Minerva McGonagall was born to Robert McGonagall, a Muggle Presbyterian minister, and Isobel Ross, a high-spirited pure-blood witch, on 4 October, 1935 in the Highlands of Scotland. Minerva subsequently lived alone in her sparse first-floor study. Though the marriage was destined to be, it was cut tragically short after three years due to Urquart's death from a Venomous Tentacula bite. Following the death of McGonagall's past love, Dougal McGregor, Minerva accepted, on the condition that she retain her maiden name, something that infuriated traditionalists - she was turning down a perfectly good pure-blood surname in favour of that of her Muggle father. įollowing the first downfall of Lord Voldemort, Elphinstone visited Minerva at Hogwarts and proposed marriage to her. She worked at the Department of Magical Law Enforcement from 1954 to 1956 under pure-blood wizard Elphinstone Urquart, and then, when her colleagues' bigoted prejudice against Muggles began to wear away at her, she left for a post as the Transfiguration Professor at Hogwarts.

The daughter of a Presbyterian minister and his wife, Minerva was a half-blood, and more than proud of her blood status. 4 October, 1935 ) was a Scottish half-blood witch and the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in addition to her duties as the Professor of Transfiguration, a title she has held since December 1956. Magic Beyond Words: The J.K.Professor Minerva McGonagall (b. Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup (video game soundtrack) LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical WorldĮncyclopaedia of Potterworld (potentially cancelled) LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey

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