Preface

Before she was Professor McGonagall, she was Minerva Macnair. After an arranged marriage forces her into an impossible situation, Minerva does what she must to survive. When she makes a new life for herself, her secrets follow and threaten everything, including the only love she has ever found.

The tale of a woman, her secrets, and how she keeps them.

✔ COMPLETE
🥇 HP Fanfic Fan Poll Award
🥇 Quicksilver Quill Award
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Not Pottermore-compliant.

Contains mature themes and scenes of non-explicit sexuality and violence.