Minerva McGonagall

[sir_lafayette2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 148274

I am new to HP for Grownups so forgive me if this matter has been 
resolved.  In re-reading the books I have noticed something 
regarding McGonagal and her relationship to Dumbledore.  In the 
opening scene, she has been standing guard outside of Number 4 
Privet Drive, apparently since early in the morning possibly 6 or 7 
hours after James and Lily Potter were killed. The timing seems 
right as Minerva possibly may have just arrived as she is reading a 
map and looking at the street sign just as Dursley is leaving for 
work, presumably early in the morning.   I believe that McGonagall 
arrived way too early at Privet Drive and this may well be a clue 
that Rowling has planted right at the get go of the books.

Dumbledore did not know she was there based on his comment when he 
spots her about "I might have known".  Her response as to why she 
was there was that Hagrid had told her.  She also did not know that 
the rumors were true that James and Lily were dead nor that 
Voldemort was gone.  Hagrid had been at Godric's Hollow, knew that 
they were dead yet failed to tell her more than Harry apparently was 
to be taken to 4 Privet Drive.

In the scene in the Hospital Wing in H-BP after Dumbledore has died, 
when everyone is being transfixed by the phoenix song, it is 
McGonagall's entrance that breaks the "magic" of this moment.  
Further Harry refuses to tell her where he and Dumbledore have been 
or what his plans are, even tho she is a member of the Order of the 
Phoenix.

I suspect that McGonagall was not entirely trusted by Dumbledore and 
may well be a spy for the Ministry of Magic.  Which might also 
explain her contempt for the High Inquisitor earlier in the story.

Given Rowling's penchant for placing clues, this may well become 
more important to the story in Book 7.

"sir_lafayette2000"