Chapter 4- In the Great Hall
Where was she? Where the bloody lemon drops was she? Albus Dumbledore thought to himself anxiously. Severus had assured him that she would be coming. But yet she wasn't here. Bloody Sev. If he was out to make a fool of him, he would get him back.
He focused on the doors of the Great Hall. Seeing no change in them at all, he sighed in desperation and turned to take a sip of his water. Just as he had taken a mouthful of water, the doors opened and in slipped Minerva. Albus choked on his water and started to turn purple. The whole hall or what was left of the teachers (all the students and most of the students had gone home for the holidays...only Poppy, Severus, Min and Albus are there) turned to look at him. He gestured to them that he was fine and turned to look at Minerva. He turned and there she was. Right beside him in her seat as Deputy Headmistress.
He inhaled sharply. She had grown so much thinner. Shadows under her eyes and her cheeks lost that becoming blush. But she was still gorgeous. His Minerva. His. She said with a slight Scottish tinge, "Albus are you alright?" He nodded, too mesmerized by her beauty to say anything. She smiled her rare smile and turned to eat but as she felt his stare upon her continue, she squirmed a little and asked, "Is there anything wrong, Albus? Pray tell, are you quite alright?'
Clearing his throat uncomfortably, "Yes I'm fine, my dear, it's just that I have noticed that your beautiful self has grown thinner."
Blushing, she dipped her head in thanks for his concern. But as she gazed back into his twinkling blue yes, she was mesmerized into doing something she didn't think she would ever dare to do. She slipped her hand onto his cheek and said softly, "So have you, Albus. You have too grown thinner."
He immediately caressed the hand on his cheek daringly. Trying to fight his feelings that threatened to overwhelm him, he jokingly said, "Why, Min. I didn't know you cared."
In reply, she said, "Of course I care, of course I care, you old coot." Then realizing what she said she blushed and a pained look filled her eyes.
Confused, Albus asked, "Minerva?" But she had already wrenched her hand away, taking his tone as disbelief and mocking her. She regained her composure and said in a tone which showed that her 'teacher-personality' had regained control, "I'm sorry Albus. Can we take it that I didn't say anything, please? Nothing at all. Just forget it." The last two words were said with pain in them and cut Albus straight to the heart even more as she pushed back her chair abruptly and fled from the Great Hall.
Albus smiled grimly at Poppy and Severus as he made his way out and told them, "I'll go check on Minerva, she seems a little distraught. I must make myself clear..." He ran out of the great hall anxiously looking for Minerva. He caught a flash of green robes turning the corner and quickly turned and followed. As he rounded the corner, he saw her, running quickly to where her private rooms were. "Minerva!" he called, hoping to stop her but to his great dismay, she ran even faster. He knew that if he reached her rooms before him, she would set up wards straight away, to prevent him from coming in.
So he hastily quickened his pace. He was running so fast that he didn't notice the invisible rock that lay in his path. Peeves had set it up, hoping to trip someone. Albus didn't even sense it like he would in normal circumstances. It was a surprise that Minerva had managed to avoid it.
So, Albus ran but tripped over the invisible stone. He gave a loud cry and sprawled to the ground with a loud crash. He winced and bit his lip as he came down full force onto the ground and landed on his right ankle. This time, Minerva did stop. She turned around at the sound of the crash and was extremely shocked to see Albus sitting on the ground with hip lip bleeding slightly and him clutching his ankle in pain. She gasped and quickly fled to where he lay, groaning slightly....
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Where was she? Where the bloody lemon drops was she? Albus Dumbledore thought to himself anxiously. Severus had assured him that she would be coming. But yet she wasn't here. Bloody Sev. If he was out to make a fool of him, he would get him back.
He focused on the doors of the Great Hall. Seeing no change in them at all, he sighed in desperation and turned to take a sip of his water. Just as he had taken a mouthful of water, the doors opened and in slipped Minerva. Albus choked on his water and started to turn purple. The whole hall or what was left of the teachers (all the students and most of the students had gone home for the holidays...only Poppy, Severus, Min and Albus are there) turned to look at him. He gestured to them that he was fine and turned to look at Minerva. He turned and there she was. Right beside him in her seat as Deputy Headmistress.
He inhaled sharply. She had grown so much thinner. Shadows under her eyes and her cheeks lost that becoming blush. But she was still gorgeous. His Minerva. His. She said with a slight Scottish tinge, "Albus are you alright?" He nodded, too mesmerized by her beauty to say anything. She smiled her rare smile and turned to eat but as she felt his stare upon her continue, she squirmed a little and asked, "Is there anything wrong, Albus? Pray tell, are you quite alright?'
Clearing his throat uncomfortably, "Yes I'm fine, my dear, it's just that I have noticed that your beautiful self has grown thinner."
Blushing, she dipped her head in thanks for his concern. But as she gazed back into his twinkling blue yes, she was mesmerized into doing something she didn't think she would ever dare to do. She slipped her hand onto his cheek and said softly, "So have you, Albus. You have too grown thinner."
He immediately caressed the hand on his cheek daringly. Trying to fight his feelings that threatened to overwhelm him, he jokingly said, "Why, Min. I didn't know you cared."
In reply, she said, "Of course I care, of course I care, you old coot." Then realizing what she said she blushed and a pained look filled her eyes.
Confused, Albus asked, "Minerva?" But she had already wrenched her hand away, taking his tone as disbelief and mocking her. She regained her composure and said in a tone which showed that her 'teacher-personality' had regained control, "I'm sorry Albus. Can we take it that I didn't say anything, please? Nothing at all. Just forget it." The last two words were said with pain in them and cut Albus straight to the heart even more as she pushed back her chair abruptly and fled from the Great Hall.
Albus smiled grimly at Poppy and Severus as he made his way out and told them, "I'll go check on Minerva, she seems a little distraught. I must make myself clear..." He ran out of the great hall anxiously looking for Minerva. He caught a flash of green robes turning the corner and quickly turned and followed. As he rounded the corner, he saw her, running quickly to where her private rooms were. "Minerva!" he called, hoping to stop her but to his great dismay, she ran even faster. He knew that if he reached her rooms before him, she would set up wards straight away, to prevent him from coming in.
So he hastily quickened his pace. He was running so fast that he didn't notice the invisible rock that lay in his path. Peeves had set it up, hoping to trip someone. Albus didn't even sense it like he would in normal circumstances. It was a surprise that Minerva had managed to avoid it.
So, Albus ran but tripped over the invisible stone. He gave a loud cry and sprawled to the ground with a loud crash. He winced and bit his lip as he came down full force onto the ground and landed on his right ankle. This time, Minerva did stop. She turned around at the sound of the crash and was extremely shocked to see Albus sitting on the ground with hip lip bleeding slightly and him clutching his ankle in pain. She gasped and quickly fled to where he lay, groaning slightly....
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