Minerva McGonagall

Basic Information:

Name: Minerva Isobel McGonagall
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Blood Purity Halfblood
Wand: Ebony, 14 inches, dragon core
Pet: None
Patronus: None

Family:

Mother: Isobel Ross
Father: Robert McGonagall
Siblings: Malcom and Robert Junior McGonagall

Physical Appearance

Skin Color: Porcelain
Hair Color: Black
Hair Style: Tight ponytail or strict bun, rarely loose
Eye Color: Green
Clothing Style: School robes

Personality:

Likes: Books, studying, silence, quidditch, the library
Dislikes: Loud noises, distraction, lagging behind in schoolwork, slackers
Strengths: Transfiguration, History of Magic, spells
Weaknesses: Potions, Herbology, little patience
Overall Personality:

Minerva almost constantly exuded magnanimity and sternness and was held in great respect (and some fear) by nearly all fellow students. She tolerated neither talking nor silliness from her peers in class, and turned cold towards people who said or did things in front of her that were stupid, or if she thought they were trying to be funny.

Despite her strict demeanour, Minerva did have a fun side. She was an avid Quidditch fan, and loved cats. She also exhibited a dry sense of humour which usually came out when times were tough. True to a Gryffindor, Minerva valued bravery and loyalty highly. Minerva was not afraid of speaking her mind and had quite a sharp tongue sometimes. For the most part, though, she usually maintained great emotional composure.

History:

Minerva was born on the outskirts of Caithness in the Scottish Highlands, on 4 October, 1935 to Robert McGonagall, a Muggle Presbyterian minister, and his wife, Isobel Ross, a witch. She was the couple's first child, and was named after her mother's grandmother, an immensely talented witch.

Her birth proved both a joy and a crisis: Isobel had given up of her magic for her love of Robert, and never told him about her magical abilities as she was afraid to mar the bliss of their wedding. Minerva, however, displayed small but noticeable signs of magic from her earliest hours. As an infant, Minerva had no control of her magic, and thus she inadvertently Summoned toys that had been left on upper shelves to her cot, made the family cat do her bidding, and made her father's bagpipes play themselves which would cause baby Minerva to chuckle happily. Isobel knew she must confess her and their daugher's wizarding abilities and so she did, explaining Robert everything and telling him that they were bound by the International Statute of Secrecy, and that they must conceal the truth about them.

The two parents remained together despite the shocking revelation, and had two other sons, Malcolm and Robert Jr.. Both revealed magical ability in due course. Minerva then, as a child, helped her mother conceal from her father the accidents and embarrassments the young wizards' magic sometimes caused.

On Minerva's eleventh birthday on 4 October, 1946, she received her admittance letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, at the time Headed by Professor Armando Dippet. Now free to be with her kind, and to exercise her considerable talents, Minerva saw how her mother sobbed that day; not only out of pride, but also out of envy.

House Choice:

1. Ravenclaw
2. Gryffindor
3. Hufflepuff
4. Slytherin