If Minerva McGonagall feels as bewildered as the sea of faces at the House tables, and indeed at the head table, she hides it well. No, she isn't certain either what's happening, but she intends to track down the ghost of Albus Dumbledore just as soon as she can and find out. The last she remembers, the castle had just been exhaling in the full light of day, with little pockets of survivors coming together to breathe and remember the fallen, even make a start on the cleaning up. Now here they all are.
After the first speech, she'll be mingling with the other professors at the head table, and sweeping down to the Gryffindor table to try and assuage whatever fears she can, and figure out who all of these new students are. Some of them look far too familiar, and really shouldn't be sitting next to each other considering when she remembers them all from, but she isn't going to let that fluster her.
II. Classroom/Office
Transfiguration is still her area of expertise, but her focus in this situation is a little different. The syllabus reads ANIMAGI: THEORY AND PRACTICE, and there is drawn lovingly on the chalkboard a truly gruesome image of a half-man-half-cow. Not all of his innards are currently in. There is a cat on the desk. Almost everyone has seen this trick already, but it's such a good one.
After class, her office hours are as extensive as ever, for students with questions, concerns, likely problems unrelated to class. She'll do her best to answer them. Once a teacher, always a teacher. She will also, unless otherwise directed, return to her duties as Head of Gryffindor House.
III. Out and About
There are such a lot of new faces, and old faces, she's going to be kept busy trying to keep up with everyone. That said, feel free to flag her down as she passes.
Minerva McGonagall
If Minerva McGonagall feels as bewildered as the sea of faces at the House tables, and indeed at the head table, she hides it well. No, she isn't certain either what's happening, but she intends to track down the ghost of Albus Dumbledore just as soon as she can and find out. The last she remembers, the castle had just been exhaling in the full light of day, with little pockets of survivors coming together to breathe and remember the fallen, even make a start on the cleaning up. Now here they all are.
After the first speech, she'll be mingling with the other professors at the head table, and sweeping down to the Gryffindor table to try and assuage whatever fears she can, and figure out who all of these new students are. Some of them look far too familiar, and really shouldn't be sitting next to each other considering when she remembers them all from, but she isn't going to let that fluster her.
II. Classroom/Office
Transfiguration is still her area of expertise, but her focus in this situation is a little different. The syllabus reads ANIMAGI: THEORY AND PRACTICE, and there is drawn lovingly on the chalkboard a truly gruesome image of a half-man-half-cow. Not all of his innards are currently in. There is a cat on the desk. Almost everyone has seen this trick already, but it's such a good one.
After class, her office hours are as extensive as ever, for students with questions, concerns, likely problems unrelated to class. She'll do her best to answer them. Once a teacher, always a teacher. She will also, unless otherwise directed, return to her duties as Head of Gryffindor House.
III. Out and About
There are such a lot of new faces, and old faces, she's going to be kept busy trying to keep up with everyone. That said, feel free to flag her down as she passes.