| | '''Minerva McGonagall''' assistant headmistress of [[Hogwarts]] in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series by [[JK Rowling]]. She is head of [[Gryffindor]] house and transfiguration teacher. She is usually rather strict but not in a cruel or "by the book" way. | | '''Minerva McGonagall''' assistant headmistress of [[Hogwarts]] in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series by [[JK Rowling]]. She is head of [[Gryffindor]] house and transfiguration teacher. She is usually rather strict but not in a cruel or "by the book" way. |
| − | When Harry flew his broomstick without permission, instead of expelling him (which the rules plainly called for), she told him to use his flying ability in [[Quidditch]]. Another instance in which she was lenient towards Harry was when [[Snape]] was unfairly deducting points from Harry's house ([[Gryffindor]]) for Harry defending himself against [[Malfoy]] in the fifth book, ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', McGonagall suddenly insisted that Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Neville all should earn points for their house (Gryffindor) because of alerting the wizarding to the return of the Dark Lord [[Voldemort]]. | + | When Harry flew his broomstick without permission, instead of expelling him (which the rules plainly called for), she told him to use his flying ability in [[Quidditch]]. Another instance in which she was lenient towards Harry was when [[Severus Snape]] was unfairly deducting points from Harry's house ([[Gryffindor]]) for Harry defending himself against [[Malfoy]] in the fifth book, ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', McGonagall suddenly insisted that Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Neville all should earn points for their house (Gryffindor) because of alerting the wizarding to the return of the Dark Lord [[Voldemort]]. |
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