Happy birthday, professor!
One-shot
Professor Minerva McGonagall walked through the corridors, towards her classroom, sighing. James Potter had said he wanted to talk to her about the owls. She sighed again; I shouldn't have to deal with Potter on my birthday. Does everyone hate me? She thinks, never expecting what James Potter and the rest of the marauders are really leading her here for.
Minerva sighs, opens the door and walks in.
"SURPRISE!" yelled all of the Gryffindors. They were all standing under a giant banner, that read "Happy 100th birthday, Minnie!" Minerva nearly cries. No one has ever done anything like this for her before.
James Potter, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin walk towards her grinning.
"So Minnie how'd you like our wee birthday surprise?" James asks her.
"Potter…Black…Lupin," she splutters and then regains her composure. "I am not 100!"
"We know Minnie, but we didn't want to tell everyone that your nearly 200. Some of the first years might freak." Sirius said with a wink.
"You all know that I'm not a day over 60!" Minerva said indignantly.
"Of course not professor" Remus added reassuringly.
Minerva shook her head and walked away and then turned.
"James, Sirius, Remus. Thank you!" she says gratefully.
They nod grinning.
She walks on over to the table piled with food. She looks around spotting all her favourites, cucumber sandwiches, sponge cake and earl grey tea. Just the way her mother used to make for her birthdays as a child.
She is wished happy birthday by all of her Gryffindors and receives many presents.
Near the end of the night she stops and thinks. Those marauders have given her many grey hairs and sleepless nights but really they're some of her favourite students, almost like her children. It really had been sweet of them to through her a party.
Minerva runs over and rounds the three boys into a big hug.
"Thank you!" she says, "Thank you for everything. They know she doesn't just mean the party, she means thank you for the memories.
"Now I must go sample some of that food. Especially those cucumber sandwiches, sponge cake and earl grey tea!" she tells them, smacking her lips
They grin, they're glad she enjoyed it!
a/n I know that was a very random little oneshot but its how I think she feels. This was written for the prompt of the day- cucumber sandwiches, sponge cake and earl grey tea- at Hogwarts online were I am a proud gryff!
Jamesxlily xxxxxx