McGonagall

[gingersnape1966 <gingersnape1966@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 50293

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mitchbailey82 
<MITCHBAILEY82 at H...>" <MITCHBAILEY82 at H...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "rsteph1981 
<rsteph1981 at y...>" 
> <rsteph1981 at y...> wrote:
> > Why, oh why, did Dumbledore send her away before Sirius 
transformed 
> > and Severus was given his assignment?  Is she trustworthy?  Is 
she 
> > skilled enough to be of use (okay, we all know the answer to that 
> > one)?
> Me: (Michelle's reply in part)
> 
) I wouldn't be supprised if Dumbledore had told her before 
> the start of the third task who/ what the dog waiting by Hagrids 
hut 
> was.

Me (Ginger)

This is one of those things that danced in my head as though there 
were something I was missing.  It hit me at work last night:  
McGonagall *did* know that Sirius was innocent.  In PoA, McGonagall 
reminds third year Gryffs that permission slips are to be handed in 
to her as she is the head of their house.  That being the case, Harry 
would have had to hand in to her his fourth year slip, which (end of 
PoA) was signed by Sirius.  Imagine the look on her face if she 
didn't know at that time!  

Ginger, who is having a very lovely day, thanks to this group and the 
wonderful people who are a part of it.