Did I Miss Something?

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 81387

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Missy" <missygallant2000 at y...> 
wrote:
> > As I recall, she also wore a tartan or plaid nightshirt in POA 
when 
> > Ron woke up with Sirius Black brandishing a knife above him. 
Either 
> > *way* in character for some mugglish mission, or wizards wear 
> > muggle-style nightshirts, or she's from Scotland or something.
> > 
> I thought of that tartan also.  I believe that she's described a 
few 
> times as wearing it.  But remember- she is Scottish.  And muggle or 
> non-muggle the Scottish will win out, and plaid will be worn.  I've 
> even read that it can cause a Scott physical pain to be able to 
wear 
> plaid and not be able to.  ;-)
> 
> Seriously, even in the wizarding world certain nationality things 
> seem to be prominant.  For instance, the Irish supporters wearing 
> green.  So it wouldn't be surprising that with a last name of 
> McGonagall she would wear a tartan.  (Since McGonagall is such a 
> German sounding name- it should be leiderhosen?)
> 
> Missy

Geoff:
Put the lederhosen back in the Kleiderschrank. I think Professor 
McGonagall is Scots through and through. It's a pairfectly guid Scuts 
name....

Have you not heard of the poet McGonagall in the 19th century who 
wrote the most excruciating poetry including the lament on the Tay 
Bridge railway disaster in 1879?