You�re the One that I Want
Twenty minutes later, a much more relieved Elinor Dashwood left Minerva�s office. Smiling softly, Minerva closed the door behind her. To some extend, she could understand how Elinor was feeling. She had been in love with an older student as well, when she was at Hogwarts. And he too didn�t return her feelings.
He still didn�t.
�I�m so glad I�m not fourteen anymore�, she grinned, turning to.
�Was it really that bad?� he asked with a bemused expression on his face.
Minerva nodded. �Yes it was. Feeling insecure about yourself and the world around you all the time. I hated it�.
Raising his eyebrows at the idea of Minerva McGonnagal feeling insecure, Albus hesitated for a moment. Something was nagging on his mind. Taking the risk he asked: �So, you never liked fourteen year old boys when you were fourteen?�
Minerva shook her head. �Of course not. Much too immature. Most girls feel that way about boys of their own age, didn�t you know?�
�But what about Charles Weasley?� Albus asked, unable to stop himself.
Minerva�s face grew soft when she remembered him. �He was an exception�.
His heart sank. Of course, I should have known, he thought bitterly.
�� he was so much in love with Virginia Matthews�, Minerva�s voice continued. �of course she felt the same way about him, but he never knew. He didn�t dare to ask either. I�ve spend the most part of my third year convincing him to ask her on a date or anything�.
Albus� head snapped up so quickly he felt his bones crack. �But everyone thought you two were a couple!�
Minerva nodded. �That didn�t help the matter. Virgina was so jealous. In the end we sorted the whole thing out and they�ve been together since. We are still friends. Did you know that I am Arthur Weasleys godmother?�
Albus blinked his eyes, trying to digest the information. �So you�ve never� you never where�?�
�We were nothing more than friends�, Minerva answered, �good friends, just like��
Suddenly her expression saddened and she looked away from him.
�Like who?� Albus asked, coming closer towards her.
But she shook her head. �Nothing, never mind�.
He placed both his hands on her shoulders. �Come on, what were you going to say?� he urged gently.
She paused for a moment and then looked up. With a shock he realised that she had tears in her eyes. �like us�, she finished her sentence in a soft voice. �I�ve never asked you this Albus, but I�ve always wanted to know. What went wrong between us back then? We were friends for two years and then all of a sudden in my third year, you became so distant. You started to avoid me and I�ve never understand why. What did I do or say that made you��
He placed a finger on her lips to silence her. �You didn�t�, he told her gently, �like so many others, I too believed that you and Charles were a couple�.
She frowned slightly, trying to ignore the fact that he was standing so close to her and the effect it was having on her. �But how did that change everything?� she asked, not understanding, �Charles and I weren�t a couple, but even if we were, why should that have made any difference to our friendship?�
He brushed a strand of hair away from her forehead. �Can�t you tell?� he asked softly. �I wanted us to be more then just friends. I loved you so much then, but I didn�t want to stand between you and Charles, so I drew back�.
Her eyes widened in surprise. �You� you where in love with me, while we where at Hogwarts? Why didn�t you ever tell me?�
He was still stroking her face as he answered her. �I wanted to, but I was convinced that you felt only friendship for me�.
Tears began to stream down to her face. �I thought you felt only friendship for me�, she said as he brushed the tears away. �You were five years older then me, but I loved you from the first moment we met. I still do�.
He looked at her as if he was hit by a stunner. His mind was railing with what she�d just said. She loved him back then? She loved him now? Unable to speak he stared at her as if he didn�t dare to believe his eyes.
Misreading his silence, she stepped back. Her face turned crimson red as she stammered: �Of course that was a long time ago� I know you�ve moved on�you don�t feel�I mean, I�I� don�t expect you to� to�just forget what I�ve sai��
Finally recovering his senses he bend down and kissed her, before she could finish her sentence. She froze for a second, then she wrapped her arms around his neck and returned his kiss, while he folded his arms around her.
After their kiss had ended they stayed in each others arms. �I love you Minerva�, he whispered as he stroked her hair. �I just wish we hadn�t lose those sixty years�. She looked up and cupped his face in her hands. A happy smile spread across her face.
�Let�s not waste another second then�.
Fin
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