McGonagall as Deputy Headmistress

cubfanbudwoman susiequsie23 at sbcglobal.net
Fri Oct 29 13:48:33 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 116697


Potioncat: 
> I'm starting a new thread to get this topic away from Snape, and to 
> see if we can keep a discussion going about Minerva.
> 
> For one year we had the goofy Lockhart as DADA.  I don't know about 
> you, but I thought he was a little creepy.  Yet Harry was assigned 
> detention with Lockhart for at least 4 hours, alone late at night. 
> It was at Lockhart's request, but it was the Deputy who assigned it 
> for an illegal use of a magic car.  What was she thinking?
> 
> She also assigned 4 first-year students to go into the Forbidden 
> Forest in the middle of the night as detention for wandering around 
> the castle at night.  Sort of fits the crime, but seems extreme.
> 
> So, what do we think of this stern-but-fair teacher?


SSSusan:
That she's one tough cookie...who expects her students to toe the 
line or experience a character-building consequence!  I think she 
wants tough cookie students as well, *especially* from her 
Gryffindors whom she assumes to be brave anyway.

Siriusly Snapey Susan








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