I'm back, sorry it took so long to update but my laptop got a virus and I just got it back. Now here is chapter 5. I'm going to try to update another chapter later this week end I get a long 4 day break from school. But for some odd reason my laptop won't let me log into fanfiction. So I have to transfer my files and upload them all at school.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any allusions to a very potter musical with is hilarious
Minerva got up and little past 8 to find her bed empty. It was then that she smelt the wonderful aroma coming up from downstairs. With a little effort she pulled herself out of the bed and pulled her dressing gown and slippers on. She walked downstairs and smiled at her husband who was wearing a bright pink frilly apron.
"Is that the apron that a student gave me a few years ago that was going too be regifted?" She asked with a slight smile.
"What happened to every present I ever get form a student is treasured?" He asked right back, as she sat down at the table.
"I drew the line at that." She said pointing to it. "However if want to keep using it feel free." She laughed.
"You seem happier today my dear." He said sitting down next to her. She gave him a soft smile.
"Hermione had a nightmare last night, and I tried to help her through it. I think we connected." She told him. He smiled and got back up and walked to the stove. He came back with a hot plate of pancakes and bacon. She smiled back and the two started eating in a comfortable silence. It was only interrupted by sound of feet coming downstairs.
Hermione appeared in the doorway still clad in pajamas, that Minerva noticed hung on her. Hermione looked hesitant to come in but Albus waved her to a seat between Minerva and him. She took the seat.
"Good morning Hermione." Minerva said with a warm smile.
"Good morning Professor." She said back dutifully. Minerva gave her a look.
"Sorry, Minerva." She looked down in her seat. Albus got up to get Hermione a plate. Minerva looked at Hermione again.
"Are we going to go through this all again Hermione?" She slipped back into the teaching voice, and looked pointingly at the girl.
"No Minerva." And Hermione smiled "thank you." She said softly.
"Anytime dear." And Albus put a huge plate of pancakes and bacon in front of Hermione who stared at plate with her mouth open. Albus laughed at her face and sat back down.
"I can't eat all that." She said looking at the Headmaster like he was crazy.
"Try dear, you're much to thin." Minerva told her. She sighed and started to eat her food and then she looked at Minerva weirdly. "What dear?"
"Your hairs down," she said pointing to her teachers hair, and looking like it was the weirdest thing in the world. Albus started laughing and Minerva blushed.
"Yes I wear my hair down more when I'm home." She told Hermione who looked back up.
"I like it down." Hermione said bluntly causing Albus to start laughing again and Minerva to get redder.
"I have been telling her that for years Hermione." He said with a smile. They continued to eat their breakfast.
It was around 9:00 that Albus got up to leave.
"I've got to go now so that I can back sooner." He said and kissed Minerva, and Hermione made a face and looked away which made the two professors laugh. Albus left soon after and the ladies finished their breakfast.
"So Hermione, I was thinking maybe we should go do some shopping today, and get some more food. And I want to get some last minute Christmas shopping done." Minerva explained as she put the dishes away.
"Fine by me." Hermione said. Minerva pursed her lips. Hermione still wasn't back to her long winded answers.
"All right than go get changed and we'll try to bet the noon rush." Minerva turned back from the sink. Hermione got up and went back upstairs. Minerva sighed but gave a slight smile a least Hermione was talking more today. She headed upstairs to get ready.
About 15 minutes later Minerva came downstairs with her hair up, and waited for Hermione. She sat down in the living room and turned on the TV. Hermione came downstairs a couple minutes later in a little yellow dress and her hair brushed. She stared at the TV.
"You have a TV?" She asked her professor. "But I thought witches and wizards didn't have any muggle stuff?" As Minerva turned it off.
"Generally no, however Albus is quite fond of muggle things and I have to agree with him that the TV is brilliant." Minerva pulled o her coat. "Put your coat on." She said and Hermione looked down at her feet and rocked back and forth. "What's wrong?" Minerva asked.
"I don't have a coat; my old one was too small so I didn't bring it." Minerva didn't say anything back but she walked over to the hall closet and pulled out a forest green jacket that she sunk with her wand. She handed it to Hermione.
"We can get you a real jacket at the market." Minerva said. Hermione blushed and on the jacket and followed Minerva out of the door. They walked to the end of the drive and stopped. Hermione groaned.
"Are we apparating again?" She said with a frown.
"Yes." Minerva said and Hermione grabbed her arm and with a pop they were gone. They arrived in an alley, and Minerva led Hermione out to a muggle street and they walked into a supermarket. Hermione gave her teacher a look.
"I thought we were going to Diagon Alley?" Hermione asked confused.
"We will however I need to get Albus' Christmas present and I thought maybe you would like to get some muggle snacks." She explained. She got a cart and they headed for the food section.
"What are you getting him?" Hermione asked and Minerva walked down the candy section.
"These," She held up a bag of lemon drops, and a bag of assorted muggle candy. Hermione just laughed.
By the time they left the store an hour later they had a cart full of grocery's, and Hermione had gotten a few muggle ideas that she had always liked. Minerva sent back the food to her house and they apparated to Diagon Alley.
After getting some money from Gringotts, Minerva brought Hermione into Madam Malkins Robes for all Occasions.
"Hello Keira." Minerva said walking into the store. Madam Malkin came out with a smile.
"Minerva I haven't seen you in a while. Shouldn't you be at Hogwarts right now?" Madam Malkin was shaking hands with Minerva while Hermione stood back not knowing what to do.
"We closed down the school for the holidays to search it, have you heard what has been going on?"
"Yes I heard about that, it's horrible that's been happening. But anyway what brings you here, need new robes?"
"Yes but not for me, come here Hermione." Minerva pulled Hermione forward. "She needs robes that fit her properly." Minerva pulled on Hermione's clothes to show how they hung on her.
"Alright step up here my sweetie." Madam Malkin's tape measurer started to measure Hermione in every possible way. Madam Malkin turned back to Minerva. "One of your Gryffindors huh? What do you want to get for her Minerva?"
"Well she'll need more Hogwarts robes, maybe a couple robes for when she comes into the Wizarding world. And," Minerva lowered her voice a bit. "Can you get me some muggle clothes, like a couple sweaters?"
"Gryffindor colors?" Madam Malkin asked with a smile. Minerva smiled back.
"At least one, thank you." By this time the tape measurer had stopped swirling around Hermione. Madam Malkin walked back over to Hermione.
"Your done dear." And Hermione hopped down from the stand she had been on. "Do you still have things to do in the Alley Minerva?"
"Yes, I need to get a couple books and restock my potions ingredients." Minerva explained.
"Ok, then come back in a couple hours and I will have her robes done." Madam Malkin smiled at Hermione who just stared back and looked down.
"Thank you Keira." And the two walked back out into the Alley. Minerva led them to the apothecary where she got some basic ingredients. She had turned to leave when she saw Hermione up at the counter with a bag of lacewing flies. Hermione had pulled out some money when Minerva went back up and put a few sickles on the counter for that man. Hermione glared.
"I was going to buy them my self." She said with a pout. She pulled a small bag of money from her pocket. "I got this from doing odd jobs, around my neighborhood and had it converted."
"Well," Minerva said handing Hermione her bag. "Consider this an early Christmas present." Minerva said with a smile. "By the way what do you need Lacewing flies for, you should have got enough beginning of the year with your potions kit." They walked out off the store. Hermione got a quick look of fear that Minerva missed. After a few seconds she spoke.
"My kit didn't have as much as Harry or Ron's did. I might be fine but I don't know want to give professor Snape an excuse to take more points from Gryffindor." She pulled Minerva arm until her teacher's head was level with hers. "I think I got scammed." And Minerva gave a full blown laugh.
The next place they went was Flourish and Blotts, where they happily spent an hour looking/reading various books. Hermione with her extra money got a small book of charms that included helpful spells to do around the house, that wasn't taught in school. Minerva also saw her eyeing a magical history text that covered the entire history of the magical realm. Minerva slipped it into her pile to buy when Hermione wasn't looking. The poor girl probably never got much for Christmas, with her parents. Besides who was she to not give the girl a chance to further her education.
When they finally left Minerva noticed they had still had half an hour till they need to get Hermione's clothes. So they entered the ice cream parlor which was very warm. Hermione was delighted to find that they had double fudge cookie dough and cake batter. She got a big cup of both. Minerva got phish food. Minerva looked at Hermione in amusement.
"Think you'll be able to finish that?" She asked.
"Yes." Hermione said stubbornly, but as they walked out of the parlor and back to Madam Malkin's she was still eating it. They noticed the streets of Diagon Alley were a lot more crowded then when they first arrived. They walked back into the robe store, which was much busier then before. It took about 10 minutes for Madam Malkin to get to them and she handed Minerva the packages, who gave one to Hermione to try on. She went to the changing rooms and came back with the red and gold knit sweater on. It had a small lion in the upper right hand corner of it to.
"This is so cool, I love it." Hermione told Minerva with a smile. Madam Malkin smiled.
"And I used a special spell on it so it will grow with you." Minerva gave Madam Malkin a grateful look. Now Hermione would at least have one sweater that would always fit her. Minerva pulled out some money out but Madam Malkin shook her head.
"That girl looked like she needed it. I don't know all the details, but it's nice of you to take care of her."
"You didn't see how pathetic she looked." Minerva whispered. "Plus, I don't mind, you know I had always wanted to be a mother." She gave her friend a little grin. "I better let you go you look busy."
"It always is a couple days before Christmas. Bye Minerva." Madam Malkin waved good bye to Hermione, and went to help the next customer. Hermione walked back to Minerva still eating her ice cream.
"Aren't you cold eating that?" Hermione smiled.
"Not with my new sweater." She grinned. Minerva shrunk the boxes and they walked back out to the street. Minerva checked her watch.
"I guess it's time to go, I'm all done." Minerva told her. "Anything else you want to look at Hermione?" Hermione shook her head no. Minerva held her arm out and Hermione groaned and they were gone with a pop.
All done, sorry I haven't updated with my laptop fixed I should be good now. I am also going to upload a new story soon. So check it out.
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