Summary: She knows but she refuses to tell everyone. Can Harry get her to tell him where they really are? Can Harry get them to return to help Defeat Voldemort!? ADMM

The Return of Minerva and Albus

Prologue:

Fifty years ago the war with Gellert Grindelwald was waging. Albus Dumbledore had triumphed and everyone was eager for him to return to England for a celebration in his name. The problem was he never returned.

That same time an auror on the elite Alpha Squad also went missing. This auror was named Minerva McGonagall.

It had been well known the two were very close friends and some thought they were closer than that. Because of wandering minds rumors began. The rumors did not stop for years; especially because the two people's only surviving relatives wouldn't speak. Of course…that might be the right person or persons didn't ask.

Chapter 1: Fizzled Wrath; Good Advice

So far Harry Potter's fifth year had been dismal. With the Dementors and nearly being suspended; and then with this Umbridge woman Harry was in a bad way. It didn't help he was constantly having Voldemort invade his mind.

Harry was currently in Professor Umbridge's office after having gotten in trouble for back talking her again. He didn't know why he was being left to wait but he had a bad idea why. It appeared his bad idea was right as twenty minutes after he'd sat down High Inquisitor Dolores Umbridge entered followed by his Head of House Professor Katherine McGonagall.

The two professors were like fire and water. They were different in every possible way and you knew it form their shouting matches on a daily basis; so he was a little apprehensive and excited about what would go down.

You see Dolores was a toad looking woman that always wore pink. She was short and dumpy with brown curls that had blonde highlights running through it and icy blue eyes.

In contrast was Katherine. She was tall and thin with a lithe figure. She had a few wrinkles but her hair was predominately ebony and only had a sprig or two of grey. She usually wore it in a high pony tail letting the curls swish as she walked. Her eyes were large and emerald green with a pair of oval thin framed glasses and delicate porcelain features. She usually wore muggle clothes with a green over robe.

Today she was wearing fitted black jeans with a red tank top and white blouse she wore half buttoned up and tucked in with black boots. Her emerald robe over it as always.

"What is this about Dolores? I have a class in ten minutes," Katherine sighed taking off her glasses and setting them on her head.

"Your Gryffindor is still refusing to admit he's lying. You-know-who is not back and Fu—The Minister knows what he is doing," Dolores shrilled. Katherine rolled her eyes.

"I don't have time for this nonsense Potter get up and come with me!" Katherine snapped as she turned on her heel and strolled out leaving a gapping Umbridge in her wake.

Harry entered Professor McGonagall's office and sat down in the brown leather chair in the front of the desk. She sat in the larger chair behind the desk and opened the top drawer. The professor took out a small black box and set it in front of the boy opening it.

"You want to tell me why your brain refuses to listen to my direct orders not to give Dolores anymore cause to attack you?" Katherine asked.

Harry eyed the box and then looked up at her with fire in his eyes.

"I can't take her insulting the school and refusing to believe Voldemort is back!" Harry exclaimed.

Katherine sighed and leaned on the desk rubbing her temples as her glasses fell off her head and onto the desk.

"Harry sometimes I think Severus is right about you. You give him cause to taunt you because you don't stop to think. A Gryffindor without a brain is worth than a Slytherin with one. Bravery and courage and will to win goes only so far you know," She sighed.

Harry dropped his head and became interested in his feet.

Ever since he came to Hogwarts Professor McGonagall had taken a shine to him.

She'd given him his first broom when she put him on the Quidditch team in first year, she'd been the only one to believe him about the chamber, she'd given Hermione the time-turner that helped them save Sirius, and last year she'd helped him with the Tri-wizard tournament and held him as he grieved over Cedric Diggory. He'd always seen her as a grandmother figure.

In the tower all the Gryffindors called Professors Granny. Fred and George Weasley even called it to her face. She took points but everyone saw the smile she gave them.

"I…I can't help it professor," Harry said.

"Don't feed my that bull!" she shrilled slapping her hands on the desk.

She was up quick as lightening and her emerald eyes were boring into his soul.

"You don't use your brain because you do have a need to be the hero. To be famous!" she hissed.

He made to protest but she held up a hand and he silenced.

"The need to be a hero is in every Gryffindor. We're built on it. What makes us a true Gryffindor however is when we look past the damsel or friend in distress. When we look past the lies and deception our minds play on us to the heart of the problem," Katherine stated quietly but calmly.

"You are reckless Harry and to stay on the path you are on …you will die trying to kill Voldemort. You will bring the Potter name through the mud and nothing will fix that. Stop seeing the prejudice. Stop seeing the surface Harry. You have a brain and it's time you stop relying on Miss Granger and use it," She added.

"Yes ma'am," he nodded.

"Now get off and go to class," she sighed.

He nodded and grabbed some ginger newts from the box before leaving.

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