Chapter 4- a new plan
It was late. Alastor Moody didn't know how late it was because the grandfather clock that was standing in the corner had stopped tickling days ago, he wasn't sure how many days they had been held up in the make shift prison.
He looked around the quiet room and found that everyone was still asleep, he had watched them during the night and none of them had been sleeping soundly. A soft moan from the other side of the bed caught his attention; he immediately looked around and saw that Minerva was tossing and turning in her sleep for the third time that night. He moved across the bed and placed a scarred hand on her shoulder. Minerva's eyes flew open in fright but mellowed when she saw that it was only Alastor.
"Are you okay Minerva?" he asked her, his voice hushed as he didn't want to wake any of the others.
Minerva nodded in reply and went to sit up; to her delight she found that she finally had control of her own body. It felt so good to feel her legs again and now at least she could and figure out a way to get them out of here. She sat up in bed and tucked her feet underneath her.
Alastor noticed a sad glint in her green eyes as she looked out of the barred window. He cautiously took hold of her hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze.
"We must get the children out of here." she said suddenly
"How?" questioned Alastor, he had been sat up all-night trying to think of a plan to get them all out of there alive and had come up with nothing.
"We could pretend to join him!" she said softly "He will think he has us and then we could escape."
"He wouldn't fall for it Minerva!" replied Alastor, shaking his head.
"I could convince him." Minerva answered as she turned around to look at Alastor. "I know I can. He wants us all to follow him but also wants me by his side more than anything. Of course, we can't all side with him straight away as that would cause him to question."
"Minerva!" said Alastor, his voice soft but stern "You can't deny your feeling for him; it may lead you or all of us to our deaths. It's too bigger a risk."
Minerva slipped off the bed and unsteadily made her way over to the window, she looked out into the midnight blue sky and sighed sadly. She wrapped her arms around her and let a small tear fall down her face.
"I fell in love with a lie Alastor, the Albus we see know is not the man I fell in love with." she finally said, her voice barely a whisper "I will do anything to get this children out of here and safe. I have already failed Hermione and Remus, I will not fail again."
Alastor joined her by the window and looked out. He longed to be out of this place, he knew that he was beginning to go mad and part of him agreed with Minerva. They were all guilty of failing Hermione and Remus, they should have done something, they could have some how overpowered Albus using brute force. Minerva's plan could work but he knew that it was a big risk to take. Alastor had known Minerva since their school days together, he had always admired her and her will to do the best for her friends and students, he also knew of her stubborn streak and knew that she would go through with this no matter what the personal cost to herself.
"We shall discuss this in the morning with the others." he told her
"Thank you!" she replied, before turning and planting a soft kiss on his cheek.
Written by Minerva's Quill 2004
It was late. Alastor Moody didn't know how late it was because the grandfather clock that was standing in the corner had stopped tickling days ago, he wasn't sure how many days they had been held up in the make shift prison.
He looked around the quiet room and found that everyone was still asleep, he had watched them during the night and none of them had been sleeping soundly. A soft moan from the other side of the bed caught his attention; he immediately looked around and saw that Minerva was tossing and turning in her sleep for the third time that night. He moved across the bed and placed a scarred hand on her shoulder. Minerva's eyes flew open in fright but mellowed when she saw that it was only Alastor.
"Are you okay Minerva?" he asked her, his voice hushed as he didn't want to wake any of the others.
Minerva nodded in reply and went to sit up; to her delight she found that she finally had control of her own body. It felt so good to feel her legs again and now at least she could and figure out a way to get them out of here. She sat up in bed and tucked her feet underneath her.
Alastor noticed a sad glint in her green eyes as she looked out of the barred window. He cautiously took hold of her hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze.
"We must get the children out of here." she said suddenly
"How?" questioned Alastor, he had been sat up all-night trying to think of a plan to get them all out of there alive and had come up with nothing.
"We could pretend to join him!" she said softly "He will think he has us and then we could escape."
"He wouldn't fall for it Minerva!" replied Alastor, shaking his head.
"I could convince him." Minerva answered as she turned around to look at Alastor. "I know I can. He wants us all to follow him but also wants me by his side more than anything. Of course, we can't all side with him straight away as that would cause him to question."
"Minerva!" said Alastor, his voice soft but stern "You can't deny your feeling for him; it may lead you or all of us to our deaths. It's too bigger a risk."
Minerva slipped off the bed and unsteadily made her way over to the window, she looked out into the midnight blue sky and sighed sadly. She wrapped her arms around her and let a small tear fall down her face.
"I fell in love with a lie Alastor, the Albus we see know is not the man I fell in love with." she finally said, her voice barely a whisper "I will do anything to get this children out of here and safe. I have already failed Hermione and Remus, I will not fail again."
Alastor joined her by the window and looked out. He longed to be out of this place, he knew that he was beginning to go mad and part of him agreed with Minerva. They were all guilty of failing Hermione and Remus, they should have done something, they could have some how overpowered Albus using brute force. Minerva's plan could work but he knew that it was a big risk to take. Alastor had known Minerva since their school days together, he had always admired her and her will to do the best for her friends and students, he also knew of her stubborn streak and knew that she would go through with this no matter what the personal cost to herself.
"We shall discuss this in the morning with the others." he told her
"Thank you!" she replied, before turning and planting a soft kiss on his cheek.
Written by Minerva's Quill 2004