Post by Professor McGonagall on Oct 9, 2011 19:40:02 GMT
Character Quote: "The house of Godric Gryffindor has commanded the respect of the wizard world for nearly ten centuries. I will not have you, in the course of a single evening, besmirching that name by behaving like a babbling, bumbling band of baboons."
Name: Minerva McGonagall
Age: 70
OC or Canon: Canon
Former house: Gryffindor
Blood Status: Half-blood
Wand: Fir, dragon heartstring, nine and a half inches, stiff
Profession: Head of the Transfiguration department and Head of Gryffindor House
Physical Description: McGonagall is a tall, relatively old woman with long hair that once was brown but is slowly turning grey and green eyes. Typically she appears very prim and proper and hardly ever lets her hair down, usually keeping it in a tight bun.
Typical clothing: Usually McGonagall will be seen wearing emerald green colored robes or her favorite tartan pattern accompanied by a pointed black hat on her head that is slightly cocked to the side. Sometimes she will also wear glasses.
Picture:
Family: Robert McGonagall (father), Isobel McGonagall (mother), Robert McGonagall Jr. and Malcolm McGonagall (brothers)
Personality: McGonagall is a rather stern individual and a well respected teacher. She typically does not take kindly to silliness or talking from her pupils, even turning cold toward people saying or doing stupid things in front of her. However, despite her stern personality McGonagall does have a fun side which she shows through her love of Quidditch and cats. She has a rather dry sense of humor that comes out during the tough times and she has a strong sense of loyalty and bravery. Minerva also has a warmer side that she shows to those that are close to her.
History: McGonagall attended Hogwarts from 1947 to 1954. During her time as a student she was taught by the then Transfiguration Professor, Albus Dumbledore, and under his guidance she learned to become an Animagus. She was a top student and even was a Prefect and a Head Girl during her time at Hogwarts. Later she went on to become the Transfiguration Professor and work under Dumbledore. She eventually surpassed him and became the Head of the department after he became the new Headmaster of Hogwarts. Later on in her career she would be appointed to the role of Head of Gryffindor House. Even further on, Dumbledore appointed her as the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts.
When Voldemort first came to power, McGonagall joined the Order of the Phoenix to help fight back the Death Eaters and Voldemort himself. She stayed loyal to the Order even when the murders rose and things began to look bad. When Voldemort was eventually defeated and Lily and James were killed, McGonagall traveled to where the only family their son, Harry, had left, the Dursleys, lived to observe them for a day in the form of her Animagus. She determined that the muggles would not be a good family to raise Harry, but Dumbledore still left him with them. She would, from time to time, keep an eye on Harry as he grew up.
When Harry was finally accepted to Hogwarts in the year 1991, she was delighted to see him sorted into her own House and, rather amusingly, put under her watchful eye. It was in that year that her friend, Nicholas Flamel, entrusted the protection of the Sorcerer's Stone to Hogwarts. McGonagall was one of the many Professors that helped put up defenses for the stone, her contribution being the massive wizard chess set that Harry, Ron, and Hermione would eventually have to play their way across in order to reach the stone. During Harry's first year at Hogwarts, McGonagall caught sight of Harry flying on a broom when he shouldn't have been. She took him to Oliver Wood and recommended that he be made the Seeker for Gryffindor's Quidditch team. She even made arrangements for Harry to receive a Nimbus 2000, which was the fastest broom at the time.
During Harry's second year at Hogwarts, the Chamber of Secrets was reopened and McGonagall was among the Professors present for the reopening. As it happened, McGonagall had been a student at the time of the first opening of the Chamber. She also had to put up with Gilderoy Lockhart that year and temporarily became the Headmistress when Dumbledore was suspended.
McGonagall also had to deal with the Dementors being present at Hogwarts during Harry's third year and also allowed Hermione to have a Time Turner, which would prove to come in handy for her and Harry later on in the year. She assisted in guarding the castle throughout the year and unintentionally revealed to Harry when he was spying on a conversation between her and some others that Sirius Black happened to be his godfather.
The next year, the Triwizard Tournament came to Hogwarts. When Harry was selected to enter the cup, McGonagall was one of the teachers adamantly against him entering. She didn't want to see a student that she rather liked risking his life in the dangerous games. She protested to Dumbledore, asking to withdraw Harry from the games, but in the end it was decided that he had to compete because he was selected. Later in the year she taught her students to dance for the Yule Ball and requested that they not make fools of themselves. She was also among the Professors that discovered that Alastor Moody, their current Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor, wasn't who he claimed to be and had been concealing his true identity of Barty Crotch Junior all year long. With the murder of Cedric Diggory, it appeared to be confirmed that Lord Voldemort had indeed returned.
McGonagall had to put up with quite a bit during the next year when Umbridge came to Hogwarts to be the new Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor. She was adamantly against Umbridge and the two would often get into spats with one another over various things throughout the year. She even put aside her initial dislike for Professor Trelawny when Umbridge attempted to have her kicked out of Hogwarts. Throughout the year McGonagall attempted to thwart Umbridge, but it appeared to be for naught as things continued to get worse for Hogwarts while Umbridge was around. When Dumbledore was eventually ousted from the school, Umbridge was made into the new Headmistress over McGonagall and things only seemed to get worse for them. Eventually, though, Umbridge was removed from Hogwarts and Dumbledore took his rightful place as Headmaster once more.
The next year brought about assassination attempts on Dumbledore. McGonagall continued to teach throughout the year despite this and things appeared fairly normal, but eventually Dumbledore was killed by Snape. McGonagall was devastated by this turn of events and was the first to raise her wand to the sky after the Dark Mark was cast in the sky to remove it. She was also present for Dumbledore's funeral and became the Headmistress of Hogwarts. She attempted to comfort Harry after Dumbledore's death, but since she was also devastated by the loss of her beloved teacher and friend it fell short.
Eventually, Voldemort took over Hogwarts. McGonagall was stripped of her Headmistress position in favor of Snape. She decided to remain at Hogwarts so that she could protect the students and act as an insider to pass along information to the Order of the Phoenix. With Harry, Ron, and Hermione gone and Neville, Luna, and Ginny doing all they can to make sure Dumbledore's Army survives, McGonagall is doing all she can to protect the students and steadfastly waiting for a chance to rise up against Voldemort with the students.
Sample: McGonagall couldn't say that she wasn't doing her best to keep keep an eye on the students during the trying times they were facing. She was doing all that she could to make sure none of them were injured... or worse. The sheer fact that they had been betrayed by Snape made McGonagall annoyed. It was his fault that Dumbledore was dead. His fault that the students were facing peril every day in what was supposed to be a safe environment. What was Snape doing about it? Absolutely nothing. He just continued to be the Headmaster and didn't do a damn thing about the fact that their students were in danger.
McGonagall heaved a hefty sigh as she continued to make her rounds through the school. No students out tonight. She thought that was the best thing for them, really. Any that were caught out of their common rooms would be subjected to punishment. Harsh punishment from the Carrow siblings. Oh, how she wished she could do something about all that was going on within the walls of what was once a safe environment for their students.
Wait and hope, Minerva. Harry will come through somehow. He always does.
Yes... Harry would come through. He, Hermione, and Ron had to be doing something while they weren't present. They couldn't have just been hiding. If they were, well... McGonagall would be disappointed. Greatly disappointed. But, somehow, McGongall had faith that the three of them weren't hiding. They were doing something beyond the school walls to try and undermine Voldemort's efforts. "...I certainly hope they are." she finally murmured. There was only so much hope the aging woman could hold on to. She hoped, for the sake of the students and her friends, that Harry knew what he was doing and that he would succeed.
Name: Minerva McGonagall
Age: 70
OC or Canon: Canon
Former house: Gryffindor
Blood Status: Half-blood
Wand: Fir, dragon heartstring, nine and a half inches, stiff
Profession: Head of the Transfiguration department and Head of Gryffindor House
Physical Description: McGonagall is a tall, relatively old woman with long hair that once was brown but is slowly turning grey and green eyes. Typically she appears very prim and proper and hardly ever lets her hair down, usually keeping it in a tight bun.
Typical clothing: Usually McGonagall will be seen wearing emerald green colored robes or her favorite tartan pattern accompanied by a pointed black hat on her head that is slightly cocked to the side. Sometimes she will also wear glasses.
Picture:
Family: Robert McGonagall (father), Isobel McGonagall (mother), Robert McGonagall Jr. and Malcolm McGonagall (brothers)
Personality: McGonagall is a rather stern individual and a well respected teacher. She typically does not take kindly to silliness or talking from her pupils, even turning cold toward people saying or doing stupid things in front of her. However, despite her stern personality McGonagall does have a fun side which she shows through her love of Quidditch and cats. She has a rather dry sense of humor that comes out during the tough times and she has a strong sense of loyalty and bravery. Minerva also has a warmer side that she shows to those that are close to her.
History: McGonagall attended Hogwarts from 1947 to 1954. During her time as a student she was taught by the then Transfiguration Professor, Albus Dumbledore, and under his guidance she learned to become an Animagus. She was a top student and even was a Prefect and a Head Girl during her time at Hogwarts. Later she went on to become the Transfiguration Professor and work under Dumbledore. She eventually surpassed him and became the Head of the department after he became the new Headmaster of Hogwarts. Later on in her career she would be appointed to the role of Head of Gryffindor House. Even further on, Dumbledore appointed her as the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts.
When Voldemort first came to power, McGonagall joined the Order of the Phoenix to help fight back the Death Eaters and Voldemort himself. She stayed loyal to the Order even when the murders rose and things began to look bad. When Voldemort was eventually defeated and Lily and James were killed, McGonagall traveled to where the only family their son, Harry, had left, the Dursleys, lived to observe them for a day in the form of her Animagus. She determined that the muggles would not be a good family to raise Harry, but Dumbledore still left him with them. She would, from time to time, keep an eye on Harry as he grew up.
When Harry was finally accepted to Hogwarts in the year 1991, she was delighted to see him sorted into her own House and, rather amusingly, put under her watchful eye. It was in that year that her friend, Nicholas Flamel, entrusted the protection of the Sorcerer's Stone to Hogwarts. McGonagall was one of the many Professors that helped put up defenses for the stone, her contribution being the massive wizard chess set that Harry, Ron, and Hermione would eventually have to play their way across in order to reach the stone. During Harry's first year at Hogwarts, McGonagall caught sight of Harry flying on a broom when he shouldn't have been. She took him to Oliver Wood and recommended that he be made the Seeker for Gryffindor's Quidditch team. She even made arrangements for Harry to receive a Nimbus 2000, which was the fastest broom at the time.
During Harry's second year at Hogwarts, the Chamber of Secrets was reopened and McGonagall was among the Professors present for the reopening. As it happened, McGonagall had been a student at the time of the first opening of the Chamber. She also had to put up with Gilderoy Lockhart that year and temporarily became the Headmistress when Dumbledore was suspended.
McGonagall also had to deal with the Dementors being present at Hogwarts during Harry's third year and also allowed Hermione to have a Time Turner, which would prove to come in handy for her and Harry later on in the year. She assisted in guarding the castle throughout the year and unintentionally revealed to Harry when he was spying on a conversation between her and some others that Sirius Black happened to be his godfather.
The next year, the Triwizard Tournament came to Hogwarts. When Harry was selected to enter the cup, McGonagall was one of the teachers adamantly against him entering. She didn't want to see a student that she rather liked risking his life in the dangerous games. She protested to Dumbledore, asking to withdraw Harry from the games, but in the end it was decided that he had to compete because he was selected. Later in the year she taught her students to dance for the Yule Ball and requested that they not make fools of themselves. She was also among the Professors that discovered that Alastor Moody, their current Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor, wasn't who he claimed to be and had been concealing his true identity of Barty Crotch Junior all year long. With the murder of Cedric Diggory, it appeared to be confirmed that Lord Voldemort had indeed returned.
McGonagall had to put up with quite a bit during the next year when Umbridge came to Hogwarts to be the new Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor. She was adamantly against Umbridge and the two would often get into spats with one another over various things throughout the year. She even put aside her initial dislike for Professor Trelawny when Umbridge attempted to have her kicked out of Hogwarts. Throughout the year McGonagall attempted to thwart Umbridge, but it appeared to be for naught as things continued to get worse for Hogwarts while Umbridge was around. When Dumbledore was eventually ousted from the school, Umbridge was made into the new Headmistress over McGonagall and things only seemed to get worse for them. Eventually, though, Umbridge was removed from Hogwarts and Dumbledore took his rightful place as Headmaster once more.
The next year brought about assassination attempts on Dumbledore. McGonagall continued to teach throughout the year despite this and things appeared fairly normal, but eventually Dumbledore was killed by Snape. McGonagall was devastated by this turn of events and was the first to raise her wand to the sky after the Dark Mark was cast in the sky to remove it. She was also present for Dumbledore's funeral and became the Headmistress of Hogwarts. She attempted to comfort Harry after Dumbledore's death, but since she was also devastated by the loss of her beloved teacher and friend it fell short.
Eventually, Voldemort took over Hogwarts. McGonagall was stripped of her Headmistress position in favor of Snape. She decided to remain at Hogwarts so that she could protect the students and act as an insider to pass along information to the Order of the Phoenix. With Harry, Ron, and Hermione gone and Neville, Luna, and Ginny doing all they can to make sure Dumbledore's Army survives, McGonagall is doing all she can to protect the students and steadfastly waiting for a chance to rise up against Voldemort with the students.
Sample: McGonagall couldn't say that she wasn't doing her best to keep keep an eye on the students during the trying times they were facing. She was doing all that she could to make sure none of them were injured... or worse. The sheer fact that they had been betrayed by Snape made McGonagall annoyed. It was his fault that Dumbledore was dead. His fault that the students were facing peril every day in what was supposed to be a safe environment. What was Snape doing about it? Absolutely nothing. He just continued to be the Headmaster and didn't do a damn thing about the fact that their students were in danger.
McGonagall heaved a hefty sigh as she continued to make her rounds through the school. No students out tonight. She thought that was the best thing for them, really. Any that were caught out of their common rooms would be subjected to punishment. Harsh punishment from the Carrow siblings. Oh, how she wished she could do something about all that was going on within the walls of what was once a safe environment for their students.
Wait and hope, Minerva. Harry will come through somehow. He always does.
Yes... Harry would come through. He, Hermione, and Ron had to be doing something while they weren't present. They couldn't have just been hiding. If they were, well... McGonagall would be disappointed. Greatly disappointed. But, somehow, McGongall had faith that the three of them weren't hiding. They were doing something beyond the school walls to try and undermine Voldemort's efforts. "...I certainly hope they are." she finally murmured. There was only so much hope the aging woman could hold on to. She hoped, for the sake of the students and her friends, that Harry knew what he was doing and that he would succeed.