There's more to McGonnagal

[jarvan49]

There has to be more to her than just being a teacher at Hogwarts. The day voldemort first tried to kill Harry and failed, she was sitting a 4 privet drive watching the muggles. Then when dumbleodre shows up, he's not surprised to see her there. Hagrid isn't surprised to see her either.

My theory is that she does have a link to harry...what it is, i'm not sure about. Any thoughts?

[Athena Appleton]

I don't know... I mean, I guess you could be right...

I kinda relate to McGonagall (and also Hermione) a lot, and I would have been spying on the Dursleys, and anyone who knows me wouldn't have been suprised to see me there. I think she feels responsible for everybody, and is very capable, so she likes to feel in control. She knew Harry was going to be brought to the Dursleys, she was hearing all these rumors about what had happened, she must have expected Dumbledore to show up, she was obviously close to James and Lily since they were all in the Order with them, and she taught them, and respected them. All of those were very good reasons for her to be where she was, doing what she was doing.

1. She heard the rumors, and knew Dumbledore would be more likely than anyone to know the truth, so she goes to the place she expects to run into Dumbledore to find out for sure.

2. Two of her favorite students from the past, who she has become friends with since they graduated, were killed in a terrible way, according to the rumor. Naturally, she'd be concerned about where their only son would wind up. She'd want to make sure he was in the best place.

3. She knew that her opinion carries at least a little weight. She spied on the Dursleys and realized how awful Harry would have it. She spoke up to the one person she knew was in charge of the situation.

If a couple my husband and I were friends with died, and they had children, we'd be very concerned for the child's welfare, and if we felt a mistake was being made, we'd speak up (or at least I would)... If I heard through the grapevine that those friends had been brutally murdered, I'd go to the person who could give me the truth instead of taking anyone's word for it.

[paintballdecoy]

Maybe she is his Godmother??

I have just started a topic on who you think Harry's godmother is, check it out

[Violet]

sorry had to close that thread on harry's godmother, one already exists http://www.broomsticksandowls.com/forum ... 6&start=30

i dont know if there's anything more to mcgonagal, i think that she really deeply cares about her students, harry especially, and she's trying to keep a balance between the professional side of her as a teacher, and the caring mothering side of her who wants to take care of him

[Athena Appleton]

Nah, I don't think there is anything...

jarvan, are you a guy?

I'm only asking because I think females are more likely to see mcgonagall's actions as normal, while guys will see it as suspicious and try to find the meaning behind it...

[Violet]

lol

yeah that does seem to be quite true! girls/women do have a more maternal instinct and the need to protect their children, or someone else's children they feel close to

[Amon Rê]

I don't think there is an extraordinary connection between Harry and McGonagall. Like Athena Appleton said, she became friends with Lilly and James. Thus Lilly may have talked to McGonagall on occasion about her sister. She also said that she'd heard rumors and that could also be explained by just a friendship with Lilly and James...

[jarvan49]

yeah Athena i'm a guy...maybe thats why i think there's more to her!