mcgonagall pulling sirius into her office after every outburst in fifth year before he moves out & gets disowned and refusing to punish him but instead offering him biscuits and talking to him about quidditch
mcgonagall intercepting howlers so that they never reach him
mcgonagall quietly replacing the books on queerness that keep disappearing from the library’s restricted section after remus has signed in
mcgonagall giving the care of magical creatures and defense against the dark arts professors A Stern Talking To when she hears they’ve been going on anti-werewolf bents in class
mcgonagall mothering students who need her
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