McGonagall's character was Re: Sirius revisited

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 104383

Kneasy wrote:
> 
> The canon I've been waiting for someone to post? The backing for
> McGonagall's statement that would make me withdraw?
> It's in PoA chap 18. 
> Look it up.
> 
>

Potioncat:
Clever!  Too clever, Sir!  We must all hang our heads in shame and 
admit that you have twice over duped us! You have sent us to the 
very site that supports your original statement!

PoA, chapter 18: Remus Lupin is speaking, "Your father and Sirius 
here were the cleverest students in the school, and lucky they were, 
because the Animagus transformation can go horribly wrong--one 
reason the Ministry keeps a close watch on those attempting to do 
it."

Well, that proves that McGonagall was most likely exagerating when 
she said they were bright.  After all Remus? REMUS?  We know he is 
either ESE!Lupin who was saying this to save his own neck via 
Black's. Or he is weak, lonely Lupin and he'll say anything to keep 
a friend.  So when he says James and Sirius were clever, he was just 
being nice to Sirius.  And when he says that's one reason the 
Ministry watches it, he was just making his comment sound even 
better. We know the only reason the Ministry registers animagi is so 
they can keep an eye on dagerous wizards.

So I concur,  McGonagall is not to be trusted.
Potioncat