December 1, 1944
    Minerva McGonagall walked down the corridor with her head held high; she simply couldn't help but feel pleased with herself. And, who could, for that matter? She had finally done it, she was finally a teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
    The young Transfiguration teacher walked confidently into the great hall on her first hari of teaching, and she felt a small jolt of satisfaction as she passed oleh the Gryffindor meja on her way to the staff table. It was not that she had ever disliked sharing meals with her fellow...