ron weasley startled her with a subtle cough—as subtle as a weasley
could manage—and minerva mcgonagall set down her quill to answer the
boy's question. it was not until he was on his way out to the quidditch
pitch that she realized what she'd been doodling before ron came in: minerva
and miranda forever surrounded by a multitude of hearts pierced by
quivering arrows.
she'd
only met miranda by accident on an excursion into muggle london, but
miranda's quick smile had been minerva's undoing. at four o'clock that
afternoon, minerva handed dumbledore her resignation and went to pack.