Therefore mcgonagall was born on october 4, 1935, and started hogwarts in 1947, aged 11 years, 11 months. Professon minerva mcgonagall tells her class about the history of the chamber of secrets. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Rowling wrote new stories about mcgonagall, slughorn for ebook trio. Who would win a duel between severus snape and minerva. Muggles guide to harry pottercharactersminerva mcgonagall. Harry potter minerva mcgonagall adult hat a halfblood witch, animagus, and professor of transfiguration at hogwarts. Given mcgonagall s past being similar to voldemorts, and diary. Not only does minerva mcgonagall command the respect of her students, she is also as close as a confidant as anyone can be to albus dumbledore, with the possible exception of severus snape. Harry and hermione had immediately come to her with the information the brightest witch of her age had gathered. Minerva mcgonagall was a witch who became the transfiguration professor and later headteacher of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Related family, elphinstone urqhuart deceased husband, witch mother, muggle.
Minerva mcgonagall is born the harry potter lexicon. Harry witnessed professor mcgonagall walking right past peeves who was determinedly loosening a crystal chandelier and could have sworn he heard her tell the poltergeist out of the corner of her mouth, it unscrews the other way. Nevilles grandmother was faintly terrifying, but minerva didnt put up with her nonsense, not when neville had. Rowling wrote new stories about mcgonagall, slughorn. Mcgonagall is one of my favourites, wish she would have gotten more scenes. She is best known as deputy headmistress of hogwarts and parttime tabby cat, but there is more to learn about professor minerva mcgonagall. Check out shmoop s visual take on what its all about. One size fits most adults officially licensed harry potter product. During the book, professor binns he was a teacher never mentioned in the movies who also happened to be a ghost was the one who share the history of the chamber of secrets. This character is a teacher at the school hogwarts, and a good character in the series. Rowling wrote new stories about mcgonagall, slughorn for. Chamber of secrets, hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, scotland, uk. Jk rowling to release series of ebooks on harry potter.
Minerva mcgonagall has appeared in the following books. Minerva mcgonagall simple english wikipedia, the free. Well, thats tertiary level canon, and is therefore trumped by subsequent secondary canon pm and primary canon op references. Mcgonagall is one of my favourites, wish she would. She is harrys transfiguration professor, deputy headmistress under albus dumbledore, and head of house for gryffindor while harry is at hogwarts. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Everyones favorite novice wizard, harry potter, continues his highflying adventures at hogwarts. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can. In the second book, it is he who describes the legend of the chamber of secrets when asked by the students, but in the film version, it is mcgonagall, as binns does not appear in any of the films. Aug 26, 2015 master minerva mcgonagall owner minerva mcgonagall additional details mcgonagalls wand was particularly well suited to her magical abilities. Estonia mcgonagall was always the forgotten, younger sister of minerva mcgonagall and because of tom riddle, she has always stayed that way. An exceptional student of magical talent, she was made prefect and head girl and had a particular talent for transfiguration, and eventually became animagus. He constantly gets the students names wrong and is often so absentminded he is.
The harry potter lexicon is an unofficial harry potter fansite. Common knowledge peoplecharacters minerva mcgonagall. Minerva mcgonagall was the transfiguration professor and deputy headmistress at hogwarts for over forty years, and a powerful witch and animagus ps1, ps4. Pvn raven seems to interpret it as applying when the series begins, which just confuses the matters even more because it could refer to philosophers stone chapter 1 in 1981 where we first meet professor mcgonagall and professor dumbledre, or it could apply to the time when harry goes to hogwarts. As a ghost, he seems unaware of his change from living to dead.
Minerva mcgonagall is a character in the harry potter series. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets minerva mcgonagall tells. Why didnt ron and harry ask professor mcgonagall for help instead of lockhart to enter the chamber of secrets. Minerva mcgonagall parties some few crackhaunters whereas her mcmuff is inundated with a dildo. Quotes by and about minerva mcgonagall the harry potter lexicon. Character profile for minerva mcgonagall from harry potter. Mcgonagall has a stern exterior, keeping her classes strictly controlled and following the rules closely ps8, yet has a warm heart and cares deeply for her friends and students. Professor minerva mcgonagall in harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Given mcgonagalls past being similar to voldemorts, and diary. One of my favorite scenes in the book was when professor mcgonagall did battle with snape and sent him running from the castle, and then fired up the other professors and did her piertotum locomotor spell to get the statues and suits of armor into the battle. She is harry s transfiguration professor, deputy headmistress under albus dumbledore, and head of house for gryffindor while harry is at hogwarts. The bravery fits well with her first name, minerva, the goddess of. So what about the reference from the sch2 interview.
Mcgonagall, professor the name is scottish also written as mcgonigle or mcgonegal and is from the celtic name conegal, which means the bravest. Harry mcgonagall chapter 20 the chamber of secrets a basilisk. She is best known as deputy headmistress of hogwarts and parttime tabby cat, but there. Youll sniff out hereaway every inch from yenny carles getting a strangle hold on the gazungas of bonny fiction doxies to sticky, bristly. Later, minerva was present for the reopening of the chamber of secrets. So the question is, when was professor mcgonagall born really. Minerva mcgonagallseverus snape works archive of our own. Transfiguration deputy headmistress headmistress the transfiguration teacher and head of gryffindor house during the entire series. She teaches transfiguration, a type of magic where you change objects or animals into.
Professor minerva mcgonagall in harry potter and the chamber of. Mcgonagalls distrust of the ministry can certainly be explained by her previous career at the ministry and how she left to become a professor at hogwarts. At the end of harry potter and the chamber of secrets, dumbledore retracts his promise to punish harry, ron, and hermione if they break any more school rules after professor mcgonagall estimates they have broken over 100 and lavishly rewards them for ending the threat from the chamber of secrets. Just in case i want to do this it can be challenging creating a professor mcgonagall costume on your own, but i show you everything you need to dress as your favorite headmistress. Filch is revealed to be a squib in harry potter and the chamber of secrets. She had been teaching for over 35 years by the time harry entered hogwarts. During her young, mcgonagall fell in love with a man who was a muggle nonmagical person. In the final books, mcgonagall shows she is an extremely adept and quick duelist.
The one with slughorn and mcgonagall the other was never concluded. Professor mcgonagall is a solid, dependable presence at hogwarts, even if she doesnt have professor dumbledores charisma or depth of power. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Minerva mcgonagall is born into a home that requires stringent observation of rules. See more ideas about harry potter, maggie smith and hogwarts. Minerva mcgonagall bellatrix lestrange narcissa malfoy rita skeeter luna lovegood cho chang hermione jean granger fleur isabelle delacour ginny weasley dolores jane umbridge. Rubies costume co rubies costumes 49955 harry potter mcgonagalls hat adult size. Tom riddles obsession with the similarities between him and harry potter in chamber of secrets, voldemort also may have also cast the curse for personal ly, because he felt angry, vindictive, and jealous of mcgonagall, and wanted to take his revenge for what he saw. How does minerva know that it was ginny that was missing. She teaches a subject called transfiguration, this a type of magic where you change objects. It would be a close duel, but mcgonagall would emerge victorious. She is an all business, no nonsense kind of professor who loves her students more than they will ever know. She teaches a subject called transfiguration, this a type of magic where you change objects or animals into other objects and animals.
Also, she does her best to reach out to harry and ron once hermione is petrified and ginny is taken into the chamber of secrets. This time around, harry ignores warnings not to return to school that is, if he values his life to investigate a mysterious series of attacks with ron and hermione. Wands made from the fir tree work very well for transfiguration, which is where mcgonagall excelled and was the class she eventually taught at hogwarts. According to that official timeline csdvd, harry potter was born on july 31, 1980. In hp and the chamber of secrets, when ginny weasley was taken into the chamber of secrets how did minerva mcgonagall and the other teachers know it was her that had been taken. There have only been 2 people in the books to hold off 3 oponents at. Until one evening the transfiguration professor opens up to hermione granger about how her sister needing extra help in potions ruined her life. From harry potter and the chamber of secrets sit, she said, and they harry and ron both backed into chairs by the fire. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets minerva mcgonagall. In cos there is a scene when ginny is taken and the teachers learn of it in which snape takes the lead in dealing with lockhart, and the other heads of house follow his lead.
Therefore the events of this book begin on july 31, 1992, harrys 12th birthday. Kingsley shacklebolt vs minerva mcgonagall battles. Temporary headmistress when dumbledore was sacked in chamber of secrets. She is smart and sees far more than her students are comfortable with. Stories featuring minerva mcgonagall as central or main character, in german and english language. Minerva mcgonagall from harry potter series charactour. The following fictional characters are staff members and denizens of hogwarts in the harry potter books written by j. Rubies costume co rubies costumes 49955 harry potter mcgonagall s hat adult size.
Mcgonagall has a stern exterior, keeping her classes strictly controlled and following the rules closely, yet has a warm heart and cares deeply for her friends and students. If anyone had seen it happening, wouldnt they have been attacked by the monster as well. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Minerva began working at hogwarts school in december 1956. Professor mcgonagall costume find out what you need to wear to dress up as your favorite headmistess. The children became aware of the legend about the chamber and were anxious to learn whatever they could about. Professor minerva mcgonagall in harry potter and the. She helps harry potter, the main character, many times in the series. According to the book, professor minerva mcgonagall is only 56, but. Chamber of secret was first opened by tom riddle in his fifth year and that time minerva mcgonagall was a new junior professor of transfiguration at hogwarts. Aug 17, 2016 jk rowling to release series of ebooks on harry potter hogwarts characters.
In september 1992, mcgonagall was very angry to learn that harry and ron had taken a ford anglia and flew to school, having broken. Minerva mcgonagall harry potter books wikia fandom. As far as her character goes, the films were pretty true to the books for mcgonagalls personality and actions. Professor minerva mcgonagall in harry potter and the chamber. Minerva mcgonagall is portrayed by british actress dame maggie smith in the film adaptations of harry potter and the philosophers stone, chamber of secrets, prisoner of azkaban, goblet of fire, order of the phoenix, halfblood prince and in deathly hallows. Mar 22, 2020 an archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Minerva mcgonagall, bright and burning sarah gailey. Aunt minnie looked over the rippedout page that described the monster. Temporary headmistress after dumbledores death in halfblood prince. It was professor mcgonagall, carrying a large pile of books. Trying to imagine professor minerva mcgonagall in harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Potter and the philosophers stone harry potter and the chamber of secrets.
Potter day in the future there will be books written about harry every child in. Quotes by and about minerva mcgonagall the harry potter. She teaches transfiguration, a type of magic where you change objects or animals into other objects and animals. Minerva mcgonagall is a fictional character in the harry potter books written by j.
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