McGonagall believed that this would be the end of Hogwarts, and forced the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Gilderoy Lockhart to find the Chamber of Secrets and rescue Ginny, pointing out all of Lockhart's supposed heroic acts. McGonagall was also a skilled member of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team. She found Amycus Carrow attempting to break into Ravenclaw Tower, claiming his sister Alecto was inside. I"m curious as to the others' jobs though. "[5] Meanwhile, WatchMojo ranked McGonagall as their 9th best character stating, "Professor of Transfiguration at Hogwarts, Gryffindor head of house and member of the Order of the Phoenix, Professor McGonagall is an austere, imposing woman with a strict sense of responsibility. I think it may be Professor McGonagall, because she should have taken over when Dumbledore died. McGonagall began her Hogwarts education at the age of eleven and was sorted into Gryffindor after being a Hatstall between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw.
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McGonagall helped evacuate the younger students to Hogsmeade and ordered Pansy Parkinson and all those in favour of giving Harry over to Voldemort in exchange for their lives to leave. They arrived upon the scene where the girl's lavatories had been wrecked and the troll defeated by Harry and Ron Weasley while saving their friend Hermione Granger. Can you tell me your favourite true crime serial killer non-fiction book? When McGonagall refused and Amycus spat in her face, Harry angrily revealed himself and incapacitated the siblings with help from Luna. Presumably not anyone we know, or they would have told the kids to say hi to the headmaster as well as Neville. I know they don't say who it is, I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas. Following Lord Voldemort's defeat at the hands of her student Harry Potter and the deaths of Headmasters Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape, McGonagall takes the position of Headmistress. They don't say who it is. Despite McGonagall's reservations that the Dursleys were the "worst kind of Muggles", McGonagall understood that due to the framing and imprisonment of Harry's godfather Sirius Black, the Dursley's were the only family the infant had left. However McGonagall confiscated the Firebolt assuming it was sent by Sirius (which it in fact was) and was cursed (which was incorrect as Sirius was innocent of any crimes and was Harry's godfather).
Due to the trio's bravery as well as Neville Longbottom's courage attempting to stand up to them for breaking the rules, Gryffindor eventually won the House Cup that year. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Despite the school being overrun by Death Eaters, McGonagall remained at Hogwarts to ensure little harm came to the students.
[3] Whilst attempting to protect Hagrid from being sacked by Umbridge, McGonagall was attacked by Umbridge's Aurors and was sent to St Mungo's Hospital. She keeps her students in line with the threat of detention, but also has a softer side on rare occasions – and not just when she transforms herself into a cat. Due to Dumbledore's absence, Umbridge appointed herself as Headmistress rather than McGonagall. Still, if anybody knows who the new headmaster … Amycus revealed that he had been warned Harry would try to break into Ravenclaw Tower, and admitted he would project the blame onto the students in the dormitories. Minerva was born a half-blooded witch as her father was a Muggle and her mother a Witch.