Halloween Treat for Kellychambliss
Gift for: kellychambliss
From: ragdoll
Title: Last Kiss
Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Alastor Moody
Rating: PG (if that much)
Disclaimer: Not my sandbox. I only play here.
Notes: Harry buried Moody's eye in a forest under "the oldest, most gnarled, and resilient-looking tree" he could find during the camping trip in Deathly Hallows. I figure he told the surviving members of the Order of its location after the war.
It wasn't an easy spell, even for a woman of her experience. It took time, patience, and more energy than a war-weary witch might possess, but Minerva was determined. It was the least she could do for Alastor.
She'd found the crudely marked grave thanks to Potter, knowing only Alastor's false eye lay there, his body long lost. Thankfully Harry had liberated the eye from Umbridge's office after Alastor's murder, and buried it with honour.
Still, Minerva needed to know for herself that Alastor was at peace, and tonight, Samhain Eve, was the best time to raise her old love and be reassured.
A circle of salt, a cadre of candles, a potent potpourri of cypress, wormwood, lotus, patchouli and mandrake, drops of her own blood, and whispered words...then Minerva waited with bated breath.
A spectral Alastor appeared, as whole, hale, and unscarred as he'd been the day they'd first met so long ago. He blinked slowly, as if waking from a deep sleep. "Minerva?"
She nodded. "How are you? Do you rest easy?"
"As well as anyone can. Don't grieve for me, love." Cold lips brushed hers. "'Twas my time but I've moved on. Now so must you."
And she would.