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Inspired by this post. Because while I can completely see why Harry became an Auror, teacher!Harry also holds a lot of appeal …

April 2006

The sky had been threatening rain for hours, and now down it came, no doubt to
the dismay of the handful of students out on the Quidditch pitch. Watching from
the window of her office, Professor McGonagall discerned a few Gryffindors
amongst the group and smiled. They had a good team this year, though perhaps
not as exciting as previous years. The Seeker, a slight third-year girl, showed
promise, but certainly she was not in the same league as a few of her
predecessors. Charlie Weasley, for instance, or …

She moved away from the window and glanced at the clock. He was late. She
wondered, not for the first time, if there was much point in holding this meeting.
She could not allow all her hopes to lie with it; there was, surely, only the
slightest chance that he would agree.

The knock on the door came as she was settling herself behind her desk.

“Enter!”

She was amused to observe the slightly hesitant way in which he came into the
room. He pushed back his hood, looking around. His eyes lingered on the
portrait behind her desk, but Albus was asleep – or at least, Minerva thought,
pretending to be. A few of the other portraits called out greetings, and Harry raised
a hand in acknowledgement. 

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