The final holiday 2005 drabble to be posted was for vulgarweed, who asked for a character moment for McGonagall.

First Day

When she had begun teaching, each year the first-years seemed to be younger and more foolish. After a dozen years, that impression had ceased, but this year's entering students brought it back again. Minerva looked around the classroom and shook her head. Two empty seats. Perhaps it was not unexpected that Harry Potter would not know how to find his way around a magical building, although young Miss Granger had managed perfectly well. Minerva only hoped that Ronald Weasley's tardiness did not indicate he would follow in his nearest brothers' footsteps. Transfiguring back into human form, she snapped, "You're late."