She also was the older sister of Malcolm and Robert Jnr. [11] During the Battle of Hogwarts on 2 May 1998, Minerva and Pomona had the same views on protecting the Castle against Lord Voldemort's Death Eaters. When forced to acknowledge Umbridge's presence, McGonagall treated her with a cold and harsh demeanour. [12], Albus Dumbledore believed that only a few people would have found out how funny and interesting she was,[74]. [19], McGonagall welcoming first-year students to Hogwarts, In 1991 friend of Albus Dumbledore, Nicolas Flamel, had the Philosopher's Stone that was keeping him alive moved from his safe in Gringotts to Hogwarts for safe keeping. Harry Potter Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. 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. The first movie, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was released in November 2001. 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 In the final moments of the battle, she duelled Voldemort himself to a stalemate along with Horace Slughorn and Kingsley Shacklebolt. I think Leonard was under this mad illusion that I could sing, she told The New York Times, referring to when producer Leonard Sillman saw her in a West End revue and promptly cast her in his Broadway revue New Faces of 1956. She also pitied him for being unable to go to Hogsmeade due to not having a signed note and appeared to indicate she would be willing to allow him to go had it not been for the danger of Sirius. Then, while recounting the story on The Graham Norton Show, McKellen did a riotously entertaining impression of Smith, which apparently wasnt an isolated incident. When Headmistress McGonagall inquired as to why the girl had not been taken into custody, Hermione admitted that Delphini, who had last been seen with the two missing boys near the Owlery by Professor Longbottom and were the prime suspect in Craig Bowker's murder, had "hidden herself in time" through the use of the very time-turner that Scorpous Malfoy had sworn he had lost. [26], Headmistress McGonagall welcoming the new students. McGonagall had a good relationship with most members of the Order of the Phoenix. This information most likely not privy to her. Boggart [26], The following evening, Professor McGonagall learned that Ivy Warrington had wandered off once more and, what was more, this time been missing for a long enough time that there was actually cause for alarm. '), and that she would be writing to Minister Granger and inform her about the admirable service that the Calamity Investigators involved in putting down the new outbreak had done to the old school. Even when Dolores took over Hogwarts, replacing Albus Dumbledore as Head of the school, Minerva continued to help undermine Umbridge's reign, preferring to watch her struggle with the chaos that was being caused by the students and Peeves (and sometimes even helping with it). [12], McGonagall protecting students during Snape's regime. She has recently received several awards and honors for the Downton Abbey series. Before they arrived, she also tried to tried to comfort Harry about the death of Dumbledore, as well as to persuade Harry to confide in her the truth about what he and the late headmaster had been up to prior to their sudden departure from the school, only for Harry to refuse her, as Dumbledore had shared the facts of the matter in the strictest confidence. She watched as Voldemort was defeated by Harry Potter once and for all, finally ending the War. The couple married in 1967, and went on to appear together in 1969s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and 1972s Travels With My Aunt. 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. Other roles McGonagall frequently seemed to expect more from Neville than he produced, starting with Neville's first day at Hogwarts when he ran out of a crowd after his toad. Maggie Smith Minerva was fond of all the Weasley children, including Ginny. She currently has 84 credited acting roles in movies and series, which have been increasing since the 50s. 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. The eight-film franchise based on Rowling's stories took $7.8bn She gave Hermione one of her "rare smiles". 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. She was intensely furious at Fudge for this blunder, and severely shaken from having witnessed the unspeakably horrible act, screaming more than Harry had ever seen before. Many people today know Maggie Smith for her role as Professor Minerva McGonagall in Harry Potter movies. Despite this, she understood that Umbridge had a lot of power and that she was reporting directly to Cornelius Fudge, and so Minerva once warned Harry Potter to tread carefully around Umbridge. [68], After the Statute of Secrecy Task Force successfully recovered that which had been lost to the first wave of the surge, the Headmistress came across the ghost of Hufflepuff House, who explained how he had just conversed with Grim Fawley, who had asked him to "mind the portraits". After Black had attacked the Fat Lady, McGonagall tried to tell Harry that Black was after him, but was cut off by Harry, who told her that Mr Weasley had told him, before she could explain. The Headmistress, though aware that this was not how Vanishing Spells worked, could still appreciate it as a symbolic gesture and retrieved one memory from each of Ivy's friends about when they first met Ivy, which was then gift-wrapped and handed to her so that it could be 'sent to Winifred'. Sirius was murdered by his own cousin Bellatrix Lestrange during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in 1996. Minerva couldn't help but feel pity for Neville after the loss of both his parents, whom she knew and fought alongside earlier on in her career. [1], At the age of eleven, Minerva attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. students. Academy Awards The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)California Suite (1978) When she realised that Gorski had endangered the school by smuggling a dangerous lawbreaker into the school, the Headmistress rushed to find him in order to apprehend and question him. When Hermione explained about their first Divination, McGonagall understood and asked her class which of them would be dying this year. Smith might have been a bit intimidating to her costars on the "Harry Potter" film sets, but in her role as Professor McGonagall, she channeled an inspiring teacher with a warm disposition who was loyal and cared about her students. Affiliation During the second year of Jacob's sibling, when Ben Copper when missing, they asked Minerva about it as she was the Head of the Gryffindor House. Though it rarely happened, Minerva showed a temper that could reveal itself on occasions when she was angry or flustered. Snape was killed by Voldemort during the battle, but she learnt that Snape had killed Dumbledore in a painful act of loyalty to the Headmaster's own orders too late. [26], Having appointed Teddy Lupin the new Head Boy over the summer holidays leading up to his seventh and last year at the school; Minerva greeted the students for the new term; which at its conclusion would see the departure of said student, and at its beginning saw the arrival of among others young James Potter, the oldest son of Harry and Ginevra. In her career, Smith has won two Academy Awards out of her six nominations: Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1970 for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1978 for California Suite. It began when she and her friends had asked themselves how Ivy could have known about, let alone learned how to cast, a Vanishing Spell against Cassandra Vole without remembering how, why or when he even learned it, and ended with a frightening encounter with her own worst fears in the Room of Requirement. WebHarry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. This also displayed her own distaste for racial prejudice and sadism. Although her relationship with him remained mostly normal, she kept a watchful eye on him and his friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger to ensure his safety. Although shocked by Harry's sudden appearance and his use of an Unforgivable Curse, she was clearly touched by the gesture. 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. After being released from the hospital, she required the aid of a walking stick for several days. [27], By 14 December 2018,[44] the world wizarding community had been dealt a devastating blow following the sudden outbreak of a chaotic piece of magic that caused numerous unpredictable traces of magical activity to suddenly appear all over the Muggle world, thus threatening with the potential exposure of the magical world. Both were demanding and effective teachers, unusually talented at magic, and loyal to Albus Dumbledore, so over time, Minerva grew to respect Severus despite his dark past. McGonagall and the Weasleys get along well, considering they were all in Gryffindor House and fellow members of the Order of the Phoenix. WebDraco Malfoy : [smirk suddenly fades and steps up] Excuse me, professor, perhaps I heard you wrong. 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. Coincidentally, it turned out that Harry, Hermione, Draco and Ron, who had all gone to follow up on a lead regarding the kids' whereabout, already had a suspect. She was also the only person ever seen to produce three Patronus charms at once, which she additionally did non-verbally. Gender 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. [25] She also led a herd of enchanted desks into the fray at one point, during which she yelled "CHARGE!". As a child, Minerva helped her mother conceal from her father the accidents and embarrassments the young witch's magic sometimes caused. Given her adoration of her Muggle father and continuing love for Dougal, she deplored these ideas. At which point. It was returned to him later after having been declared safe. Maggie Smiths 2018 plus voice acting roles including an animated fantasy adventure movie titled Sherlock Gnomes and an action video game named Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery.. [27], During the meeting, it was also revealed that Harry had began to experience nightmares and pains in his scar; something that he had not experienced since his final defeat of Voldemort, which the former Dumbledore's Army members was concerned might meant that some remnant of the Dark Lord might linger in some way. Having found a concealed room at St Oswald's Home for Old Witches and Wizards whilst following up a lead on the whereabouts of their missing children, the speakers declared that their investigation had unearthed two facts that had hitherto been unknown to Ministry records: There existed a prophecy that foretold the possible return of the Dark Lord, and the discovery that Lord Voldemort had turned out to have conceived an heir that was connected to and possibly destined to fulfil it. Voldemort's curse was rebounded, signalling his final defeat at Harry's hands. Then she sternly ordered him to call Peeves. Now free to be with her kind and to exercise her talents, Minerva saw how her mother sobbed that day, not only out of pride, but also out of envy. Upon learning this, Minerva tried to track down to make some further inquiries, only to discover that she had apparently gone missing as well. Though she gave up Quidditch on leaving Hogwarts, the innately competitive Minerva later took a keen interest in the fortunes of her house team and retained a keen eye for Quidditch talent. [1], By this time, Minerva was shocked to learn from her oblivious mother (in the middle of a chatty letter of local news) that Dougal had married the daughter of another farmer. She wasn't inducted into the Order of the Phoenix during Voldemort's first climb to power because the Order was held as a renegade outfit by the Ministry, who feared Dumbledore's charisma and magical talent and were inclined to harbour fears that he wished to succeed them. In 2003, Smith finally clinched the Triple Crown with an Emmy win for the lead role in HBOs television movie My House in Umbria. She was sort of a loving grandmother to him and expressed concern with both Dumbledore's choice trusting Hagrid to safely transport Harry to Little Whinging, and of the choice of family with whom Harry would stay. It is used as the old manor where an evacuee goes to stay near the end of World War II where he discovers a time portal to the past. She also received many awards for her performance in the comedy-drama movie California Suite. Maggie Smith has starred in all the episodes of the historical drama series Downton Abbey, which she won numerous awards for. This incident caused Harry and Hermione to have a row, because Hermione had alerted Minerva about the Firebolt. During the Ministry's investigation into the cause of the Calamity, whereupon generally agreed by his former co-workers that Grim Fawley had both the means, motives and opportunity to bring about said catastrophe, Minerva provided the Calamity Management Team with a copy of Grim's school record and informed them about the tragic fate of his parents, as well as noting what an outstanding student he had been, and gave no indication that she believed in Grim's guilt. She attended Hogwarts as a student during Dumbledore's time as Transfiguration Professor and even replaced him as Head of Transfiguration when he took the position of Headmaster of the school. Community content is available under. [11] Following the confrontation with the Death Eaters who had invaded Hogwarts at the time of Albus Dumbledore's death, Minerva became a fully fledged member of the Order of the Phoenix, which was now, more than ever, seen as an outlaw organisation. When the Hogwarts Express was whisked away by The Calamity just shortly prior to its scheduled departure on 1 September, however, she quickly solicited the assistance of a highly reputable member of the SOS Task Force that Hermione Granger had recommended, hoping said individual could returned the train in time for the new school year. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. She also sought to encourage Neville to take Charms, in his sixth year, despite his grandmother's dismissal of the subject as "soft;" Minerva wanted to see Neville pursue his own talents rather than the skills his grandmother appeared to value. Though Smith confessed that the experience made her fearful of the amount of energy one needs to be in a film or a play, she never really took a break from working: She also appeared in 2009s From Time to Time and 2010s Nanny McPhee Returns, and reprised Professor McGonagall in 2011s final Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. She played Professor Minerva McGonagall in all eight Harry Potter movies, making her absence from the reunion special one of the most notable. After Dumbledore's death, McGonagall, Lupin and several other individuals were devastated; they all discussed about the way Snape killed Dumbledore. I wanted to get back to the stage so much because theater is basically my favorite medium.. While at the Ball, Minerva danced with both Ludovic Bagman and Dumbledore, among others. [11], Minerva going over schedules with the sixth years in 1996, Minerva didn't return to Hogwarts until after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. When the Gryffindor house ghost, Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, was spirited away by the Calamity along with the cup and turned him into a Foundable, Minerva was delighted to see his safe return, stating that she had meant to ask his opinion on the Calamity, seen as how he, being somewhat separated from his original self, just like the Foundables were, perhaps had some interesting insights into the Calamity they had not considered. When Minerva was happy or relaxed, she seemed like a different person entirely. Professor McGonagall Continued Serving As Hogwarts' Headmistress. Even though McGonagall's age has been the topic of much debate, she was rumored to be in her mid-60s during the Battle of Hogwarts. After the war ended, she was awarded the Order of Merlin by Minister for Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt due to her loyalty to the Order of the Phoenix. 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. Nonetheless, Minerva continued to fight when the battle resumed after the attack by the Centaurs on Voldemort and the Death Eaters. In fact, director Chris Columbus, who helmed the first two movies in the franchise "Harry Potter and the. Minerva McGonagall [48], Before long, Minerva would also assume a part-time role in the Calamity Management Team herself, where she was put in charge of overseeing those of the Calamity Investigators wishing to pursue a career as Professors, whom she warned of the difficulties they would have to face along the way, as well as the fact that they might be called upon to do things they never thought possible. Lettice and Lovage (1990) Thus, Isobel often secluded herself with Minerva for days at a time. Her parents are Nathaniel Smith, a pathologist who worked at the University of Oxford, but he died in 1991, and Margaret Hutton Smith, who worked as a secretary, but she also died in 1977. Minerva also reported that when the staff returned to the school from the summer holidays, they had discovered that someone had taken Boomslang skin and lacewing flies from the Potions stores during the summer break, the ingredients for Polyjuice Potion. Minerva inherited her cast-iron moral sense from her father. 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. Minerva had a long history with the Longbottom family, being allies with the Order of the Phoenix, in which Neville's parents were members.
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