31_days | [August 17] [Harry Potter] Quaint

Title: Quaint
Day/Theme: August 17 - As for refined love -- let others claim it./May God, instead, give me contentment.
Series: Harry Potter
Character: Minerva McGonagall
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Harry Potter © JK Rowling, et al.

It's not a case of sour grapes, she said, bored. In fact, I believe teaching is a profession that suits me. I'm perfectly happy with it.

Her friends watched her curiously. They wanted to know if having to stay inside Hogwarts for the greater - the best - part of the year was truly worth it.

I love teaching, and I love keeping an eye on those children, she replied in a firm tone. At the risk of sounding horribly pompous, I love helping and showing them what they ought to do in order to be a better person.

You've only been a teacher for three years, her friends told her. Wait until you've been teaching for fifteen years or so.

Then I shall start wishing for a husband? she asked, eyebrow raised. Or aspire to be a great, famous witch? Even if I should, I'd still continue to teach, because that is what I want to do.

Her friends, still watching her, shook their heads inwardly, and changed the subject.