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McGonagall was the surname of a Muggle family, though at least one member, Robert McGonagall, married a witch.[1][2] The family has produced four known wizards.
Family members
Robert McGonagall
The father of Minerva McGonagall, Reverend Robert McGonagall was a Muggle Presbyterian minister who lived in the highlands of Scotland during the early 20th century. He married Isobel Ross, a Hogwarts-educated witch and had several children: Minerva, their oldest child and only daughter, and two younger sons, Malcolm and Robert Jr
Minerva McGonagall
Minerva McGonagall attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was Sorted into Gryffindor House. She graduated and eventually proceeded to replace Albus Dumbledore as Transfiguration Professor, as well as Head of Gryffindor House. She taught hundreds of students during her time there, while she also assisted the Order of the Phoenix in the war against Lord Voldemort. After the ousting of Severus Snape, Minerva became the full time Headmistress of the school.
M. G. McGonagall
M. G. McGonagall attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at the age of eleven in the late 1960s. McGonagall was Sorted into Gryffindor House, the House which was Headed at the time by Minerva McGonagall herself. As such, McGonagall was taught Transfiguration by Minerva as well. McGonagall also joined the Gryffindor Quidditch team and was awarded a plaque for it in 1971.
Family tree
| McGonagall family | Ross family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minerva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William McGonagall (c.1825—1902) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| child is one of the following: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mr McGonagall | Mrs McGonagall | Mr Ross | Mrs Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert McGonagall | Isobel Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urquart family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elphinstone Urquart (d.1985) | Minerva McGonagall | Malcolm McGonagall | Robert McGonagall Jr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At least one son/daughter | At least one son/daughter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Behind the scenes
- In early drafts of the first book, the family's name was McGonagle.[3]
