Title: Minerva's Memories
Summary: Minerva counts how many students she's outlived.
Rating: T
WC: 506
Notes:
Charms - Pierototum Locomotor
The Great Hall was completely dark as Minerva McGonagall sat at the remains of the Gryffindor table. There were shattered statues outside and many shattered hearts including hers. The war was finally over but not with any casualties.
After the first war, she had been able to count the students she's outlived rather easily.
At the forefront of her mind, were the Prewett brothers, Gideon and Fabian as she stared at the lifeless body of their nephew, Fred Weasley. The brothers and their nephew were quite similar being pranksters.
Then her eyes wandered to the dead body of Remus Lupin. He was the last marauder alive since Sirius had died two years ago. Next to him was his wife of not even a year Nymphadora 'Dora' Lupin neé Tonks. She reminisced on how good of a student Remus was and how entertaining it was to have Dora as a student with her metamorphmagus ability.
She was shocked when she found out that they got married since they were so far apart in age but she shouldn't be so hasty since her husband Elphinstone was quite a bit older than her and she had a 'mentor crush' on Dumbledore during her early years as a Hogwarts Professor.
They mirrored James and Lily Potter in the first war leaving a few week old son to raised by his grandmother and teenaged godfather. At least he would have a loving home unlike the aforementioned godfather. That's one of her biggest regrets leaving poor Harry with those muggles and not defying her superior's orders.
Speaking of the Tonks, Poor Andromeda she has lost so much. She lost her husband Ted, a few months ago. Now she lost her only daughter and her son-in-law.
Then her eyes wandered to Lavender Brown. Sure they were nothing alike but it was terribly sad to see the girl go.
The last body she saw was of Colin Creevey. The boy was not even seventeen but he snuck in to fight in the Battle and was killed. But he died like a true Gryffindor.
As much as she had a rivalry with Snape, she was still upset that he died. He was still a former student.
The first person to die in the second war was poor Cedric Diggory. That poor boy was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. She always thought he should've been sorted into Gryffindor but he flourished Hufflepuff.
She couldn't help but think about Susan Bones, she had lost all her family in the past two wars.
Even though the Alice and Frank weren't dead, they weren't actually present in their son's life. She knew they would be proud of their son like she was. He didn't have the best relationship with his grandmother during his school years.
So, that's over 30 students that she's outlived give or take a few.
She thanks Merlin that Voldemort is gone. They won't lose so many people ever again.
She got up from the Gryffindor table and left the Great Hall.