AN: I apologize for the length of this chapter. I'm working on making them longer, but this one HAD to end here. I know, I know. I'm an evil person. But I'm a writer, aren't we all evil?
Two weeks later Minerva shakily stood on her own two feet as Albus, Severus, and Poppy helped her down to her rooms. Hogwarts was nearly empty; most of the students were home for the holidays. She stumbled every few steps, but the three were there to catch her. Once they finally made it to her rooms, Poppy threatened her about doing too much and followed Severus out the door, leaving her alone with Albus. He smiled sadly as he sat across from her.
"Minerva, I truly hate to do this to you, but Poppy said you should be strong enough. I need to know what happened so I can stop it from happening again."
Minerva nodded her head. She didn't like it, but she remembered nothing of what had transpired before she awoke in the infirmary. The internal battle of wanting to know what happened and fear of her privacy being invaded fought viciously in her head. Finally she relented, knowing Albus wouldn't look further than he had too. With a sigh she relaxed her shoulders as Albus pulled out it wand.
"Legilimens…"
Minerva at first pushed against the pressure that pushed against her head, but it was gentle and she gave in to it, allowing Albus access to her mind. With a gasp, she watched memories flash before her eyes, throwing her from the room.
Minerva dipped her quill in ink again and made a few more mark on an essay. There weren't any other marks on the page other than the name scribbled neatly across the top, Hermione Granger. With a sigh she replaced the quill in the ink jar and stacked the essays together on the corner of the desk. Her candle was running low and it was late. She started towards her room to change, but remembered that Albus would be stopping by after his late meeting. With another sigh she settled herself on the couch in front of the fire and opened her book. With her eyes busy following the words, she didn't notice the shadow that darkened the fire and loomed over her. There was a loud sound, and then everything went black.