Creative Career Choice

By: Rikki T

Disclaimer: I do not own Hogwarts or the characters residing there they are J.K. Rowling's or the reference to Sweeney Todd, Rikki however is mine.

It was Rikki's turn to go to McGonagall's office for career advice. She didn't feel the least bit nervous as she walked into the room and after closing the door behind her, coming up to McGonagall's desk and sitting in the single chair in front of it. There was a brief pause of silence.

"Well, what careers do to see yourself having?" Professor McGonagall asked her.

"Hmm…," she paused for a moment to think about it. "I've always wanted to be the dictator of the muggle world. You know make them bow down to me, maybe build some monuments to my greatness, all that." She joked to see if she could get a rise out of Umbridge. But all she got was the sound of furious scratching as Umbridge took down some notes, probably ones that said she was one to have an eye on or that she was a menace to society. Oh well she'd just have to keep trying.

"Or I'd like to open up my own pie shop and if people don't like my pies I'll cut them up and turn them into pies." She tried, but one again the only thing she got from Umbridge was more scratching on parchment, while McGonagall had a stern face, where her lips were a straight line. Rikki wasn't sure if it was to try and hold in her anger or to keep from laughing at all of her dumb career ideas.

For the next half hour she kept that up making up imaginary jobs for herself usually ranging dumb or dangerous to both. So far Umbridge still hadn't made any outburst at all, but she was sure that by now there was not much room left of the parchment she had been writing on.

"I'd like a career that's not homemaking, because I don't see myself being someone who's stuck at home all the time." Rikki answered finally giving a response that sounded believable to both Umbridge and McGonagall.

"And what would that be?" Umbridge asked finally for once sounding a bit interested.

"I'm going to be a wizard vigilante! I will write the wrongs of this world with my own skills! I shall stop those who need to be stopped!" Rikki exclaimed and punched an arm into the air.

After that little outburst Rikki's career appointment was promptly cut short by Professor Umbridge shoving her out of the room with a cry that she would never get a job in the wizarding world as long as she was going to have that attitude about her. Then the door was slammed in her face, and she couldn't help but laugh at Umbridge's outburst because even if she didn't get a well job because of that horrid teacher, that wouldn't stop her from finding ANY job. It was pretty funny to see how easily people forgot about the Muggle World having jobs for people. With that last thought, she turned and decided to see who was available for her to bother this time of the day with a skip in her step and whistling a tune.

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Short little scene/blurb I had come up with, I thought it was a pretty funny idea.

Anyways comments, questions, or reviews are welcome~