Minerva McGonagall — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Character Profile

About Minerva McGonagall

Strict Transfiguration professor and Hogwarts Headmistress.

Minerva McGonagall — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Transfiguration, Animagus, Wand magic, Discipline, Leadership

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 9/10
• Charisma: 7.5/10
• Morality: 9.5/10
• Influence: 8.5/10

Affiliations

• Hogwarts
• Department of Magical Law Enforcement
• Order of the Phoenix
• Gryffindor
• Harry Potter universe

Quick Facts about Minerva McGonagall

Full Name

Minerva McGonagall

Education

Hogwarts

Occupation

professor, employee, head teacher

First Appearance

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Nationality

Scottish

Minerva McGonagall's Known Relations

• Hogwarts — Employer
• Department of Magical Law Enforcement — Employer
• Order of the Phoenix — Member of
• Gryffindor — Member of
• Lord Voldemort — Enemy
• Dolores Umbridge — Enemy

Minerva McGonagall appears in 9 titles

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) — character page
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) — character page
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) — character page
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Maggie Smith

Appears in

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Role

Minor

Relationships (4)

• Minerva McGonagall — related — Severus Snape (Alan Rickman)
• Minerva McGonagall — Professional Professor And Student — Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe)

  McGonagall is both Harry's professor and an indirect source of crucial information.

  McGonagall is a Hogwarts professor whose conversation at The Three Broomsticks reveals information about Sirius's alleged betrayal to Harry.

• Minerva McGonagall — Professional Institutional Colleagues — Cornelius Fudge (Robert Hardy)

  They cooperate as institutional authorities responding to the Sirius crisis.

  McGonagall discusses Sirius Black's history and the danger surrounding Harry with Fudge at The Three Broomsticks.

• Minerva McGonagall — Social Informational Associate — Madam Rosmerta (Julie Christie)

  They share information in a public-house conversation.

  Rosmerta and McGonagall are together above The Three Broomsticks while discussing Sirius's alleged crimes and Harry's past.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

More characters from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

• Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe)
• Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint)
• Hermione Granger (Emma Watson)
• Sirius Black (Gary Oldman)
• Rubeus Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane)
• Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon)
• Severus Snape (Alan Rickman)
• Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton)
• Remus Lupin (David Thewlis)
• Sybill Trelawney (Emma Thompson)
• Peter Pettigrew (Timothy Spall)
• Molly Weasley (Julie Walters)