(a/n: so this is written for Ryah Ignis' Muggleize It Competition. The rules are:

-Please keep it rated T

-Stories must be a minimum of 500 words

And my couple and theme is:

Minerva McGonagall teaches year eight. When the headmaster of the school is replaced by Albus Dumbledore, she and her fellow teachers plan to make him miserable. But she can't help fraternizing with the enemy.

I hope I've done well!)

Fraternising With The Enemy.

The staff sat down on the various seats in the staffroom. They all wiped away a few tears as Mr Dippet stood up and addressed them.

"Now, as you are all aware, I will be retiring at the end of term. When the new half term starts, Mr Dumbledore will be your new headmaster. I trust you'll treat him well." The staff all sighed. They didn't want a new headmaster. The old headmaster left the room, and they all began to talk. Minerva McGonagall was taking the retirement of Mr Dippet rather hard. As a sworn spinster, she took her job very seriously, and was hoping to become deputy head underneath him, since she was already the head of year 8. This now looked unlikely, due to the arrival of the new headmaster, who was rumoured to be very abnormal. She was therefore heavily engaging in all of the ploys and schemes to drive out the new headmaster. In fact, she positively delighted in coming up with schemes that would make him completely and utterly miserable. She grinned. She would get her higher job. Oh, yes she would.

Minerva spent a stressful half term of planning and worrying. She wasn't sure what exactly she was worrying about, afterall, the staff had all planned perfectly just how they would make life miserable for the new headmaster. Minerva McGonagall, head of year 8 and physics teacher, did not need to be worried.

Even so, on the first day back after half term, Minerva McGonagall was on edge. She had arrived at school incredibly early, as usual, and had taken up her place in the staffroom, waiting for the staff meeting to start. Most of the staff greeted her as they drifted in, and waited for the new headteacher. Eventually, he swept into the room, a suave yet aging man in a sharp suit. His tie was an incredibly bright shade of pink and he had an aubern beard and hair which were incredibly long. The staff stared. Who had been employed as their boss? Minerva felt a stabbing pain in her chest. Presuming it to be indigestion after eating her breakfast hurriedly that morning.

The headmaster made several announcements, and all of the staff began to put their plan to make him miserable into action. Whatever he said, they all just made grunting noises in response and rolled their eyes, as if they already knew what was going on and the headmaster wasn't regarded whatsoever. This didn't seem to be working however, as the headmaster just grinned and grinned as he spoke about his plans for the school. Once the meeting was over, the staff all stood and began to file out. Minerva was the first however, as something kept twinging in her chest. She wasn't sure what, so she was out of the staffroom in a flash.

Albus Dumbledore looked at the door after the raven haired woman had left, apparently in discomfort. He smiled to himself, and wondered if he could help her. Albus Dumbledore felt as if nothing could bring his mood down.