broke her arm. Minerva struggled for breath. Then she felt her robes being ripped off. "No! Stop! NO!" she shouted.

The wizard paid no heed. He thrust into her roughly, breaking her virginity in one painful movement. Minerva fought to get him off of her, but he remained, ravishing her body mercilessly.

Wizard after wizard came to attack Minerva. When she kicked one in the groin, he hit her with a fierce Cruciatus Cruse. Soon Minerva was too weak and delirious to fight back. She looked up at two stars as the world spun around her, imagining that they were Albus's eyes watching over her.

Minerva heard an echoing shriek somewhere nearby. Then, unbelievably, Albus was standing over her. She vaguely registered that he looked beyond furious; he looked deadly.

"AVADA KEDAVRA!" he yelled. The wizard on top of Minerva went limp. Albus grabbed him and flung him against the wall, launching curse after curse at the already dead wizard. He was crying.

Minerva's vision clouded over. She felt Albus beside her, and heard his desperate voice. "Hold on, Minerva. Don't give up. Please. Please, Minerva. Don't leave…."

Minerva fell into darkness.