Chapter Six: Visits and Paintings

"Miss McGonagall! Wake up. You have visitors."

Minerva rubbed her eyes and slowly stood up to face her unexpected company.

"Oh dear, dear, what have they done to you? Are you alright?" Molly Weasley hurriedly waddled to Minerva's cell door along with Arthur, Harry, Hermione, and Ron.

"Molly, Arthur, really you didn't have to come." Minerva replied.

"We did! You know Arthur and I would do anything for you. Now we have biscuits and…" The red headed witch continued but Minerva's eyes turned to the trio.

"Harry, Hermione, Ron. How are you?"

"Fine professor." The three responded. Hermione almost hurriedly interjected before the guards came back, "Why did you plead guilty? Why? It would have made sense for a not guilty plead but it seems as if you're giving up?"

"I haven't giving up Hermione. In a wizarding trial, it doesn't matter if you say you're guilty or not, they still will have a trial for me. But there is still something I need for the three of you to do for me. At Hogwarts there is a painting of my manor. Finding it will find him. Trust me. You MUST do this quickly and with great caution for the right painting, understood?" Minerva finished and the young wizards nodded.

"Minerva," Arthur started, "we're trying to get you out of here on bail but they won't consider any proposal even under spells and enchantments."

"Try telling that pig of a minister that his mother and I were good friends and if he doesn't let me out then I'm sure a letter to her will do him no harm what so ever." They all giggled at how fast her statement had come out. "And do get me out of here."

"We will dear." Molly told Minerva.

A/N: Short chapter, I know. More soon, -tabby