Harry's hair was turning into a bit... a bit of a problem to be completely honest. Of course his little lead of hair was beautiful, it curled above his eyes, around his face, and behind his ears. But his hair had gotten quite long as well and despite having a loose corkscrew pattern, it still reached his shoulders. This is where it became a bit of a problem.
See Minerva knew, at best, the bare minimum about curly hair like Harry's. She had managed for the past few months. She'd initially brush his hair every morning after breakfast or before nappy changes if possible but, then she realized that it seemed to cause him a lot of pain. By the advice of Professor Sinistra she'd invested in a wide tooth comb which seemed to work better. And all of this was great but looking at the mane cascading down the tot's back she realized it just wasn't practical. Either he needed it cut or... something. Luckily, Professor Sinistra had reached out to her before she reached her wits end.
With her help Minerva learned about a few hairstyles she could try for the little boy. Cornrows seemed nice and so did the little braids she'd seen students sporting throughout the years. Still after seeing a picture of Sinistra's younger cousin she knew just the style she would do.
So now every night for the past month and a half Minerva would twist little Harry's hair with some product that she had bought from London. So far his locs were coming along nicely and the little boy loved it. No longer did he have to sit through a painful combing and occasionally brushing time. Each morning she just slicked a bit a product through his hair and every few days his hair was washed.
So Harry got to dance, run play, splash and carry on with all the excitement he felt in his little heart. And Minerva spent less time with a screaming child in her lap after a long day of classes.
It was a win win if you asked her.
A/n:
But why am I post about Harry's hair. Well I realized the whole time that I was writing this I never mentioned his hair. And like that's something kinda important to me. Hmm anyway.
If you didn't catch it Harry has locs, more commonly known as dreadlocs. They're a protective hairstyle for natural Black hair. Minerva likes it because she's no longer causing her charge pain and Harry loves it because he's no longer in pain. They reach about his shoulders.
Picture of what Harry's locs probably look like: www. beauty-and-the-bath image-files/african-american-boys-locs. jpg
Note that Harry has lighter skin than the boy pictured. (Not for much of a reason besides Harry spends a lot of time in the castle and he's young)
Professor Sinistra is Black, per the movies and per my own personal fannon.