Originally from the 1980s, the play was written Edward Franklin Albee III and had only a short run at the Morosco Among many nominations, shes also won three Emmys for Downton Abbey and a 1978 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for California Suite. There is no report that she objected this, which shows that she likely forgave him and came to admire his marvellous bravery. However, rather than punishing or expelling him for having broken Madam Hooch's order that no student would ride on their broomsticks and the risk he took, Minerva brought him to see Oliver Wood, captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, announcing that she had found their new Seeker. In the final moments of the battle, she duelled Voldemort himself to a stalemate along with Horace Slughorn and Kingsley Shacklebolt. When Harry arrived at Hogwarts, Minerva was naturally pleased that he was sorted into Gryffindor, her house and as he studied in Hogwarts. She was also relieved to hear of the safe return of the trolley witch, who had been turned into a Foundable and at some point afterwards retrieved by the aforementioned Task Force member, saying that the Hogwarts Express would not be the same without her and her sweets, noting that she could remember her working at the train even back when Minerva herself was a student, during which she was "partial" to her Pumpkin Pasties. When Umbridge revealed that anti-Muggle prankster Willy Widdershins had provided her with testimony that Harry was forming this rebel group, Minerva loudly voiced that she had wondered why he had managed to avoid prosecution for all his regurgitating toilet charges, joined in her vocal outrage by the portrait of Headmaster Dexter Fortescue. [1], Minerva in her earlier years as a Professor, Instead, Minerva sent an owl to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, asking whether she might be considered for a teaching post. WebThe scene was filmed when Smith was 76 years old. Eventually, McGregor proposed to Minerva on a ploughed field and she accepted his offer. [54] During this time, she would also lecture them on how to better connect with their teammates, which helped them get better results with their Proficiency Charm. As a result, Neville received a Howler from her during breakfast. She then proceeded to hand over the necklace to Professor Snape, through the Caretaker Argus Filch and questioned the the trio and Leanne on what they witnessed. Smiths droll delivery and expressive gestures made her a shoo-in for satire and comedy roles in variety shows, and her early career was characterized by dynamic musical performances in revuesthough Smith is self-deprecating about her own singing ability. See these familiar faces and more in #HogwartsMystery coming April 25. You see, honorable as your intentions were, you too were out of bed after hours. This caused Gryffindor to drop to last in the House Cup. She was also the only person ever seen to produce three Patronus charms at once, which she additionally did non-verbally. [17], Knowing Minerva was the only one left in the school with Dumbledore gone that could possibly teach them the Revelio Charm, Jacob's sibling turned to her to learn the spell. When Minerva was happy or relaxed, she seemed like a different person entirely. This nearly exposed the wizarding world to Muggles, but Minerva was fairer than Snape, the one who brought the matter up in the first place. In her gratitude for Harry accepting the position, she bought him a Nimbus 2000 for his first Quidditch game. She did this after having walked in on them practising so many times around the school. She had no control of her magic and thus inadvertently summoned toys that had been left on upper shelves to her cot, made the family cat do her bidding, and her father's bagpipes play themselves which would cause her to chuckle happily. [12], As the devoted instructor of Transfiguration classes, Minerva highly respected this specific branch of magic, which she considered be among the most difficult and sophisticated magic that Hogwarts students learn. [40], Sometime before 1 September that same year,[41] Headmistress McGonagall charged Rubeus Hagrid with serving as a special messenger to the family of a young Muggle-born that had been admitted to the school in order explain to the child's parents about the existence of magic, to deliver their letter of acceptance and to take said student-to-be to Diagon Alley in London to purchase the necessary school supplies. In addition to find a suitable candidate to replace her as the school's Transfiguration teacher,[32] as well as a new, permanent occupant for the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts instructor. You will join your classmates in detention. [23], Having merely assumed that her colleague was simply in a hurry to pursue their adversaries, no one tried to stop him as he did so, and once when one of them caused a section of the roof to collapse and took the barrier with him, Minerva and those who were still standing rushed forward to pursue them as well; only for the dust to clear and Snape to emerge with Draco Malfoy in tow, Assuming they were running from the Death Eaters, Minerva let them pass before reengaging the Death Eaters that came down after them, whereupon she duelled and personally chased off Alecto Carrow, whom Minerva sent running for cover. Minerva smiling at the Yule Ball, a rare occurrence, Minerva almost constantly exuded magnanimity and sternness, being held in great respect (and some fear) by nearly all students and staff. [49], Upon the arrival of a Calamity Investigator to Hogwarts Castle to take up a teaching position, Professor McGonagall welcomed the individual by giving them a copy of the letters that were once exchanged between Albus Dumbledore and Adalbert Waffling to help improve their skills in addressing the Calamity, specifically in fighting Impaired Foes. When Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy did not arrive at Hogwarts with the Hogwarts Express on 1 September 2020, Minerva sent owls to their parents and later met with Harry Potter, Ginny Potter and Draco Malfoy, along with Minister for Magic Hermione Granger and her husband Ron Weasley, to find them. Her magical prowess allowed her to be the teacher of Transfiguration, a remarkably complex field of magic which she proved to be an expert in. Since where students that were of age from each school got the opportunity to meet and test their mettle in the field of Potion-making against their peers from the Russian school of magic Koldovstoretz, Mahoutokoro in Japan and the Ugandan institution of Uagadou. 4 October) was a Scottish half-blood witch, the only daughter of Muggle Robert McGonagall and witch Isobel Ross. [26], Upon assuming her new post full-time, she was advised not to confuse the Headmaster portraits for the actual people they depicted, as they were only paint and memory, and supposed to be nothing more than a support mechanism for the many difficult decisions that she would have to make while running the prestigious institution. She was also behind the eventual employment of her former student Neville Longbottom to the Herbology department, under head of department Pomona Sprout,[33][26] whom she eventually appointed as her successor as the Head of Gryffindor House. When Professor Slughorn announced the emminent arrival of a delegation from the Ministry of Magic, led by the Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour, she gave Harry leave to vacate the office so that she could prepare to receive the new arrivals and inform them about what had happened. Upon realising that they did not know either, Minerva tasked Hagrid with organising a search party to find her and turned down her peer's offer to lend them a hand. Rubeus Hagrid respected McGonagall. [26], Shortly afterwards, however, the Headmistress received word from the Ministry of Magic that confirmed there actually was something to their accusations after all: Gorski, who had spent some time travelling the world hunting for treasure and riches before he was invited to teach at Hogwarts, had eventually partnered up with a dangerous Dark wizard. At one point, Minerva's owl had been delayed by bad weather. Magical characteristics This 2009 fantasy drama film starring Maggie Smith and Timothy Spall among others also used Athelhampton House as a key location. Minerva McGonagall When Cornelius Fudge brought Aurors to arrest Dumbledore in 1996, she boldly stepped forward and announced her intention to fight the Aurors on his behalf. McGonagall duelling Snape before his escape, Realising that a battle was upon them, Minerva engaged Severus Snape, the Headmaster at the time, in a fierce duel. [5] In her youth, Minerva was described to not be as beautiful as her mother, but she was still rather pretty according to her picture in that age. Honest to God, I have no idea where the urge came from, she told the Evening Standard in 2019. Minerva heartily approved of this, as she despised the foul creatures. Instead of expelling him, which was Madam Hooch's stated punishment for anyone caught doing so, Minerva instead took him to see Oliver Wood, captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, to comment on his prodigious skill with the broom. Dame Maggie Smith is one of the world's most distinguished actresses with an extensive career in theater and films, the 87-year-old veteran is highly respected When Lockhart resigned due to his self-induced amnesia, McGonagall was cheerful along with the rest of the staff and students at the news. While Professor Snape favoured students of his own house and often overlooked any misbehaviour from students like Draco Malfoy, McGonagall had little tolerance for nonsense from any student, regardless of their house, and took no notice of the Malfoy family's status within the wizarding community. Now aware of when and where their children were, Harry, Ginny, Draco, Ron, and Hermione had gone back in time themselves and converged at Godric's Hollow in order to retrieve them, and to hopefully stop Delphini and her plot to thwart her father's final defeat. Margaret Natalie Smith was born on December 28, 1934, in Ilford, England, and grew up in Oxford, where her father worked as a University of Oxford lab technician. Ignoring Snape's frustrated questioning of Dumbledore's whereabouts, Minerva and Snape used the Fire-Making Spell to successfully free Ben from the Cursed Ice, taking care to target as further as possible from his body. In the aftermath of the incident, the Headmistress noted that in light of the fact that the school had suffered no lasting damage from this latest surge, (not counting the students' new favourite excuse for not finishing their schoolwork in time; 'the Calamity stole my homework! Maggie Smiths highest grossing movies are the Harry Potter movies, which altogether grossed around $5.5 billion at the box office. Shortly prior to the Battle of Hogwarts, Amycus Carrow - who, along with his sister Alecto, had been posted at the school by Voldemort - demanded to know where Harry was in the Tower and McGonagall asked why he would be there as he belonged in her house, with clear pride in her voice. Teachers didn't often seek permission for a student to use one of the devices, but she saw something special in Hermione and went out of her way to make sure the younger witch wasn't under-achieving. [68], By the time they had solved the riddle, however, Minerva had already sent an urgent owl to inform them all that Sir Nicholas had found two individuals trapped within the portrait of Merlin: The first was the Grey Lady, which explained her sudden disappearance. McGonagall was very angry by Crouch's teaching methods and shouted at him. Despite her formidable rsumand her self-proclaimed love for the stageSmith maintains that the works of Shakespeare simply arent her cup of tea. It seemed even from a young age, Smith was destined to be a star. Dryly pointing out that perhaps his sister, whom Professor Flitwick had admitted earlier at their urgent request, could open the door and prevent him from waking half the castle. When forced to acknowledge Umbridge's presence, McGonagall treated her with a cold and harsh demeanour. [3] However, she didn't hesitate to disagree with him when she felt the need to do so, greatly opposing his decision to place Harry Potter with Petunia Dursley's family[98] and his policy of allowing Harry to run extreme risks. Though Minerva initially tried to convince Harry to flee out of concern for his safety, she immediately joined Harry in retaking the castle and preparing for battle. [1], Later on in her career, Minerva rose to the position of Head of the Transfiguration department. On 23 August, 1975 she married playwright Beverly Cross and the marriage ended with his death on 20 March, 1998. Female[3] Movie Actress. [12], McGonagall protecting students during Snape's regime. Maggie Smith actually portrays the elder version of Wendy from the original Peter Pan story, and does a fantastic job. When Dolores Umbridge and several Aurors attempted to evict Hagrid from the grounds of Hogwarts, Minerva sought to intervene on behalf of her colleague. Charging out of the castle, she shouted at the Aurors to leave Hagrid alone. Lily Potter (ne Evans), one of McGonagall's best students and an ally in the first Order of the Phoenix. [20], In the final weeks of that school year, Minerva served as temporary Headmistress of Hogwarts after the Board of Governors, under Lucius Malfoy's influence, suspended Dumbledore for failing to stop the attacks against the students. The meeting, however, ultimately descend into chaos and name-calling when Draco Malfoy accused them of having invented the pain in Harry's scar as an attention-seeking publicity stunt, and stormed out in a huff on account of the Ministry's previous failure to issue a statement that denied the vicious rumours circulating about his family, which prompted people to leave without taking Harry sufficiently seriously either, and no strategy was agreed on to tackle said possible threat. The castle for instance, though rebuilt, still bore scars decades later,[30] and for years after the the Dark Lord's last stand, nearly all of their students were able to see the Thestrals that pulled the Hogwarts carriages, serving as a constant, painful reminder of the cost of said event. As she wasn't a Slytherin, Malfoy didn't respect her at all but was never foolish enough to make this clear in front of her. Harry was therefore again placed under the watchful eye and care of McGonagall. Their fellow Hatstall status was a subject of gentle humour between them, with the two Heads of house being amused to think that they might, but for those crucial moments in their youths, have exchanged positions. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Minerva, however, was still Headmistress of Hogwarts in spite of their interference, and tried to advise Harry on interfering in Albus and Scorpius's friendship, but he insisted on keeping them separated and even went so far as to threaten to come down on the school with the full force of the Ministry unless she complied, and insisted that the Headmistress used the Marauder's Map to track their movements to keeping them apart, and Minerva reluctantly agreed. Given her adoration of her Muggle father and continuing love for Dougal, she deplored these ideas. She was quite critical of the Ministry of Magic's involvement at Hogwarts and was furious when Torquil Travers and a team of Aurors interrupted Dumbledore's Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson, protesting that this was "a school". 1 Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson & Rupert Grint (Harry, Hermione & Ron) Harry, Hermione, and Ron are the foundation for the drama and the emotional center of the franchise. [20], The professors moments after Ginny Weasley was kidnapped by the monster, When Ginny Weasley was later taken into the Chamber of Secrets, where "her skeleton will lie in the chamber forever", Minerva despairingly believed that they were facing the end of Hogwarts. Both Minerva and Horace battled together against Voldemort alongside Kingsley Shacklebolt in the Battle of Hogwarts. Although the couple had no children, her nieces and nephews visited often. It was only when she saw Harry Potter's body being carried by Hagrid that she began to despair, letting out a scream terrible to anyone who heard it, equal to that of Ron, Hermione, and Ginny's together. As a staple in the magical community, Minerva was present at the Extraordinary General Meeting called at the Ministry of Magic by Minister Hermione Granger in the afternoon[65] of 1 September 2020, where Harry Potter, now the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, talked about the movements and increased activity of Voldemort's former allies and cautioned vigilance regarding Dark Magic. They fought Voldemort, along with Horace Slughorn, and all of them survived the war. Amycus then horrified her by stating his plan to push the blame for Alecto summoning Voldemort on the children in the dormitories, without remorse or concern that they would likely be killed or horribly tortured. Upon reaching the site, Minerva was shocked to discover a wrecked bathroom, an unconscious troll and three bedraggled first years, one of whom was her best student Hermione Granger. Both witches tried to oppose Umbridge (in 1995) and the Carrows (in 1998). The claim wasn't true, but Minerva was none the wiser. During her Sorting, she proved to be a hatstall: the Sorting Hat spent five and a half minutes wavering between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw before deciding to place her in the former. Maggie and Robert are the parents of 2 sons, actor and director Toby Stephens who was born in 1969 and actor Chris Larkin who was born in 1967. They both believed that Divination was a very "woolly" subject and that Professor Trelawney was a fraud,[21] Furthermore, both were considered for Ravenclaw, but in the end were both Sorted into Gryffindor House. Ron thought she was very strict, however, he did see her good side on a number of occasions. First on 29 June, 1967 to actor Robert Stephens and had two sons with him, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens, both actors. There is also the possibility that there was another, older Scottish witch of the same name who also taught at Hogwarts before the birth of Minerva who appears in the Harry Potter books and films, although it would be unlikely that the two are related as the latter inherited her surname from her Muggle father. Later, it was revealed that, McGonagall is a playable character in the. (First Class),[13] (b. The two dated while waiting for Cross to finalize his divorce, but their relationship was interrupted when Smith joined Laurence Oliviers National Theater and fell in love with another company member, Robert Stephens. She has two brothers, architect Ian Smith and Alistair Smith, who died in 1981. WebDraco Malfoy : [smirk suddenly fades and steps up] Excuse me, professor, perhaps I heard you wrong. In an early draft of the first book, she was called "Madam McGonagle". It was returned to him later after having been declared safe. Birthday December 28, 1934. Shortly after, she received another visit from Harry, Ginny and Draco. Smith and Cross married soon after that, and were together until Crosss death in 1998. Maggie Smith is known as one of the most award-winning actresses ever. [3] When Neville "lost" his scrap of parchment (which was actually stolen by Crookshanks) with Gryffindor's passwords on them, allowing Sirius Black to enter the common room, Minerva was furious with him. She may be the elderly matriarch of the Crawley family, but how old is Maggie Smith in real life, and will she be retiring soon? Nationality As a child, Minerva helped her mother conceal from her father the accidents and embarrassments the young witch's magic sometimes caused. The two continued to have a very positive relationship over the following years. It is shown she brings Trelawney back to Hogwarts after Umbridge dismissed her. After Voldemort infiltrated Hogwarts, two new professors took the post of Muggle Studies and Defence Against the Dark Arts: Alecto and Amycus Carrow respectively. [12] Shortly before the battle, Minerva ordered Neville Longbottom with the aid of Seamus Finnigan and other students to destroy the Wooden Bridge so that the Snatchers could not sneak into the school grounds. [25] She also led a herd of enchanted desks into the fray at one point, during which she yelled "CHARGE!". This larger than life version of Wizard's Chess was known to be brutally violent and sacrificial for wizards to have to take part in themselves. Some of them included Nymphadora Tonks and Kingsley Shacklebolt, whom she appeared to be friendly with Kingsley. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Copperfield_(1999_film) At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in: Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery& Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells& Harry Potter: Magic Awakened.As such, spoilers will be present within the article. [55], Determined to run the school as normally as they possibly could under the circumstances, despite the rising tensions surrounding the Calamity, and even though Hogwarts was hit with a massive Pixie infestation and recquired all of the professors to spend time finding and removing nests of nettlesome Pixies from the premises,[56] the Inter-House Quidditch Cup was held as planned, and at some point after the tryouts of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Professor McGonagall announced to an gathering of students in the Great Hall that Rose Granger-Weasley had made the it as their new Chaser.
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