McGonagall had a good relationship with most members of the Order of the Phoenix. The trio was successful in stopping the stone being stolen and at the end of the school year, Gryffindor had won the house cup after receiving the most house points that year after getting bonus points for the trio's and Neville Longbottom's bravery. I got into terrible trouble once because the neighbors took me to the cinema on a Sunday., Smiths mother, a secretary from Glasgow, Scotland, thought her daughter should follow in her secretarial footsteps, and doubted that shed be a successful actress with a face like that.. Having continued to collect the new batch of first-years escorted by Professor Hagrid instead of delegating that task, Professor McGonagall brought the aforementioned Muggle-born and the rest of the new students to the Great Hall for the Start-of-Term Feast. When Cornelius Fudge brought Aurors to arrest Dumbledore in 1996, she boldly stepped forward and announced her intention to fight the Aurors on his behalf. Minerva McGonagall was Severus Snape's professor of Transfiguration during his time as a student at Hogwarts. Flitwick thought it an unlikely story, as no one was known to have enchanted them. She has recently received several awards and honors for the Downton Abbey series. 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. [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. Following a private conversation with Harry, Minerva later took the controversial decision to add a portrait of Severus Snape to the gallery of old headmasters and headmistresses in her tower office. As a child, Minerva helped her mother conceal from her father the accidents and embarrassments the young witch's magic sometimes caused. Minerva showed her care for Harry Potter ever since she, Dumbledore and Hagrid left him in the care of the Dursleys, in part because she had been quite fond of Harry's late parents. She made her film dbut in 1956 as one of the party guests in a film called Child in the House. She is best known to international audiences for her portrayal of Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film franchise. In the meantime, however, due to the ongoing surge, a number of Foundables materialised on the school grounds, including werewolves and fire-breathing chickens, expressing the concern that lest the Calamity was dealt with, she would have to spend the whole term keeping first-year Gryffindors and Rubeus Hagrid away from them. Minerva never hesitated in displaying her loyalty to Dumbledore. 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. [15], Minerva remained close friends with her former boss in the Ministry, Elphinstone. 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 for her incredible contributions to cinema. Later on in the year, three students from her house Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger would run into trouble when Sirius Black returned to Hogwarts. In 1997, after Albus Dumbledore's death, Minerva stated that she appreciated Hagrid's opinion very much, as did Dumbledore. Minerva McGonagall Once Harry eventually arrived at Hogwarts, after the delivery of many acceptance letters, Harry was sorted into the house of Gryffindor which Minerva was head of. Like Snape, McGonagall was a strict disciplinarian, but was fairer to Harry Potter, who was a member of her House. When he arrived, Snape, by contrast, could (as he had the Dark Mark), and pushed past her. To most viewers, Maggie Smiths memorable performances in Harry Potter and Downton Abbey are clear indications of her brilliant virtuosity as an actor. Smiths last theater stint was in 2007, appearing in The Lady from Dubuque. But she is a great ornament to our profession. Despite her loyalty to her house, Minerva was a fair-minded person who was known for docking points from students in her own House when she saw it must be done. Having left for the Ministry when she learned that Hermione Granger would be holding a second Extraordinary General Meeting, the Headmistress was present when the she announced to the world not only Bowker's murder, but also about a recent search in Upper Flagley in Yorkshire.[27]. [21], Professor McGonagall and the residents of Gryffindor Tower in the common room after Sirius Black's break-in, Throughout the year, Minerva assisted in guarding the school, yet nonetheless Black was able to infiltrate the castle. Maggie Smith began her career with the Shakespearean comedy play Twelfth Night. She has made several un-credited and guest acting roles prior to her first movie credited role in the British crime movie Nowhere to Go. In 1969, Maggie Smith starred in a drama movie titled The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, for which she earned many awards for her performance. [11], Dolores Umbridge arguing with Minerva McGonagall. When she was Having proceeded without incidents for most of its duration, it was only as the final matches of the contest that the Calamity was drawn back to the Scottish Highlands and whisked away with among other things the Hogwarts Quidditch Cup. When Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy did not arrive at Hogwarts with the Hogwarts Express on 1 September 2020, Minerva sent owls to their parents and later met with Harry Potter, Ginny Potter and Draco Malfoy, along with Minister for Magic Hermione Granger and her husband Ron Weasley, to find them. Many students were also outraged with this attack, to the point of ignoring their Astronomy exam and even the proctor Professor Tofty expressed aloud his fury. [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. In a 2019 interview with the British publication Evening Standard Magazine, Dame [13] During the First Wizarding War, Minerva joined the fight against Voldemort and his Death Eaters, using her skill as an Animagi to spy on the Dark Lord's followers and report her findings to the Auror Office. Boggart The relationship between Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout dates back to when both attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She was thus present, along with Rubeus Hagrid, when Dumbledore placed Harry on the Dursleys' doorstep, despite her objections to leaving him with these Muggles, whom she considered to be the "worst kind" of them. At one point, Minerva's owl had been delayed by bad weather. [12], Dolores Umbridge, her enemy and former colleague, Minerva disliked Dolores Umbridge right from the beginning when the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher began to invade Hogwarts with her Hogwarts High Inquisitor position and did everything she could in her power to circumvent Umbridge's authority without risking the loss of her job. My House in Umbria (2003)Downton Abbey (2011) When she learned that Harry had felt pains in his scar and a dream of seeing Albus in the Forbidden Forest, Minerva, who was aware of the reability of Harry's visions from personal experience, suggested that they take Professor Longbottom with them to look for the two boys, as his expertise in Herbology could prove useful in the forest. I wanted to get back to the stage so much because theater is basically my favorite medium.. In 1985, three years into their marriage, Elphinstone died from a Venomous Tentacula bite. [3], McGonagall chastising Harry and Ron for being late to class. During these months an eighteen-years old Minerva met Dougal McGregor, a local Muggle, who was the handsome, clever, and funny son of a local farmer. 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 While Minerva was if possibly even less impressed with their failure to destroy said object than before, the meeting ended with a personal victory for Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Draco when they all took the floor together and publicly united ranks in order to save their children.[27]. Minerva pleaded with Dumbledore and Crouch to withdraw Harry from the tournament, as the tournament was highly dangerous. McGonagall was very angry by Crouch's teaching methods and shouted at him. I thought you said the four of us. When forced to acknowledge Umbridge's presence, McGonagall treated her with a cold and harsh demeanour. Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and Daniel Radcliffe reminisced about growing up together on the "Harry Potter" set. [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. [11] Minerva was devastated when Dumbledore was killed in 1997 during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and arranged his funeral. Maggie Smith has won a total of 10 Evening Standard Awards, 7 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, 5 Screen Actors Guild Awards, 4 Emmy Awards, 3 Golden Globe Awards, 3 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, 3 Satellite Awards, 3 Variety Club Drama Awards, 2 Women Film Critics Circle Awards, among other awards and honors. [21] Minerva further showed her high regard of Hermione, by appointing her a Gryffindor prefect in her fifth year at Hogwarts. Category: Richest Celebrities Actors. McGonagall had little liking or use for the man and by the end of the year was only one of the many staff members who utterly despised him. They both survived the war and still taught at Hogwarts. [11] Umbridge returned to the Ministry in a high-ranking position and interrogated Muggle-borns, capturing them and imprisoning them to Azkaban. However, she suffered personal bereavements: the loss of her brother Robert; of two of her favourite students, Lily Evans and James Potter; and of Dougal McGregor, who was murdered in a random anti-Muggle attack by the Death Eaters, along with his wife and children. This 2009 fantasy drama film starring Maggie Smith and Timothy Spall among others also used Athelhampton House as a key location. The meeting, however, ultimately descend into chaos and name-calling when Draco Malfoy accused them of having invented the pain in Harry's scar as an attention-seeking publicity stunt, and stormed out in a huff on account of the Ministry's previous failure to issue a statement that denied the vicious rumours circulating about his family, which prompted people to leave without taking Harry sufficiently seriously either, and no strategy was agreed on to tackle said possible threat. Charging out of the castle, she shouted at the Aurors to leave Hagrid alone. Having reportedly been instructed by Grim Fawley to stand guard "until he's been found", suggesting that Fawley were trying to tell them that someone was hidden either in or behind one of the portraits there. Academy Awards [38], Five years after the final battle, Minerva also wrote a glowing letter of recommendation to the Ministry of Magic's research wing regarding one of their graduating students: Having achieved no less than five 'Outstandings' and one 'Exceeds Expectations' on his N.E.W.T.s, Grim Fawley had been one of the students that were bereft by the Dark Lord's second rise to power; having lost both of his parents to the Death Eaters during the conflict. At the onset of the Battle of Hogwarts, McGonagall and Snape duelled inconclusively; with Professor Flitwick's later help, and Snape fled the school rather than continue the fight. However, she suffered a nasty fall in her final year: a foul during the Gryffindor versus Slytherin match which would decide the Quidditch Cup winner. [1], On Minerva's eleventh birthday, Minerva received her admittance letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, at the time headed by Professor Armando Dippet. During her appearance on "This Morning," Margolyes stated that she could do a better Scottish accent than Smith and described her as a "great ornament" to the acting profession. Tony Awards Upon reaching the site, Minerva was shocked to discover a wrecked bathroom, an unconscious troll and three bedraggled first years, one of whom was her best student Hermione Granger. As part of his curriculum, Professor Gorski had the students search for clues to magical secrets within Hogwarts Castle, an assignment Minerva would later discover had been more than it seemed; with his course aims and lesson plan having been a little more than a means to an end. Following this, the Headmistress gave a number of Curse-Breakers permission to enter school grounds, who were eventually able to free them both, the latter of which were transported the latter to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. Family WebMaggie Smith. 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). It was later noted that the Gryffindor Quidditch team had, despite some injuries on the part of the players, a fine showing that season, as had the Slytherin team, which the Headmistress herself judged to have been deserving recognition for their successes. McGonagall was one of the most serious professors at Hogwarts, and sometimes disapproved of Hagrid's behaviour, especially during the Sorting ceremony. Along on this endeavour was also former student and then Head of the task force, Constance Pickering, whose comments and constant questions about the various objects that they retrieved Minerva would eventually find to be irkesome in the long run. As Head of Gryffindor House, McGonagall and Snape teased one another about House points and Quidditch standings, acting like friendly rivals to one another. In spite of the fact that the security of the castle had been breached more than once as a result of the Calamity, and, having taken into account the prevailing theory that if enough people focused on something, it could affect how said phenomenon behaved, the decision to permit the annual and always much anticipated Inter-House Quidditch League to go on as planned was not one Minerva made lightly. However, the two still remained in contact for years. [20], McGonagall and other members of staff discover the declaration, Later, Minerva was present for the re-opening of the Chamber of Secrets. Department of Magical Law Enforcement employee[1]Professor of Transfiguration at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry[3]Head of the Transfiguration department[3] at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (?1998)Head of Gryffindor House[3] (pre 19751998)Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry[3] (?1998)Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (1998at least 2020)[10] It was an honor to show Warwick Davis, Michael Gambon, and Dame Maggie Smith the #HogwartsMystery avatars of the iconic characters they originally brought to life in the Harry Potter films! Maggie Smith played Professor McGonagall for all eight "Harry Potter" movies from 2001 to 2011. Warner Bros. McGonagall comforting Harry after refusing to allow him to go to Hogsmeade. [12], In the aftermath of the battle, Professor McGonagall brought the winged bore statue's part in the battle to the attention of Professor Flitwick. [20][23] She also served more than once to bring Dumbledore back on track when he became distracted from the matter currently at hand. It was such a ghastly time and we didnt go to the theater. McGonagall was friendly with Argus Filch, the caretaker, although they argued many times. After Harry's resistance group was discovered by Umbridge, Minerva was present in Dumbledore's office when Harry was brought in. She also protected the students from Alecto and Amycus Carrow from 1997 until 1998. [11], A wheelchair bound McGonagall reading about the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, During the O.W.L. [29], In the time that followed, Minerva oversaw a very trying time for the rest of the denizens of Hogwarts Castle, as the final battle had left marks both seen and unseen upon the school. 9", Fir, dragon heartstring[1] [23] After the Second Wizarding War, Minerva may have been the one to employ Neville as the school's new Herbology professor. '), 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. And whilst the latter had been admitted to St Mungo's to recupurate from her injuries, she had noticed that something was off and successfully driven away her assailant, Ron, on the other hand, had been caught off guard and abducted. 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. This was shown when McGonagall was hit by four Stunners on the chest, as Madam Pomfrey said that it would have killed most witches of her age. [16], McGonagall and Snape eventually found the missing Ben Copper encased in Cursed ice and Jacob's Sibling and Rowan realised she knew more about the Cursed Ice than she revealed. [63] By 3 March, all of the items had been successfully retrieved, and though grateful for their help, Minerva still lightly admonished Miss Pickering for prying into her personal life, reminding her that she did not have the right to the answer of every inquiry she could think of just because she asked.[63]. 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. McGonagall was delighted by Gryffindor's victory, openly sobbing even louder than the already sobbing Oliver Wood into a Gryffindor Flag, but was upset to see Oliver Wood leaving. She fought the Death Eaters and protected her students, proving her bravery. Before coming to the school, she visited Diagon Alley and purchased her wand from Ollivander's Wand Shop. 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