Chapter 15: Harry talks to McGonagall

Authors Note: Thank you for all the great reviews for the last chapter. I'm sorry that I took so long to update but it's been a very busy week. I want to thank my beta for helping me on the last chapter and on this one as well. I hope you all enjoy the long awaited chapter 15.

Harry waited a few days for McGonagall to calm down and he was nervous about talking to her again as well. Harry finally got up the courage and left Draco to in Hogsmead for the day so Draco could do a little shopping and so Harry could head back to Hogwarts. Harry walked through the iron gates and up the front steps lucky for him it was a beautiful sunny day so the walk was very refreshing even though he was very nervous to face the headmistress again.

Harry walked to the falcon that was the entrance to the headmistress's office and said the password that Draco had given him. The stair case opened at once and Harry walked up the long flight of stairs to the headmistresses office door where he stood for a while contemplating whether to knock or not. Eventually though he did knock and was asked to enter. McGonagall was surprised to see Harry again especially after what had happened last time between them.

"Hello Harry I'm so glad that you came back to see me again. I was afraid that you and Draco had left Hogwarts to head for home". "No headmistress Draco and I decided to stay in Hogsmead for the week to shop and see all the sights again. "Well I'm glad that you decided to stay. Please Harry sit down make your self comfortable". Harry did as she asked he found that he wasn't as nervous as when he had entered at least she was being nice to him so far but he didn't want to let his guard down at all for fear that she would do what she did before again. "Harry I want to apologize for how I treated you when you first came to see me". Harry was taken aback by this he thought he was going to have to apologize for being rude to her but this was definitely a turn for the better so far any way. "You see Harry I was very upset when I found that you had run away after the war". Harry started to protest again but McGonagall stopped him before he could start. "I didn't understand why you would do something like that why you would just leave, however I do understand now". "After the way you spoke to me a few days ago I realized what an old foul I was being. You had so much to deal with and it's no wonder that you didn't leave sooner than you did. I should of thought of your feelings first Harry and I'm so sorry for jumping to conclusions on something I had no business knowing".

After McGonagall's speech Harry sat dumbfounded for a moment. "Headmistress if any one should be me apologizing to you for the way I treated you. I had no right to say those hurtful things to you when you didn't understand where I was coming from in the first place". Both looked at each other with amused expressions on there faces for thinking that both were to blame for what had happened when in fact neither were for the situation that they were dealt with.

"Well now that we got that out of the way how about we have a much more pleasant conversation"? At Harry's nod of approval they started talking about what each other had been doing since the war had ended. Both became a little misty eyed at the mention of loved ones who had passed on. All the while they were talking Harry wanted to tell her that he wanted to live near Hogwarts again he just didn't know how to go about doing it. "Harry the other professors and I have been talking and we would love it if you would teach the Defense Against the Dark Arts class and maybe than you and Draco could live her in the castle." "So I guess what I'm asking is Harry Potter would you and Draco come back to live at Hogwarts"?

TBC……..