McGonagall wearing green?

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--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "Barb" <blpurdom at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., dawncad1 at y... wrote:
> > I saw the movie for the second time yesterday, and something has 
> > been bothering me. I was wondering why Prof. McGonangall always 
> > wears green robes in the film. Is there any reference to this in 
> > the books?
> 
> From the American paperback, p. 9
> 
> "He turned to smile at the tabby, but it had gone.  Instead he was 
> smiling at a rather severe-looking woman who was wearing square 
> glasses exactly the shape of the markings the cat had had around 
its 
> eyes.  She, too, was wearing a cloak, an emerald one."
> 
> From p. 113
> 
> "The door swung open at once.  A tall black-haired witch in emerald-
> green robes stood there."
> 
> I didn't go looking for more, but these are the first two times we 
> see McGonagall in the book, and she is described the same way both 
> times.  Personally, I love Maggie Smith's emerald cloak/robe.  I 
> wonder if she was allowed to keep it!
> 
> --Barb
> 
> Thank you! I'm re-reading the books so I'll be on the look-out for 
more references to this.