Minerva McGonagall
Appears 722 times in the books
- Born:
- 4 October 1935
Transfiguration teacher, Head of Gryffindor, and the spine of the staff. Dumbledore hired her in December 1956, while Armando Dippet was still headmaster. She leads the defence of the castle in the last battle.
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On the timeline
- 1956-12
McGonagall begins teaching
In December 1956 Dumbledore, Head of Transfiguration under Headmaster Dippet, offers Minerva McGonagall a post. - After December 1956, before September 1971
Dumbledore becomes headmaster
Albus Dumbledore succeeds Armando Dippet. Minerva McGonagall will in time become Head of Transfiguration and deputy headmistress. - 1995–1996 school year
Umbridge takes the school
She arrives to teach Defence, then becomes High Inquisitor. Educational Decrees pile up. The centaurs finally drive her out of the forest. - 1997-09-01
Snape is made headmaster
Term opens under Severus Snape. The Carrows teach cruelty as a subject. - 1998-05-02
The Battle of Hogwarts
The trio breaks into Gringotts for the cup. At the castle the diadem is destroyed, Neville kills Nagini, and fifty-odd defenders die, among them Fred, Lupin, Tonks, and Colin. Harry walks into the Forest and comes back. Voldemort dies in the Great Hall on 2 May 1998.