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Minerva McGonagall

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Character
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Dame Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Minerva McGonagall
Gender Female
Date of birth October 4, c.1924
House Head of Gryffindor
Occupation Transfiguration teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Parentage Unknown
Loyalty Order of the Phoenix
Film portrayer Maggie Smith
First appearance Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Minerva McGonagall (born 4 October c. 1924) has been the Transfiguration teacher at Hogwarts for over forty years[HP5].

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She was also Head of Gryffindor House and deputy headmistress until Albus Dumbledore's death, upon which she became Headmistress. She is known for being strict but fair. She is also a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

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