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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 7 : Reconciliation�s and Starting Anew
The next three days past in quick succession. Rhiannon felt as though Minerva had been deliberately avoiding her. She hadn�t been down to the great hall for meals with the rest of the staff, in fact hardly anyone had seen her since the meeting in the staff room or breakfast the following day. Rhiannon had tried and failed to seek her out at all - she was no where to be found, it was as if she�d left the castle altogether. Even asking the other staff members none of them could give her any information either. �So much for our little talk� Rhiannon though as she sat in her office one evening. As promised she was looking through her books, looking for anything that might have been of some use to the order, but so far she hadn�t been able to come up with anything - well nothing she didn�t think they had already known. Packing her books away she headed back to her rooms, luckily she had just remembered she had brought some of her notes her and her father had been working on a few summers ago. She decided to go through them again - maybe they�d be of some help, �there was no harm in looking over them� she thought.

Once she�d gathered up everything she needed she made her way to the library, she knew it would be quiet there and she had the added advantage to all the school resources and books if her intelligence failed her - not likely she smiled. Much to her surprise, she realised once she entered the library she wasn�t alone in the library this evening. She could hear someone shuffling about the aisles and once she�d moved further into the room she could see that someone had been working at one of the other tables - it was either that or someone had been incredibly lazy earlier today or she was nuts and she�d been hearing things. Rhiannon decided to keep the notes with her as she went in search of a few books to start her off - after all she didn�t even know who the other occupant of the library had been or if indeed they were still there who it was. She quickly found the section she was looking for and started to pull out books until she found the ones she was looking for. Taking them down from the shelves she started to make her was back towards the seating area.

As she walked down the aisle she wasn�t paying full attention to where she was going as she had one of the volumes open and was scanning the first few pages as she walked. The next think she knew before she could stop herself, she had walked straight into a warm body, the other occupant of the room, and everything she�d been carrying - the heavy volumes and texts, muggle pens and notebooks along with her rolled up pieces of parchment went scattering all over the floor �Damn� Rhiannon seethed.

�God I�m really very sorry� she said �God I�m so clumsy, please for�� as she looked up she found herself looking straight into a pair of very familiar (and very beautiful she thought before mentally slapping herself) blue eyes that belongs to none other tha Minerva McGonagall ��..forgive me� she stuttered. She quickly lowered herself to the floor and desperately started to gather up her scattered belongings.

�Here let me help you� Minerva said quietly as she bent down to the ground to help the younger witch �What are you doing up here in the library at such a late hour anyway?� she asked passing across some of the books and notebooks back to Rhiannon.

�I could ask you that same question Professor, anyone would have thought you�d been avoiding talking to anyone. Is this where you�ve been hiding out then?� Rhiannon asked coldly, inwardly hating herself for using the title of Professor. She hadn�t even waited for a reply as she pushed past her and headed towards one of the vacant tables and sat down. Minerva went back to the table she had been working at and started to tidy up her things, Rhiannon sat there half watching her and half trying to concentrate on the book now open in front of her �That�s it professor, runaway and hide all over again� she thought to herself turning her full attention down to the pages in front of her and picking up pen.

�Do you mind if I join you?� Minerva asked, Rhiannon dropped her pen and looked up at her a look of shock and confusion spreading across her face.

�Um��..Yeh course� she replied finally finding her voice �I thought you were going to leave now I was here�

�Now Rhia why would I do that?�

�Well you�ve been avoiding me for the last three days� Rhiannon replied �What am I meant to think?�

�I haven�t been avoiding you� Minerva said which was sort of the truth, she did have meetings at the ministry but she wasn�t there all the time �I�ve just��..I�ve just been busy that�s all, I do still have a school to run, it won�t run itself�

�You�ve been avoiding me, avoiding talking about us, just admit it Minerva now that I�m back old feelings are beginning to resurface and your just scared, admit it� not once did Rhiannon raise her voice but every word she said cut into Minerva like a knife, they weren�t meant to be cruel Minerva thought but each word she said was true, but she loathed to admit it. Minerva still stood across from her a look of defiance on her face as she placed down her things on the table �I�m not scared, I don�t have anything to be scared of�

�Then prove it� Rhiannon shouted out of anger and frustration �God Minerva, you can be so infuriating sometimes�

�So can you Rhiannon, did you forget that?� came the reply �And what exactly did you want me to prove, I didn�t think I needed to prove anything to you�

Rhiannon sat there �You know what Minerva, I don�t even know anymore. I thought you wanted to �talk� before the new school term starts, before the students arrived. But you know what I�ve tried several times over the last few days and guess what, you�ve been nowhere to be found�

�Rhia� Minerva said softly �I have had a few things to do at the ministry, a few meetings, I�m sorry for not mentioning it and arranging time for us to talk�

�You were the one who suggested we talked�

�I know� Minerva said moving round to the other side of the table and kneeling down in front of her �I�m sorry�

�Its fine, I guess I just over reacted, I guess maybe� I just got worried when I couldn�t get a hold of you. When you didn�t request the meeting you mentioned and the order gathering. Stupid I know� Rhiannon started gibbering before turning her head away.

�Rhia please stop rambling before you do yourself some sort of injury� Minerva said touching the side of her face, to turn her back to face her. �I�m sorry I didn�t mean to make you worry�

�Sorry I have no right to worry, its not like��.we�re�..um�.never mind�� just forget it sorry� she said pulling away.

�Forget what, Rhiannon look at me� Minerva said �I know this isn�t the best or the most private place to talk but we have to sort this out, we�ve been putting it off longer than I intended. So talk�

�Its nothing Min, just a stupid idea�

�What�s a stupid idea, us, it wasn�t the first time, and I think we could make it work again�

Rhiannon looked back at her, their faces now only a few inches apart, �Minerva��

�Rhia I can still read you like a book, it may have been a few years but you still feel the same, and I do as well� she smiled brushing a loose strand of hair behind Rhiannon�s ear. Closing the distance between them she pressed her lips lightly against Rhiannon�s in a brief kiss �How about we start again?� she smiled pulling away a little.

�I�d like that� Rhiannon smiled kissing her again, this time there was a little more passion behind it as there lips moved together.

Minerva pulled away slightly breathless and wrapped her arms around Rhiannon in a tight hug �We still need to be careful Rhia after all we�re both teachers at a school�

�I know, private life private� she smiled. Minerva sat herself down on the chair next to Rhiannon.

�I take it I can still join you right� she asked

�Don�t ask silly questions Min� Rhiannon laughed moving her chair closer to Minerva

They had been sitting in silence for a few hours, each working on different projects, occasionally stealing glances at each other and light touches. Several times Rhiannon was caught staring at Minerva and vice versa, though neither of them really cared, they were just happy to have sorted everything out and to have each other back. It was Rhiannon who finally broke the silence between them �What were you working on?�

�My new teaching plans and schedules for this year� Minerva smiled

�Oh I should maybe do that at some point soon� Rhiannon chuckled �I�ve been doing research for the order� she said quietly

�That can wait Rhia, your teaching plans can�t� Minerva said, quickly returning to strict professor mode

�Min, I�ll do that tomorrow, right now I�m going over some of my fathers old research� she said taking Minerva�s hand in her own �And I�m spending time with someone very dear to me, please don�t spoil it� she caught Minerva�s mouth in a slow but lingering kiss. Minerva moaned slightly as Rhiannon pulled away a few minutes later. Rhiannon smiled at the look on Minerva�s face �Oh Min you look disappointed� she smirked

�You shouldn�t do that to me you know� she said

�Do what I don�t know what your talking about� she was laughing a little now �I might return to my rooms actually, it�s getting late� Rhiannon looked at the time piece in the corner.

�Rhia� Minerva said softly �You should really do your teaching plans soon, promise me you�ll have it done by the time the students arrive?�

�Min relax, that�s on my to do list for tomorrow, it will be done I promise� Rhiannon started to pick up her papers �Now can we please Have Minerva back and not the strict Professor McGonagall� she smiled

�Now I don�t know if I can do that, see she is one and the same, but I promise to try and leave the professor behind when I�m with you�

�Much better, cos you were beginning to lecture me a bit, not that I minded� Rhiannon smiled �it was one of the reasons I fell for you to start with� she said as she picked up her books �You staying in the library?�

�No I might call it a night too� Minerva said beginning to tidy up �If you like, well if you get stuck at all, I�ll help you with your teaching plans?�

Rhiannon was already heading towards the bookshelves to put her books away �Sure, you don�t have to make excuses to spend time with me though I�m not your student anymore� she teased

Minerva caught up with her �So that�s a yes then?�

�Course it is� Rhiannon laughed placing her books on the shelves �You don�t need to find reasons to be alone with me, we are both consenting adults� with that she kissed her, catching Minerva slightly by surprise before she walked back off down the aisle. Minerva joined her a few minutes later after putting her own books away, Rhiannon was waiting for her and they left the library together.

They walked along the corridors in silence for a while before Minerva started up conversation � What was it you and your father were working on, might I ask�

Rhiannon smiled �course you can ask, your now head of the order� she whispered �its your prerogative�

�Rhia I don�t mean to pry, I�m just curious�

�We were working on an improved shielding charm, and protection spells, charms and wards for the castle, and ways to keep Harry safe on his coming challenge - I think I�ve nearly completed the initial research. Min you do know he�ll have to leave soon, leave to go do a task he and my father were working on throughout last year� Rhiannon said linking her arm though Minerva�s as the walked

�Yes I know, but Albus didn�t tell anyone what it was, well anyone but you and Harry that is�

�I was helping my father from the outside, helping form the shadows so to speak. How do you think he got as much information as he did� Rhiannon voice was lowered as she talked, even though she knew they were alone, you never knew who was truly listening.

�I�m just worried about the boy�s safety� Minerva said sombrely

�I know, but he�ll be fine, I�ll look out for him, like I�ve always done.� Rhiannon said �I made a promise to Lily I�m not about to break it.�

�Promise�..� Minerva stopped and turned to look at her �Your�.. We asked who but she�d never say�

�I�m what Minerva?�

�Harry�s Godmother?� she asked

Rhiannon smiled and nodded, and they continued walk along the corridor �Don�t you dare mention it to anyone Min please, do that and I can only guess the fallout that could happen�

�Why didn�t you sat anything to me?� Minerva asked

�I was sworn to secrecy, by Lily and by my father� they had finally reached Rhiannon�s rooms �Would you have broken that level of trust.

She shook her head �Probably not� she replied

�Did you want a coffee?� Rhiannon asked

Minerva shook her head again �I best not love its getting late� she kissed her lightly �I�ll see you at breakfast, I�ll come by for you at 7?�

Rhiannon nodded and kissed her goodnight before heading inside. Minerva continued to walk the rest of the way to her rooms in quiet reflection of the things that had been said and what had happened between them this evening and couldn�t help the smile that came across her face.
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