Chapter 3
The night of the reunion had arrived and Severus was getting
the Floo Powder ready for himself and Minerva. Severus was dressed in
the standard dress robes black and white with a little black bow-tie.
He was fixing his tie in the mirror when Minerva walked into the
room. Severus had to do a double take.
"So what do you think?
Said Minerva as she done a little twirl. She was wearing a low-cut
deep red dress with a halter neck and a large split up the side, her
hair was ebony, long and wavy and she looked like a vision. Severus'
jaw dropped slightly at the sight of her.
"Your just
completely gorgeous" he said grabbing a handful of floo powder.
Minerva perfectly satisfied that this was going to be a great night
followed Severus through the fireplace.
They reached a fireplace in the room adjoining the Great Hall and everyone was hanging up there cloaks, then making there way into the hall to be seated. Minerva gave her cloak to Severus to hang up for her and made her way into the Great Hall. It was decorated so beautifully she felt her eyes tear up it had been a long time since she had been back to Hogwarts. As she stared at the night sky which was incidentally a starry skied ceiling she could imagine staying here again. She thought that maybe if she worked hard enough at her transfiguration she could maybe even be a teacher here. But what would happen to Severus if she were to move into the castle? Would he come too? Probably not, no. So for the sake of her marriage she'll give it a miss. Just then she noticed she had being staring into space; Severus was motioning her to come over to their table.
The people that said hello to Minerva were great in number, but almost no one said hi to Severus. Minerva started to worry that he might have as good a time as she thought he would have. Just then a gang of old Slytherins came over and Severus got up and went to get a drink with them without saying anything to Minerva or offering her a drink. Minerva chose not to say anything or to chase after him, and let him be for now, the night was still young and it would give her a chance to mingle with the others. She had being wanting to say hello to Professor Dumbledore as well as he was her transfiguration teacher to whom she owed everything to.
She spotted Dumbledore over by
the band, who had just struck up their first tune. She neared him and
once he saw her, his face split into a wide grin.
"Minerva, my
dear! What a most pleasant surprise! Although I did hope that you
would here tonight, and Severus. Say where is the old boy?"
Dumbledore beamed at her, Minerva answered,
"Severus is
mingling I think, I'm sure he'd be delighted to talk to you later
though, I was just looking about, I can't believe I'm back here,
I have missed the castle so much, especially recently" Minerva
added sadly. Dumbledore smiled sadly back at her then he looked like
he suddenly had an idea,
"Say Minerva, Headmaster Dippet has
voiced his thoughts about retiring soon and I've to take his place,
in that instance there would be a place for a new transfiguration
teacher and I bet you'd make the perfect candidate!" Minerva
looked like it was a dream come true, she always thought about it,
but not for it to become as real as this.
"Well that would
take some thought, I mean I'd love to but I'd have to talk it
over with Severus first." Dumbledore nodded just then another witch
came over to talk with Professor Dumbledore.
"Excuse me
Minerva my dear" he said as he turned to the other witch.
Minerva then started to look for Severus but decided after 20 minutes of searching that she'd wait and let him come to her. So she made her way out to the veranda and sat on the stone beach with an arch of roses above and surrounding it.
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