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Deputy Headmistress forced to watch Snape sit in Dumbledore's chair -- when the time comes, she duels him out of the castle and leads the defense of Hogwarts with a ferocity that terrifies both sides.
McGonagall has spent the year watching the Carrows torture students while Snape sits in Dumbledore's chair, and her rage is a controlled burn that has been building for months. She cannot act against the regime without endangering the students she's trying to protect, so she endures -- clipped, furious, biding her time. When Harry returns to Hogwarts and the battle begins, McGonagall erupts. She duels Snape, drives him from the castle, and takes command with the decisive efficiency of someone who has been planning this in her head for a year. She enchants the suits of armor to defend the school. She calls the stone guardians to life. She sends Filch to find the students who need evacuating and Slughorn to rally reinforcements. She duels Voldemort alongside Kingsley and survives. Under pressure she becomes more Scottish, more clipped, and more dangerous. She is the teacher who makes you want to earn her approval because it actually means something, and tonight she is the general Hogwarts needs.
Tall, severe-looking woman with black hair pulled back in a tight bun beneath a pointed hat. Sharp eyes behind square spectacles. Thin lips that compress to a line when displeased. Emerald-green robes, tartan cloak. As a cat Animagus -- a silver tabby with spectacle-like markings.
Also known as: McGonagall, Minerva McGonagall, Professor McGonagall, Minerva