[HPforGrownups] The McGonagall/Riddle Ship Explained

[annegirl11 at juno.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 115737

I totally advocated this 'ship on another board, but I think marriage is
a little extreme. Tom was evil pretty early on (he first became obcessed
with the CoS in 2nd year); I don't think any Gryffendor girl would go out
with him long enough to get to know his dark side.

So I see McG/Riddle as two very popular students who dated because it's
the thing you do when you're popular. That's how my grandma describes how
teen dating went when she was a teenager. Today, "dating" to teenagers
means "going steady" pretty much right off the bat, but 50 years ago,
kids dated around a lot more. Young Minerva and Tom probably dated for
part of one school year, were Yule Ball king and queen, but they broke up
when Tom became more interested in a more evil Slytherine girl and McG
started going with one of her quidditch teammates.

BTW, I think Tom was popular b/c in school, he was charismatically
rounding up supporters. All evil dictators are the popular type. Hitler,
Hussein, Bush.

I do think that McG is or was married, and has a passle of grandkids she
visits on holidays. She just seems that type. Either that, or she's
secretly married to DD. As someone on fametracker put it:
"theirloveissototallyamutualagreement"

The surprise marriage? I really think it'll be Snape. Not married now,
but was. Maybe his wife's death has something to do with why he joined or
left the DEs. (I'm betting 50 galleons he killed her.)

Meri said:
>Anyway, Hogwarts is a fairly contained 
>school; rumors could fly. I'd like to think that maybe Student!
>McGonagal heard the rumors and stayed with him anyway...Maybe she 
>thought she could redeem him. 

It was specifically said that Riddle was only being called LV by a small,
contained circle. I don't think even the other Slytherines knew.

And, I think MiniMcG was smart enough to know better than to try to
redeem any boy. Which is why I advocate a brief teen scream beach blanket
bingo relationship. 

Aura

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