#professormcgonagall

That 12yo Sirius is a bit anxious about the end of his first year at Hogwarts is an understatement, but he’s terrified for his friend. And he does not express his anxiety in particularly healthy ways.

"Boys! Boys! What's all this! Fighting like common Muggles?" the head of Slytherin House shouted. The muggle insult causing Sirius' adrenaline to rise again and he got one last punch in for good measure before being dragged off the older Slytherin boy he was fighting; half pulled by the head of Slytherin House and half pulled by James.

Back in his office, the head of Slytherin House was apoplectic. It was now the third time this past fortnight that Sirius had been caught fighting. He spoke angrily to Professor McGonagall, "Again! And always with someone from my house." Speaking to her more quietly, "I know they're a handful and you have my sympathy, but maybe these two need to be separated more". She thanked him and turned to the two boys waiting by the door. "Follow me" she said sternly. Standing strict and tall, her lips thinner then ever, she walked them briskly and silently back to her own office. Once they were all inside she slammed the door a little too loudly and ordered them to sit. Sirius sat staring flushed and defiant at the wall in front of him, a busted lip and a bruise already forming on his cheek. James was looking at Sirius. She almost detected a look of concern on his face.

"Will you explain the meaning of this? This behaviour is absolutely not tolerated at this school and this is not the first time this week you have been told this!" said Professor McGonagall, her voice ringing through her office authoratively. The silence from both boys antagonsing her further. "If I do not have some attempt at an explanation in the next thirty seconds, I will be considering an earlier end to your first year than either of you expected." That threat got a reaction from Sirius at least as he turned to look at her.

"One of the Slytherin boys has been baiting Sirius. It's just stupid stuff." said James finally.

"And fighting is how you deal with this, is it? You've both been told to ignore it." James looked down at his feet, Sirius' gaze returning to his spot on the wall.

"We are all getting tired at the end of a long year, but I'm becoming increasingly frustrated with this lack of discipline from you both." Sirius slightly wincing at the word discipline.

"I would like to speak to you both separately. Sirius, please wait outside for me to call you in."

Sirius looked at James in alarm. James nodded reassuringly and Sirius silently turned and left, shutting the door quietly behind him.

"Mr Potter, what is going on with your friend?" asked Professor McGonagall.

"I, uh, dunno." said James breaking eye contact with Professor McGonagall. "He doesn't really say." he added with a slight shrug. "But you've tried asking I see." she said shrewdly. James nodded slightly. "Very well, please send him in and wait outside."

Sirius now entered the room, looking tense and sullen. "Mr Black, take a seat. I'm sure you are aware of how serious this situation is." The word 'serious' catching on her tongue and she mentally cursed parents that gave their children ridiculous names. "If this behaviour continues I will need to consider expulsion from this school." A shadow briefly fell across his face, the Professor now wondering if he was going to cry. It was quickly gone however and he turned to sullenly stare at her.

"They just say stupid stuff, about Me and James and... Remus."

"Mr Lupin? Yet I don't see him throwing punches."

Sirius was silent, Professor McGonagall waited to see what he would say next.

"Professor, it's holidays soon. You can't let Remus go home." Of all the things she thought Sirius might say, this was not one of them. "Those scars, they'll kill him." he added urgently.

Professor McGonagall looked carefully at the angry and tense boy in front of her. "Who will?" she asked. 

"His folks." Sirius whispered his reply.

"And does James share this opinion of the matter?" she asked Sirius. "Not exactly," said Sirius uncomfortably, "but he doesn't understand." he added quietly.

"But you do." she said eventually. Sirius now looking at the floor.

"Mr Black, I happen to know a bit more about Mr Lupin than you might expect and, yes, he can be quite unwell at times. His parents are understandably concerned about his welfare and we are in regular contact. But there are many things that can cause scarring. It is very interesting that you have jumped so decidedly to this particular conclusion."

Sirius did not raise his head. While he maintained a steady silence, she made her plans.

"I am not going to send you home early." she said to him eventually. "You will have detention with me every day for these last two weeks of school and I do not expect to see a repeat of this behaviour. Do I make myself clear?" she said more loudly.

Sirius nodded at the floor. She added more gently "And I urge you to not be too curious about Remus' scars. Let him deal with his private issues."

"You may leave, and take James with you. I expect you to go straight to the Gryffindor common room." she said. "And please, try to make it without punching someone." she added almost wearily as Sirius rose from the chair.

The boy left quickly without a backward glance and she sat back in her chair lost in thought. After some moments, she pulled a sheet of parchment towards her and picked up her quill.

It was two relatively peaceful days later that she saw the owl land near James in the Great Hall. He absentmindedly undid the roll of parchment and started reading.

"We have some holiday plans to make!" said James excitedly. Sirius looked at him puzzled, "I thought you were going abroad." he said.

"Change of plans, my friend. We're staying in and you're coming to my place for a whole month." said James happily. Sirius shook his head, "Mother would never agree to something like that." he said. "Already has." replied James handing over the letter to Sirius. "Mum can be quite persuasive." he added grinning.

Professor McGonagall?

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Ok so when I'm on my period, I think of the most random things to keep myself from screaming in pain.

I have been thinking for this entire menstrual cycle of really random Harry Potter stuff. And I just thought of something that they missed out on for a comedic moment; menstruation. Seriously, did no girl at Hogwarts get their periods?!?!?! Here's a few key points they could have played around with:

•Hermione eating everything off of Ron's plate and him looking at her like shes a nutcase

•A Slytherin girl asking Snape for a pad or tampon

•Ron, being Ron, saying "is it that time of the month again" and Hermione smacking him over the head for it

•An angry Luna. Seriously, who doesn't want to see how a PMSing Luna Lovegood would be?!?!?!?! Actually scratch that. I'd be scared

•Girls getting angry when chocolate frogs hop away from them

•Ravenclaw girls sprouting off random facts about menstruation their entire cycle

•Hufflepuff girls being super shy and squeamish about talking about it

•Gryffindor girl insisting she doesn't need anything for the cramps

•Mcgonagall being the boss about it that she is about everything else

•Fred and George being themselves about it (jokes)

•Ginny. Just Ginny.

•It maybe being something that for once makes Dumbledore squeamish

•Girls trying to brew a potion that will make the entire thing go away

•Girls trying to find spells that will make the entire thing go away

•Girl on her period+battle of Hogwarts= mass destruction