Chapter 10

Albus rapped heavily on the large oak door that just happened to be the
entrance to the McGonagall manor. His rapping was that of a mad man or at
least one in love. The door flew open fiercely and the words Albus had been
planning on saying evaporated into a hard gasp of breath. He had been
greeted by the most beautiful site. Her hair was down and twisted in wet
ringlets, her dressing gown clung to her obviously still wet body. Her eyes
shone with a fierce anger the words 'how dare you interrupt me' we're plain
in those eyes. He watched as the fierce eyes in question passed over him
before she let out an exasperated sigh and slammed the door on him.

Albus couldn't quite believe she just done that. Did she really hate him
that much? Was he that undesirable compared to that mad man Gary? Banging
heavily on the door again he waited for another answer which didn't come.
"MINERVA!" He called loudly, he was so desperate.
"MINERVA!" He screamed over and over again as he flopped against the
door. It was hopeless.
"Minerva, please! I'm not going anywhere if I have to wait and follow you
into work tomorrow I will." Still no answer.
" Please! How can it hurt just to give this old man a few minutes of your
time?" His voice was muffled horrible by the door. He backed away suddenly
when he heard the familiar clicking of the door.
"Come in!" She said softly before glancing down the deserted street and
hissing "Quickly!"
Albus followed her through the antique corridors of the McGonagall manor he
had heard about the McGonagall's all rich, beautiful, powerful yet always on
the side of light. This house just emphasized that. The corridors were
covered with extravagant painting of the former family members; they all
broke out in excited chatter when he and Minerva walked past them.
Eventually they came to a large room filled with plush sofas, he watched as
Minerva took a seat on one and glared at him.
"And?" She snapped looking impatiently at him when he didn't speak.
"Minerva." He whispered as he took a few steps towards her.
"I think you're in danger, I can sense it!" He muttered coming to a stop
just in front of her.
"Oh? So now you're now you're seer?" She snapped tartly. "And how pray tell
do you know this?"
"It's a gift," Albus answered huffily. "I can always tell when someone I
love is in danger." OH MERLIN! Had he just said that why on earth had he
said that, why was he so stupid!
"I see. Are you quite done? It sounds like you've worked nice and hard on
this speech but it's not going to work. I'm not going to sleep with you!"
She snapped.
Albus couldn't believe it he was trying to rescue her and she just thought
he was trying to get into his underwear.
"LOOK!" He snapped becoming highly irritated he had the awful feeling
something awful was getting closer and closer. "You are not safe I can tell!
Gary is.!" But Albus never got to finish the sentence of what Gary was.
"You are not a knight and I
am not a damsel in distress! Leave my house now!" She cried angrily at him
as she rose from the sofa.
"I will not go! If I have to drag from this house kicking and screaming to
ensure your safety I will. Gary is obsessed! He's already isolated you from
everyone you care about and I just know he is planning something awful
please go somewhere safe!"
"You're telling me you are trying to convince me to leave my home because of
a gut feeling you have?" She snapped glaring icily at him. Albus knew it
sounded strange, but it was true and he was willing to bet everything he
owned that Gary was planning something.
"Minerva please I know it sounds insane but you are in danger!"
He watched as Minerva just smiled graciously and glanced over his shoulder.
"It's not me that's in danger professor." She whispered. "It's you."
Albus swirled around violently to see Gary standing directly behind him.
Before he could say anything or even pull out his wand to protect himself,
he felt something heavy smash against the back of his head. He felt his
knees come in contact with the floor against his wishes, he tried to stand
back up and fight but he couldn't move. The last thing he saw was Gary's
smirking face before his world went black.