A perfect, if painful, missing scene (one of my favorite types of fanfic). Having a dark owl deliver bad news is a great idea -- very fitting for the traditional wizarding world. Even in canon, Minerva comes across as a person with very strong feelings, and I can see her giving way to their intensity when she's alone. You create such a strong sense of her isolation and pain. Amelia is one of my favorite minor characters, and I just love the idea of a backstory romance for her and Minerva, even if it has to end this way.
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Thank you so much,