The Tabby, the Phoenix and the kitten

Chapter two

The next morning Albus awoke to the sound of retching. He looked over at minerva's side of the bed to notice that it was empty. He stood from the bed and made his way over to the bathroom.

Opening the door, he looked down to see his wife kneeling over the toilet. He crouched down and gathered her hair into a pony tail and rubbed her back.

"How long have you been up Minnie?" He asked

"Don't call me that, and about an hour." She said, as a wave of sickness overcame her.

"Why didn't you wake me?" He said softly still rubbing her back.

"I didn't want to." Was all she could say.

"How about I go and get Poppy, perhaps she has something that could help." He asked an Minerva nodded.

Albus stood and made his way into the bedroom where he changed into a set of robes, light blue with gold dots. He exited his chambers and entered his office avoiding his desk, where he knew there would be a letter from either a parent and/or the minister.

He left his office and made his way to the hospital wing. Opening the door, he saw Poppy tending to the few students that lie in the beds.

"Madam Pomfrey, might I have word, in your office?" Albus asked with a smile.

"Of course Albus, let me just finish up with Miss White and I will be with you in a moment." She said continuing to change the bandage on the 3rd years arm.

Albus nodded and went to wait in her office. After a few moments Poppy walked in shutting the door behind her.

"What can I do for you Albus?" Poppy asked, she wasn't sure if Minerva had told him about the pregnancy or not, so she thought best not to mention it.

"We?ll I was rather hoping that you would have something that you could give to Minerva, to help settle her stomach. Morning sickness you see." Albus said with a smile and a twinkle in his eye.

"Ah, so she did tell you, I wasn't sure. You know Minerva, doesn't like to worry anyone with anything." She said as she went into a store room.

"That most defiantly is true." Albus said as she came back with a box filled with small flasks, each containing a light blue liquid.

"Tell her to take one of these every morning for the next month or so. It should help." Poppy said handing Albus the box.

"Thank you Poppy, we will see you at breakfast then." Albus said as he left the office. He nodded at the students as he past them and left the hospital wing. Finally getting to his office, he said the password in front of the gargoyle, which jumped aside and he ascended the stairs.

Passing his desk, he stopped and looked at the letters. 'After breakfast.' He told himself and went into his chambers.

Minerva was lying on the bed, looking exhausted. One arm was covering her face and the other was over her stomach.

"Minerva, darling are you feeling any better?" He asked and Minerva just shook her head.

"Here," he said taking one of the flasks from the box and taking off the lid. "Drink this, it'll help." He said and Minerva sat up and snatched the flask out of his hand and gulped it down. Instantly, she felt better. The colour returned in her face, and she felt well rested.

"You need to take one of these every morning for the next month or so." Albus said repeating Poppy's instructions.

"Thank you Albus," she said standing from the bed. "I'm going to take a shower i'll be out in a few minutes." She said walking into the bathroom and getting into the shower. Albus decided to read some of his book while he waited.

About 10 minutes later Minerva emerge from the bathroom dressed in her teaching robes, her hair in its usual tight bun and her spectacles perched on her nose.

"Ready to go to breakfast Albus?" She asked interrupting his reading.

"Of course, darling." He said marking his page and setting the book down.

"What are you reading?" She asked.

"Oh a muggle book, by the name of 'Sherlock Holmes'." He said as the left his quarters.

"Ah, very good books aren't they?" She asked as the exited his office and went down the stairs heading to the great hall.

"Indeed." He replied as they continued to walk. They continued the walk to the great hall in silence just enjoying each others company. They only spoke as the got to the doors to the hall.

"After you Professor McGonagall." Albus said with a smile. Minerva looked into his twinkling blue eyes and smiled.

"Thank you ProfessorDumbledore." She said and entered the great hall. She took her seat at the staff table beside the headmasters chair. She began to put food on her plate. She was rather hungry, after all she had emptied nearly everything that had been in her stomach, earlier that morning.

"Good morning Minerva." A voice to minerva's right said.

"Good morning Fillius, how are you?" Minerva said looking at the charms professor.

"Oh very good, thank you Minerva, and yourself?" He asked in a cheery voice.

"Fine thank you." She replied with a smile, then put a piece of pancake into her mouth. She looked around the hall as students were filing in and sitting down at their house tables.

Breakfast was almost finished when she felt a tap on her shoulder. Minerva turned around to see Poppy standing beside her.

"Good morning, Poppy" Minerva said

"Morning, Minerva. Did you take the potion I have you this morning?"

"Yes, I did. Thank you!" Minerva said with a smile.

"During free period, would you come to my office?" Poppy asked

"Of course Poppy, may I ask what for?" Minerva asked a little worried that there was something wrong with the baby.

"Can't I just have a cup of tea with my best friend, during her free period!?" Poppy joked sounding offended.

"Alright, alright, don't get your wand in a knot, I will see you later then." Minerva said standing from her chair. She touched Albus' shoulder to let him know that she was leaving to start her class, saying good bye to Fillius and Poppy, she headed off to her 1st class of the day.