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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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Disclaimer: I do not own Harry potter or any of its characters, the only character I own is Rhiannon Dumbledore

Chapter 5: Breakfast And A Trip To Diagon alley
After a peaceful nights sleep Rhiannon woke up feeling better than she had in years, she�d forgotten just how comfy these four poster beds could be. She smiled and got out of bed. Choosing a set of her simple plain work robes, she got washed and dressed and headed down to the great hall for breakfast.

When she entered the hall there was only a few down - well it had only just gone eight in the morning, and with the students and no lessons just yet there was really no reason to come down so early. But still there was a few down, and one end of the staff table Professor Flitwick was talking to Madam Hooch about the latest broom, Madam Pomfrey was busy fussing over Hagrid�s newly burnt hand - �blast ended skrewts� Rhiannon thought with a smile as she made her way to the other end of the table taking the empty seat next to Minerva after saying a cheery good morning to everyone.

�Someone�s in a good mood this morning� Filius chirped

�And why shouldn�t I be, I�m finally back home where I belong� Rhiannon smiled, she felt like a giddy school girl but she didn�t mind.

�Rhia, I wondered if you had any plans for today?� Minerva asked

�Well I thought I�d take the first of my many trips into Diagon Alley for a few supplies, well that and I want to get myself some new robes, I�m getting tired with plain old black work robes� she huffed

�Ah, I wandered if you were free in the afternoon at all?, I wanted to go over your teaching schedule and there are a few people I want to introduce you to� Minerva said

�Oh ok, I shouldn�t be that long really, I should be back by early afternoon� Rhiannon smiled

�Right shall we say around one then? That should hopefully give you plenty time?� Minerva said

�Sure that sounds fine� Rhiannon sighed, she�d inwardly hoped that Minerva would offer to come with her, now she just realised it was a silly idea - wishful thinking on her part. Rhiannon buttered her toast and poured herself a cup of tea from the pot, just as Pomona Sprout sat next to her.

�Morning Pomona, how�s the garden?� Rhiannon smiled, striking up conversation - anything really to take her mind off Minerva.

�You mean my green house, coming along nicely, everything should be ready for next week� she smiled piling things on her plate

Rhiannon smiled trying her best not to laugh. They continued making small conversation throughout breakfast and the next hour past quickly. Everyone had left the great hall except Rhiannon and Minerva. Rhiannon was the first to move �So I�ll see you after one then?� she asked as she stood

�Yes, you know the password to my office� Minerva said

�Yes Hagrid gave it to me the other day when I came� Rhiannon smiled, she gave Minerva a quick peck on the cheek and pulled away quickly smiling at the silly smile that crept onto Minerva�s face �See you later� she said before making her way out of the great hall.

�Yeh later� came Minerva�s reply more to herself really as she left through the back door and made her way to her office.

Rhiannon had made it into the entrance hall when she�d heard hurried footsteps behind her �Rhiannon!� Rolanda called �I heard you were going into town, do you mind if I join you?, I have a few things to get, and it wouldn�t be safe to go alone, not these days anyway�

�Sure, could do with the company and a good old natter� Rhiannon smiled and the pair of them headed out of the entrance hall towards the nearest apparition point.

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Rhiannon and Rolanda spent most of the morning wandering around Diagon Alley picking up a few bits and pieces for the coming school year, the place seemed unusually busy but there was no students about that they could see. This seemed odd to both of them but they let it pass as they did their shopping. Rolanda spent ages in Quality Quidditch Supplies much to Rhiannon�s dismay. She hadn�t known this woman long but she could tell she spent far too much time on her broom and talking about her favourite sport, but she didn�t let this bother her. Amongst the teaching staff she was the closest to her own age, and since she didn�t teach Rhiannon when she was at school they�d become friends quickly.

�I can�t believe you spent half an hour in that store� Rhiannon said.

�Hey don�t knock it, I had to get some stuff to polish the school brooms and some new repair kits, I am the flying teacher you know� Rolanda said �Oh and I got a new set of Quidditch balls for the school, they will be sent up to the school ahead.�

�Ah, its fine really I wasn�t getting at you, I just found it amusing� Rhiannon smiled �Did you want to get a coffee before I head to Madam Malkins?��

�Sure I�m gasping� was the reply she�d gotten.

The two laughed and headed for the nearest café, getting each of them a drink Rhiannon scanned the room trying to find where Rolanda had sat down - she was by the window. Rhiannon walked over and placed their drinks on the table. She sat staring out of the window, watching the people pass, lost in her own thoughts.

�Sickle for them?� Rolanda said

�What?�. Oh I�m sorry� came Rhiannon�s reply slightly embarrassed at being caught out.

�What �.or rather who were you thinking of?� she asked

�Sorry I didn�t mean to space out like that� Rhiannon was trying to avoid the question

�Yeh so who is it then?�

�I don�t know what you�re talking about�

�Well if you don�t want to tell me, I�ll find out for myself, I�ll make it my own private mission to find out. It will give me something to do other than repair broomsticks before term starts� Rolanda teased

�I�..Your�..� Rhiannon couldn�t think of anything she could say to defend herself

�Ah ha see there is someone, now spill� Rolanda said

�Rolanda stop being silly, there isn�t anyone, I was just ��just thinking about dad that�s all, he�s going to miss all this - new students, winning the war again� Rhiannon lied - if she�d been honest, she�d really been thinking about Minerva, and the way she looked when she left her standing in the great hall a bemused expression on her face, Rhiannon smiled a little.

�Oh right I�m sorry� I didn�t mean to pry� Rolanda said � It must be difficult�

�It is, I miss him, but I manage� Rhiannon replied �I have too� they both finished off their drinks leaving a small tip on the table they headed outside.

�Right Madam Malkins� Rolanda said breaking the uneasy silence that had settled between them as they walked through Diagon alley �Do you have an idea of what your looking for?�

�Well I want to get myself a new set of dress robes, the ones I have are a bit dated and behind the latest fashion� Rhiannon smiled

�What you mean the show as much as possible, without loosing your modesty� Rolanda laughed

�Well I don�t think I�m going to go that far with it but I want a new set. And I want some new everyday robes something that�s comfortable and not too plain, you know something I can wear when I�m teaching, I�m fed up of my plain black ones, and after trying for years not to draw attention to myself I feel like a complete change�

�Right I�m sure we�ll find you something� Rolanda smiled �So its multi-coloured teaching robes then� they both laughed and headed to the store.

An hour later the two of them had finally left the shop and started to make their way back to the apparition point. Rhiannon had treated herself to a set of tight fitting deep scarlet dress robes, she�d fell in love with them instantly and Madam Malkin said they fitted her well without having to be taken in which was rare. She�d also gotten herself several sets of teaching robes in various colours, �now no one could say I�m dull again� she laughed when they were in the shop.

Before they knew it they were standing outside the gates to Hogwarts grounds, there discussion had now turned to music and fashion, subjects neither of them they found were too up to speed on. �Well I best go put these away� Rhiannon said �Thanks for the company�

�Not a problem, it was fun, we should do it again sometime� Rolanda replied they said goodbye in the entrance hall and Rhiannon made her way to her chambers. Rhiannon looked at the time piece on the mantle it was only twelve, �Made good time� she thought to herself. She had enough time to put things away, get changed and maybe sort out her class room a little before she needed to go meet Minerva for lunch.

She hadn�t needed to go that far to get to her new class room, it was literally just over the corridor from her chambers - taking the books she�d picked out the night before, she put them on the bookshelves in her office and in her class room and adding a few personal touches to her office with photos and paintings on the wall. Putting her quills, ink and parchment on her desk in the class room she glanced at the time �Damn� she thought �One already� she hoped Minerva didn�t mind if she was even a few minutes late. She rushed out of her class room and through the school towards the headmistresses office.
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