McGonnagal-quidditch 1971?

[CB]

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>--- "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)" wrote:
> > I saw the name McGonagall but not the initials or date. Others have
> > said M. G. McGonagall 1971. JKR said in an interview that McGonagall
> > is 'a spritely 70' and I think it was the same interview that she
> > said Snape was 35 or 36 -- Snape was in school at the same time as
> > the Marauders, therefore McGonagall is old enough to be James'
> > grandmother not classmate. I hope the plaque is a different
> > McGonagall.

Andrea said:

>My take on the plaque is this - I thought it was very odd that the shield
>for James was very large and had his position on it, while the other two
>were quite a bit smaller and only had the names.  I thought that possibly
>McGonagall and King were faculty sponsors or somesuch, and that could
>explain the age problems.

Was McGonagall head of Gryffindor House even back then? And maybe King was 
the head referee.

Eleri