Between Crown and Heart - Book 1

28 - Memory In The Bowl

"Albus! You put her in the pensieve, don't you? She doesn't know anything about magic! How could you! Look at the poor girl! She was just dismissed by Pomfrey!" Suddenly I took a deep breath or rather I was made to do so and the water was spitted out by my mouth when I breathed out. I coughed a few times and then I felt someone picking me up by my shoulders and leading me to the chairs.  

I was still absent.

I breathed heavily and my mind was thinking: "What happened and how did that happened? And who was that boy? And what does this all mean?"

Then I felt Royalty against my legs and I heard his voice in my head: "Galaxy! Are you alright? Look at me!" I searched for him at the ground near my legs and looked right into his green eyes.

"Who was this boy?" he asked.

"You was there too?" I asked him confused.

"No, but I saw it through your eyes." He said.

"What?" I asked loudly. Then Royalty jumped up on the desk and spitted at the headmaster.

"What did you do?" Royalty asked him but I was only able to hear him. I jumped up and picked Royalty in my arms.

"What are you doing? Are you mad?! He is the headmaster!! Behave properly!! How could you? I respect him very much! And don't you make me feel ashamed in front of a wise and very strong man!!!" I said very angry at Royalty. I wasn't shouting because my voice was in general very high and that's why it hasn't much capacity for more higher sounds. Royalty was moving-in his tail and he looked at the ground with slackly ears.

"I am sorry, Galaxy. I didn't want to disappoint you. I was just trying to help you."

"Well, then you didn't help me at all! In fact you made more problems! Apologise!" I said and he lifted his head.

"Apologize to him?" he asked.

"Yes!" He looked one last time at me and then he jumped at the desk again but this time more crestfallen.

He shuffled with his feet while he grumbled something ununderstandable for others but for me it was understandable: "I am sorry, headmaster." Then something very unexpected happened. Dumbledore stroke Royalty!

He said then to him: "Don't take it very heartly, my dear. She was just over exaggerating. I wasn't bothered at all. Now you can go." I looked at them both disbelievingly. Royalty pattered happily back and looked at me funny. He was somehow smiling.

"See that?" he asked and moved his head in the direction of the old man.

"Just shut up!" I thought in my head bitterly. He chuckled.  

"You saw that, don't you Minerva?" Dumbledore asked then out of nowhere. I was even surprised that someone else was in the office now. I didn't really had time to notice my surroundings after I was out the bowl.

"Yes, I did. And it is very interesting. I will work on it!" I looked at the old lady for the first time today and I wondered what she meant by that.

"Good evening, Professor McGonagal. When did you -" "Good evening, Miss Charmé! I just arrived when you was on the floor, in front of my feet." She interrupted me.