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This is chapter 2 of this 3-chapter story.

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Are you awake Miss Granger?

By Morgana-Alex

Chapter 2

The look on Hermione's face was priceless; I wanted to laugh and yet I did not, nothing had scared me quite as much as her answer to that question might.

"I…I…Professor I hardly think my dreams will be of interest to you." Well recovered but disappointment showed, somehow I got the feeling that she would have loved to tell me everything.

"Perhaps, perhaps not Miss Granger, I guess we will never know." I didn't wait for her reaction to that I need to sort out my own first.

I went to the library to work on a few documents for the ministry, my mind however had other ideas; Hermoine had pulled me towards her this morning, right after calling my name, had I not disentangled myself I am in no doubt that I would have ended up on top of the girl.

Was that her intention – her sleeping self's intention? – What would she have done once I was there? Was she dreaming of me as her lover? And why would I be thinking that?

I screamed then, my head was swimming with questions I either couldn't or didn't want to answer.

I jumped when the library door swung back to reveal a worried Hermoine, funny how at this hour no one else was around to hear me or come in search of me, later I would learn that Hermoine had sent them packing when she reached the door and saw that I was in no danger.

"Professor care to share why you screamed?" I stood then whether to gain time to think or to assert some control I couldn't say, but I needed those seconds to get myself back in to Professor McGonagall mode.

"Miss Granger I hardly think my reasons from screaming will be of interest to you."

The right corner of her mouth turned up with my repeat of her earlier defensive statement.

"I deserved that. But Professor it is very unlike you to scream for any reason, I am therefore worried." The look of concern on my former students face was undeniable, but I couldn't answer with the truth could I?

"Merlin Hermoine, call me Minerva please." I ran my hands over my face, this could be a long morning, if I was wrong in my assumption of her dreams I would cause both of us embarrassment or the other hand if I were right I wouldn't know what to do, I hadn't even begun to think along those lines before.

I sat back down my feet were likely to give way at a moments notice and Hermoine came to kneel at my side.

"Minerva tell me, we have an unofficial pack to take care of each other, so tell me what made the stoical Professor Minerva McGonagall scream."

No this wasn't right I screamed on the inside, why was I afraid to sit here and talk to her, I was wrong to assume she would not think of me that way and I did not think of her that way, so why was I getting flustered?

I stood I had to get some air, my right hand rose to my chest I couldn't breathe, anywhere but here I needed to think to knock some sense in to myself, the clock struck 10am and I leapt upon the chance to use that as an excuse to flee.

"My apologies Miss Granger but I have some important business to attend, if you will excuse me." I didn't wait for her permission, I didn't need it, hell I didn't want it, and I wanted to be anywhere but here.

I took refuge in my bedroom then, she wouldn't follow me here not a chance of that.

I sat on the bed and decided that I had to ask myself some questions and the one at the top of that list had to be why had I worked myself in to such a state over a female student and my assumption of her dreams.

True there had been women, or should I say a woman in my past, but that had been so very long ago, since then men had featured in my life, so why was this shocking me?

It shocked me that I had never looked at Hermoine in that way, she had been my student, and yes we had been closer than most in that relationship but not that close; at least not on my part.

I thought about it now, my student had been with me more in those 7 years than anyone else had been in a very long time and yet I can put my hand on my heart and swear that not once did I look at her with anything other than parental concern and pride.

That is why it comes as a great shock for me to find myself thinking of her thinking of me in any other manner, she is young enough to be my granddaughter for Merlin's sake. Yet if I were to think of her as a woman, I would have to admit that she is an attractive, intelligent woman with many attributes that I would look for in a woman, if I were looking for one that is and I am not, am I?

I bring my hand to my face again, I want to scream, how did this become so complicated? I know I've done it to myself I still have no real idea of what she dreamed and yet I have worked myself up in to such a state, its barely 11am and I am already tired of the day.

If I could just sleep for an hour or two I would be able to think more clearly or wake from a nightmare. I laid down on the bed not bothering to cover myself and fell in to a fitful slumber.

I woke up to the sound of footsteps in my room, but I didn't open my eyes I could also smell the faint scent of apple – Hermoine's shampoo – I had no idea of the time, no idea how long I had been asleep.

"Minerva are you awake?" I didn't move nor did I give her any sign that I was aware of her presence in my room.

"Minerva it is almost dinner time the rest of the order have arrived and you are expected to eat." I wanted in that moment to jump up and go to dinner but she was so close to me now I could see her shadow as she blocked out the light by standing right in front of me, I admit that I was more than curious as to what she would do thinking I was asleep.

"Merlin you look divine when you sleep Minerva, so at ease as if you haven't a care in the world." What do I do now wake as if I have not heard her, or sit up and tell her I heard every word?

"Hermoine?" I ask in my best groggy from sleep voice, and I pray she believes that I was asleep.

"Yes Minerva?" She replies and now I know a game has begun she knows I am awake and have been since she walked in to my room.

"Hermoine?" She moves closer to me and I can tell there is a smile on her face even though I cannot see it.

"Minerva, tell me what you are dreaming?"

End chapter

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P.S I know I am cruel, as I have written the last chapter of this fic I just haven't typed it yet. But I promise not to make you wait for too long if I can help it. Lol MA