Being born on 28 December 1934, Maggie Smith is 88 years old as of todays date 2nd May 2023. Mad and disappointed with them, she told them all off before punishing them severely; a loss of fifty points each, 150 in total, and detention with Malfoy. [26], On 1 September, 2009, among the group of new students to arrive at the castle to start their magical education that term were Edward Lupin, a young man who had, like Grim Fawley, lost his parents to the Death Eaters. Maggie Smiths highest grossing movies are the Harry Potter movies, which altogether grossed around $5.5 billion at the box office. Minerva often wore emerald green robes or her favourite tartan pattern. Birthplace Ilford , England. Smith has been married twice. She only stepped back at Dumbledore's insistence when he reminded her that Hogwarts and her students would need her in his absence. [1], Her birth proved both a joy and a crisis: Isobel had given up the use of her magic for her love of Robert and never told him about her nature as she was afraid to mar the bliss of their wedding. Minerva was called upon to fix the situation, but Leta ran from her and Minerva was forced to chase her around the school, all the while docking points (Minerva ended up docking a total of 200 points). When the battle ended with Voldemort's death at Harry's hands, she was among the first to embrace him.[12]. WarnerMedia. examinations, events came to a head. Still and all, he had remained an outstanding student that embodied all of the qualities that marked a true Hufflepuff, and given his perseverance and impressive record, Minerva was happy to help him land a job at the Ministry, where he was later taken on by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement as a research assistant at the Auror Office. [12], Harry informed McGonagall of a quest that Dumbledore had left him. [11] She also watched with some happiness when Peeves chased Umbridge from the school, commenting that she would've joined Peeves in chasing Dolores away in the school grounds, but Peeves had appropriated her walking stick. As they had no evidence for this, however, and had knowingly broken school rules, she put them all in detention. She, along with the rest of the teaching staff, scoured the castle for the Chamber, but to no avail. Shortly prior to the Battle of Hogwarts, Amycus Carrow - who, along with his sister Alecto, had been posted at the school by Voldemort - demanded to know where Harry was in the Tower and McGonagall asked why he would be there as he belonged in her house, with clear pride in her voice. A notable example of this is when Leta sealed shut the mouth of a fellow student during her third year after the other girl had been speaking ill of her behind her back. Though the dragon in question was successfully released, Harry, Hermione and Neville were all caught and brought before McGonagall by Filch. In 2007, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, but struggled through the filming of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince while undergoing the chemo treatments. [20], In the final weeks of that school year, Minerva served as temporary Headmistress of Hogwarts after the Board of Governors, under Lucius Malfoy's influence, suspended Dumbledore for failing to stop the attacks against the students. Having found a concealed room at St Oswald's Home for Old Witches and Wizards whilst following up a lead on the whereabouts of their missing children, the speakers declared that their investigation had unearthed two facts that had hitherto been unknown to Ministry records: There existed a prophecy that foretold the possible return of the Dark Lord, and the discovery that Lord Voldemort had turned out to have conceived an heir that was connected to and possibly destined to fulfil it. Upon reaching the site, Minerva was shocked to discover a wrecked bathroom, an unconscious troll and three bedraggled first years, one of whom was her best student Hermione Granger. They were among the first ones to run to congratulate Harry after he defeated Voldemort. [3], Though Minerva often maintained her strict persona in regards to the boy, she wasn't above bending the rules for him on occasion, such as when she caught him flying on a broomstick without proper supervision. McGonagall and Hagrid fought against Death Eaters during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and the Battle of Hogwarts. The trio was successful in stopping the stone being stolen and at the end of the school year, Gryffindor had won the house cup after receiving the most house points that year after getting bonus points for the trio's and Neville Longbottom's bravery. Inclined to grant his request, Minerva used the map to discover that they were in the girls' bathroom on the first floor. In 2001, Maggie Smith made her appearance as the formidable Professor McGonagall for the first time in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. I think Leonard was under this mad illusion that I could sing, she told The New York Times, referring to when producer Leonard Sillman saw her in a West End revue and promptly cast her in his Broadway revue New Faces of 1956. Embarking on their magical educations that year was the sons of the alumni Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy, Albus and Scorpius. During one visit sometime in between 1956 and the 1980s he proposed marriage to Minerva at Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop. During the Sorting Ceremony, he was to no one's surprise sorted into Gryffindor House. After Harry ran off to find someone to aid Katie, he bumped into Hagrid and led him back to the group. [71], Devestated to learn about their father's disappearance, Rose and Hugo were both wracked with worry after they heard what had happened, and Minerva, in addition to having done what she could to help them through the trying time ahead of them, also organised another search of the castle's portraits in the unlikely event that Ron would turn up in one of them, to no avail. Although the couple had no children, her nieces and nephews visited often. She was the first female character confirmed to have kept her maiden surname when she married. Shortly after the said meeting, at which point the Headmistress returned to Hogwarts, it was discovered that Albus and Scorpius had cleverly devised a way to send a message to their parents in the present by leaving an inscription on Harry's old baby blanket, which they had treated with a potion that would only become visible when it interacted with another potion Albus had spilled on the blanket shortly before this final trip back through time. Not too long after these events transpired, however, Minerva received another urgent message from Harry Potter late one evening: Having had a dream about a visit to his parents' grave at St Jerome's graveyard in Godric's Hollow with his Aunt Petunia that had never happened, and heard the Dark Lord's voice, as well as seen his son Albus trying desperately to warn him that Lord Voldemort is still active, he had interpreted it as meaning that they were all in grave danger, and informed her that they would arrive shortly to check on Albus. She later had two brothers, Malcolm and Robert Jnr, who revealed magical ability in due course. Relationship information While Dame Maggie Smiths tenures as Harry Potters Professor Minerva McGonagall and Downton Abbeys Dowager Countess Violet Crawley might have made her one of the most internationally recognizable faces in entertainment, shes really been delivering exceptional performancesin everything from uproarious comedies to somber dramasfor more than half a century. During the Ministry's investigation into the cause of the Calamity, whereupon generally agreed by his former co-workers that Grim Fawley had both the means, motives and opportunity to bring about said catastrophe, Minerva provided the Calamity Management Team with a copy of Grim's school record and informed them about the tragic fate of his parents, as well as noting what an outstanding student he had been, and gave no indication that she believed in Grim's guilt. (Maggie Smith) to ensure Harry's [21] She voiced pride in Neville's courage in participating in the fight with the Death Eaters in the Department of Mysteries. Not only did a 17-year-old Maggie Smith begin her career as Viola in an Oxford Playhouse School production of Shakespeares Twelfth Night, she went on to appear in countless Shakespeare plays during her time with Laurence Oliviers National Theatre in the 1960s and Canadas Stratford Shakespeare Festival in the 1970s. The sets are stunning and the music is phenomenal. But she is a great ornament to our profession. Smith hasnt just sung on Broadway, either: She also belted a rousing rendition of the World War I recruiting song Ill Make a Man of You in 1969s Oh! She watched as Voldemort was defeated by Harry Potter once and for all, finally ending the War. After Harry's resistance group was discovered by Umbridge, Minerva was present in Dumbledore's office when Harry was brought in. [1], Minerva in her earlier years as a Professor, Instead, Minerva sent an owl to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, asking whether she might be considered for a teaching post. Smiths last theater stint was in 2007, appearing in The Lady from Dubuque. This was a feat that they had so far only thought that Grim Fawley (who caused it) and Harry Potter (who helped spearhead the efforts to contain and understand it) was capable of, but also believed to have been behind the disappearances of the London Five. During these months an eighteen-years old Minerva met Dougal McGregor, a local Muggle, who was the handsome, clever, and funny son of a local farmer. Half-blood[1] Human[3] Minerva and Dumbledore delivering Harry to the Dursleys' home. She gave Hermione one of her "rare smiles". This 2009 fantasy drama film starring Maggie Smith and Timothy Spall among others also used Athelhampton House as a key location. She was thus present, along with Rubeus Hagrid, when Dumbledore placed Harry on the Dursleys' doorstep, despite her objections to leaving him with these Muggles, whom she considered to be the "worst kind" of them. At the time of this writing, Smith is 88-years-old and can be seen in Downton Abbey. McGonagall was delighted by Gryffindor's victory, openly sobbing even louder than the already sobbing Oliver Wood into a Gryffindor Flag, but was upset to see Oliver Wood leaving. Having eventually found them on the edge of the Great Lake, the Headmistress brought parents and children alike to her office. Smiths parents were far from avid theatergoers, and her interest in the performing arts came as a surpriseeven to her. Although shocked by Harry's sudden appearance and his use of an Unforgivable Curse, she was clearly touched by the gesture. 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[25], Having been duly awarded the Order of Merlin, First Class, by Minister for Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt for her unwavering allegiance to the Order of the Phoenix during the historic conflict, Minerva was eventually immortalised on a Chocolate Frog Card (an accolade she later admitted she had never imagined receiving),[13] and four months later, by which time the damages done to the castle during the battle had been repaired and the protective enchantments around the castle and grounds restored, she had been officially appointed to the position of Headmistress by the Hogwarts Board of Governors. In the case of the former, Harry Potter noticed Bagman kiss Minerva's hand once they had finished dancing. When Minerva was attacked by several Ministry employees outside of Hagrid's Hut, Hermione showed deep emotion towards the event, like Minerva did a few years before. Gryffindor[3] Mindful of the stringent security measures that had been put in place in light of the Return of Lord Voldemort, it seemed impossible that any intruder could bypass the protective enchantments surrounding the school, and indeed, even as she began with her sentry duty, nothing seemed amiss until the sudden arrival of Ron, Ginny and Neville near mindnight, who explained that they had just come from the seventh-floor corridor, where a number of unknown individuals had just emerged from the Room of Requirement, hidden under the cover of Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder. Minerva saw this appointment as an affront to the school itself and did little to hide her disgust. [60], Around the same time, Minerva also received owls from no less than three students in Ravenclaw House asking if they could receive their lesson plans early as not to fall behind in their studies, an exchange she noted that it was not uncommon for her to have with students of that house at the beginning of each term.[60]. During this exchange, Scrimgeour also agreed to let Minerva follow through with Dumbledore's previously stated wish of being put to rest at the school grounds. [12], McGonagall protecting students during Snape's regime. She initially dismissed him as Black could not have possibly got in without the password (unaware that Hermione's cat, Crookshanks, befriended by Sirius and gave him a discarded list of passwords) but was rendered speechless when the new guardian, Sir Cadogan, confirmed that he had indeed let him in because he had the passwords written down.
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