Prof. Minerva McGonagall

 Minerva McGonagall a.k.a Headmistress

Biographical information

Full Name

Minerva McGonagall

Date of Birth

4 October 1935, Scotland, Great Britain

Blood status

Half-blood

Nationality

Scottish

Title(s)

• Prefect
• Head Girl
• Madam
• Professor
• Head of Transfiguration (formerly)
• Head of Gryffindor (formerly)
• Deputy Headmistress (formerly)
• Headmistress

Physical description

Species

Human

Gender

Female

Hair colour

Black

Family information

Siblings

• Malcolm McGonagall (younger brother)

• Robert McGonagall Jnr † (younger brother)

Parents

• Robert McGonagall Snr (father)

• Isobel Ross-McGonagall (mother)

Nephews/Nieces

Unnamed Nieces and nephews

Grandparents

• Minerva Ross (maternal great-grandmother)

• Mr Ross (maternal grandfather)

• Mrs Ross (maternal grandmother)

Relatives

M. G. McGonagall (possible paternal relative)

Ancestors

William McGonagall (possible paternal ancestor)

Relationships

Allies/Friends

• Albus Dumbledore †

• Prof. Horace Slughorn

• Prof. Severus Snape

• Order of the Phoenix

• Dumbledore's Army

Romances

Elphinstone Urquart † (husband)

Enemies

• Lord Voldemort †

• Death Eaters

Magical characteristics

Animagus

Tabby cat (registered)

Boggart

Lord Voldemort

Wand

9½", Fir, dragon heartstring

Patronus

Cat

Affiliation

Occupation

• Department of Magical Law Enforcement employee
• Professor of Transfiguration at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
• Head of the Transfiguration department at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (?–1998)
• Head of Gryffindor House (pre 1975–1998)
• Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (?–1998)
• Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (1998–at least 2020)

House

Gryffindor

Loyalty

• McGonagall family

• Ross family

• Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

• Gryffindor

• Gryffindor Quidditch team

• Transfiguration department

• Former student team

• Urquart family

• British Ministry of Magic (formerly)

• Department of Magical Law Enforcement

• Albus Dumbledore

• Order of the Phoenix

• Dumbledore's Army

Professor Minerva McGonagall (b. 4 October) was a Scottish half-blood witch, the only daughter of Muggle Robert McGonagall and witch Isobel Ross. She was also the older sister of Malcolm and Robert Jnr. Minerva attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was Sorted into Gryffindor House, but the Sorting Hat took five and a half minutes to decide whether she was Gryffindor or Ravenclaw, making her a Hatstall. During her seventh year, she was appointed Head Girl.

After her education, Minerva worked for two years at the Ministry of Magic and later returned to Hogwarts, where she became Head of Gryffindor House and the Transfiguration professor. Though she wasn't a member of the Order of the Phoenix during the First Wizarding War, Minerva greatly helped the Ministry of Magic's resistance through spying on Death Eaters and bringing the Aurors crucial information on their activities.

Eventually, Minerva served concurrently as Deputy Headmistress and Headmistress of Hogwarts at different times. In 1995, she opposed Dolores Umbridge, the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts. She also protected the students from Alecto and Amycus Carrow from 1997 until 1998. As part of the Order of Phoenix's new resistance movement, Minerva fought in several battles of both wars, including the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and the Battle of Hogwarts, where she led the resistance against Lord Voldemort.

Minerva survived the Second Wizarding War and became Headmistress full-time, a title she still held into the early 2020s.