Career Advice, by Green Eyed Lady (G)

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Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Gen
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author’s Website: Fanfiction.net Profile
Why this must be read:

Every now and then, I stumble across an enjoyable story at ff.net that I would not otherwise have found. This is one of those stories. Green Eyed Lady put real thought into the characters she deals with in this story, and in the world in which they live. Minerva McGonagall provides career counseling for her seventh year Gryffindors, among them James, Sirius, Remus, Peter, and Lily. Considering what we know of their futures, this is a bittersweet look at their dreams and ambitions.

Minerva had been doing this for the tenth year now, and knew there was usually quite an element of awkwardness in these meetings.

The majority of students that came in were nervous, if for no other reason than having to share their ambitions (or lack thereof) with a teacher renown for giving out many detentions within her office. They didn't quite meet her eye; they sat in very uncomfortable positions; occasionally, they stuttered, but more often they either spoke much more softly or loudly than was their wont, and the most intelligent of them sometimes wound up saying stupid things that they were obviously embarrassed about and would wither in shame hours later over.

She liked to see those sort, actually. The ones who weren't nervous were often the hardest to deal with. They either really didn't care, which made Minerva's job quite difficult, or were so confident that they were often arrogant. A very few of the calm ones truly had anything to be calm about.

None of them seemed to realise that Minerva was often feeling as discomfited as they were. There were always a few students who had ambitions that she had to break them gently of. She couldn't imagine seeing much of it this year - they had a very outstanding group of Gryffindors, including three of the most brilliant students in anyone's recent memory, who would be able to garner all the requirements needed for whatever they chose.

Career Advice