Dumbledore/Hermes + Minerva

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 96321

Paula Gaon wrote:

"MINERVA , the goddess of wisdom, was the daughter of Jupiter . She 
was said to have leaped forth from his brain, mature, and in complete 
armour. She was also a warlike divinity; but it was defensive war 
only that she patronized. "

IMHO, this description really rings true of our Minerva. Could you 
have ever imagined her as a child? She always gives the impression of 
complete, controlled, thought out sense and wisdom--never gets 
ruffled. Also, when we look at her actions against those who attack 
what is right and good, for example telling Peeves how to unscrew the 
ceiling lamp during Umbridge's "Reign of Terror", we see that she 
isn't opposed to agression for the sake of defense. JKR's choice of 
name here is a strong clue to McGonnagall's character, and as
far as I'm concerned, puts to rest those theories of ESE (ever so 
evil) McGonnagall. However, with all that said, I still wouldn't want 
to get on the wrong side of her--remember what happened to Arachne?


vmonte responds:
Nice post! I think that Minerva is going to become a more prominent 
character in the next two books. I think she is going to give Harry
private lessons (remember the Umbridge argument scene), and she is 
going to die with Dumbledore fighting the DEs.  (Maybe DD and MM are 
married?!)