Re: significance in McGonagall’s years of service?

[Arya]

No: HPFGUIDX 78568

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "elizabeth1603" <
elizabeth1603 at y...> wrote:
>  > md (after snipping per my elf's instructions):
> > I've been thinking about how Dumbledore uses Hogwarts as a 
> > safe house of sorts. Trewlaney was hired after the prophecy, and 
> > Dumbledore absoutely refused to let her leave after she was 
> > fired by Umbridge. Snape has stayed there sincethe fall of 
> > Voldemort. 
> > 
> > While I'm not conviced it has anything to do with Harry's family, I 
> > do wonder whether McGonagall did something or have 
> > something happen that requires her to stay at Hogwarts for her 
> > protection or safety. 
> >  
> > serious_schwartz
> 
> I'm rereading OOP, and I realized that my theory is all bunk because
> Sirius 
> said he used to stay with James's parentS. I suppose I just want to
> know 
> exactly how McGonagall fits into the story. It seems like she should
> have 
> some important role, besides being Harry's Transfiguration teacher
> and a 
> member of the Order.  She's a prominent character. She was  at the
> Dursleys', 
> waiting on Dumbledore, when he brought Harry there, so she must have 
> some important connection. 
> 
> I like the point you've made. I wonder if Dumbledore was trying to
> protect her, 
> as he did Snape and Trelawney, as well as Hagrid and Firenze. Jeez,  
> Hogwarts IS a safehouse!
> 
> Elli


I think the importance of McG's era, is the fact that she was placed at 'a 
sprightly 70ish' in a chat by JKR and we know CoS is 50 years after Riddle 
was at Hogwarts--this makes McG and Riddle comtemporaries and very likely 
to have been at Hogwarts for at some of the same years.  

It also means that McG, the current transfiguration teacher (and known 
animagus) was more than likely taught transfiguration by Dumbledore (who 
we know to have been Riddle's transfig teacher).  

Arya