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James said goodbye to McGonagall, in his last day at Hogwarts, asking if he could hug her. She respectfully declined (because she was a professional) and James respectfully understood with his humour, so he just says “You’ve always been my favorite teacher. thank you Professor.”.

When James died, she regretted about declining that hug.

So after Harry destroyed Voldemort, she made sure to hug him, relieved that she wouldn’t regret this time.