Some wounds heal. Some wounds fester. 31 October 1981, Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall share a toast, and the memories, of everything that Gellert Grindelwald and Tom Riddle took from them. "Time and whiskey won't heal your heart, Minerva," Dumbledore warned her before assigning her to see to welfare of the newest member of Hogwarts staff, Severus Snape. Ache chronicles the lives of Severus Snape and Minerva McGonagall from his start on the Hogwarts staff in 1981 through the end of the school year in 1995 following the return of Voldemort. DISCLAIMER: Harry Potter and the Harry Potter Universe were created by J.K. Rowing. This story is a work of fanfiction.
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