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Returning was always going to be hard	By : Minervarulez Category: Harry Potter > FemSlash - Female/Female Views: 2884 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 4 : The Staff Room

�Min?� Rhiannon said softly, stopping outside the door to the staff room

�Yes, Rhia what is it?� asked Minerva in a worried tone, Rhiannon was quiet, Minerva hoped there early argument (if you could call it that) wasn�t still affecting her.

�Nothings wrong� she smiled at her softly to reassure her �Its just I only want the staff to know I�m Albus�s daughter, at least for now, I don�t mind being called Ms Rhiannon by the students, it just seems that it will be safer that way?�

Minerva smiled �Of course my dear� she sounded a bit more relieved than she probably should of � You know I thought you�d suddenly changed your mind about staying here at Hogwarts to teach�

�I would never change my mind, I loved my time here as a student, and I made a promise to someone dear to me, and I intend on keeping it� Rhiannon smiled at her �We should be going in, there�s no point putting it off any longer�

�No there isn�t is there, come on� Minerva smiled as she opened the door to the staff room and nudged Rhiannon inside before her.
The rest of the staff, who had already congregated in the staff room turned and looked towards the door as it opened, �That should be Minerva and the new teacher� a small voice shouted excitedly, a voice she instantly recognised as tiny Professor Flitwicks.

�Ok everyone can I introduce our new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher and the new Head of Gryffindor House Rh�..� Minerva never got to finish that sentence when

�Rhiannon!� it was Madam Pomfrey, she�d recognised the young woman instantly and pushed her way to the front and hugged her tightly �God its great to see you again�

�Um.. Hi� Rhiannon said softly, smiling at her as she was let go

�This is Rhiannon Dumbledore� Minerva said finishing her earlier sentence now there was a little quiet again �She�s the latest edition to our teaching staff here at Hogwarts�

�We can see that Minerva� Rolanda Hooch said �Where you been hiding girl?� she asked

Rhiannon just smiled and shrugged �My god you haven�t changed much have you� Pomfrey steered her towards the middle of the room and sat her down and before she knew it the rest of the staff had crowded themselves around her and the barrage of questions started. What she�d been up to? Where had she been hiding herself? Was she married? Did she have kids? Minerva had chosen to sit away from the group towards the back of the staff room sipping from a hot cup of coffee, she just listened to what was being said with a small smile. Well that was until the questions took a turn she should have expected - knowing the curiosity of the staff, she cursed herself instantly, �I shouldn�t have left her alone� she thought to herself.

The questioning had turned to the subject of Albus Dumbledore, Rhiannon�s father - Was her really dead, or had he just gone into hiding, did he contact her before that fateful night on top of the tower, and Snape how did she feel about him hate or pity? Minerva could see that Rhiannon was starting to get overwhelmed though she�d been comfortable with answering their questions until now, she was beginning to look a little uneasy with it all. �Minerva to the rescue I suppose� Minerva thought to herself.

�Rhiannon!� Minerva called over the noise �Can I have a few minutes?�

Rhiannon didn�t need to be asked twice, she quickly made her apologies and got up nearly running to the other side of the room, grabbing a drink on her way. She sat herself next to Minerva on the couch. Much to the disappointment of the rest of the staff. �My god thank you so much Min, I thought I�d never get out of there alive.

�It�s ok, it sounded as though their questions were getting a bit much looked as though you needed an excuse to get away� Minerva smiled

�Thank you� she smiled sipping from her steaming mug of coffee.

�Although I do believe they have missed you, they�re please to see you� Minerva said watching her

�I know that, I�m just amazed it took them that long to bring my father into the conversation� Rhiannon smiled �and by the way - Trelawney?� she questioned �oh my god did my father really hire her, I thought he was just joking when he told me that years ago� she started laughing

�He had his reasons, for that I�m sure, and he always did, I learned never to question him� Minerva replied

Rhiannon smiled at her �So what did you want to talk to me about? Since you called me over to �talk�?� Rhiannon asked

�I don�t really know?� Minerva said laughing slightly �I hadn�t thought that far ahead�

�Well you�ll need to think of something or they might abduct me again� Rhiannon said light heartedly and they continued to talk about anything and everything.
Poppy Pomfrey, Rolanda Hooch, Filius Flitwick and Pomona Sprout were sat at the opposite side of the staff room, observing Rhiannon in her discussion with Minerva.

�I wonder if the rumours were ever true?� Pomona said

�What rumours?� Rolanda asked turning her attention to Pomona

�Oh I thought everyone knew about it� Poppy said quietly �I mean she was in her seventh year�

�What?� Rolanda asked �What are you talking about?� she turned and watched Rhiannon and Minerva again they were laughing at something and Minerva had reached her hand over and touched Rhiannon�s hand lightly as they laughed.

�Minerva and Rhiannon� Filius said �Do we need to spell it out?�

�Minerva and Rhia?� Rolanda repeated �You are joking? Please tell me your joking� the three of them shook their heads and started to laugh �You mean no nonsense, don�t break the rules Professor McGonagall did actually break the rules once? Well I�ll be damned, she is human after all� she said joining in the laughter.

�You don�t think they could be on their way to a reconciliation do you? I mean we haven�t seen Minerva smile like that in years, 16 /17 to be exact� Pomona said

�You never know, just have to wait and see� Poppy smiled

�Oh this is going to be a fun year� Rolanda said and they all dissolved into fits of laughter again.
Rhiannon and Minerva continued to talk for what seemed like ages, not really talking about anything in particular, they had discussed everything from new forms of transfiguration, Quidditch teams, house rivalries that still seemed to exist and the fact that Rhiannon herself had become a registered animagus two years after she went away - a lion �Very Gryffindor� Minerva had said when she told her that, causing them both to laugh again. It wasn�t until then that they both realised they were being watched from the other side of the room.

�What?� Minerva turned and looked across at them �Haven�t you seen someone laugh before� she smiled, Rhiannon was still laughing �And yes despite what you lot may think I do still have a sense of humour� Rhiannon leaned over and whispered something in Minerva�s ear causing her to blush slightly.

�Anyway� Minerva said turning back to her conversation with Rhiannon with a smile on her face. Rhiannon smiled to herself lost in her own thoughts �Rhiannon? You ok?�

�Yes sorry, was daydreaming� Rhiannon smiled
A while later there was a light tap on Rhiannon�s shoulder, It was Rolanda Hooch, her and the others had pulled their chairs over and joined them �Ok I wanna know�

�Know what Rolanda?� Minerva asked

�How on earth you convinced Rhiannon to come back to Hogwarts at all, let alone teach?� there was an obvious surprise in her voice.

Rhiannon smiled �Well it may surprise you to know I offered myself for the position� she looked over at Minerva as she said this �that and I did have my own personal reasons for my return here� she never broke eye contact with Minerva while she spoke and she saw the colour rise in her cheeks making her smile more (this exchange hadn�t gone unnoticed by the other four sitting with them).

�Personal reasons?� Rolanda asked

�Yes personal� Rhiannon replied as she stood up �and they shall remain personal, now if you don�t mind I shall excuse myself, I�ve had a long day. I�ll no doubt see most of you at breakfast in the great hall� with that she made her way past them and walked from the staff room and along the corridors and up the various staircases to her chambers. Leaving a flushed Minerva to ponder what had been said, and to the battering of questions she would now no doubt receiving from the others.
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