Summary
Professor Minerva McGonagall was a Scottish half-blood witch, the only daughter of Muggle Robert McGonagall and witch Isobel Ross. She also was the older sister of Malcolm and Robert Jr. Minerva attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was Sorted into Gryffindor House, but it took the Sorting Hat five and a half minutes to decide if she was Gryffindor or Ravenclaw, which made her a Hatstall. During her seventh year, she was appointed Head Girl.
After her education, Minerva worked for two years at the Ministry of Magic and later returned to Hogwarts, where she became Head of Gryffindor House and the Transfiguration professor. Though she wasn't a member of the Order of the Phoenix during the First Wizarding War, Minerva greatly helped the Ministry of Magic's resistance through spying Death Eaters and bringing the Aurors crucial information on their activities.
Eventually, Minerva became concurrently, at differing times, Deputy Headmistress and Headmistress of Hogwarts. In 1995, she opposed Dolores Umbridge, the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts. She also protected the students from Alecto and Amycus Carrow from 1997 until 1998. As part of the Order of Phoenix's new resistance movement, Minerva fought in several battles of both wars, including the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and the Battle of Hogwarts, where she led the resistance against Lord Voldemort.
Minerva survived the Second Wizarding War and continued her job as Headmistress, a title she still held as of Albus Potter's time at Hogwarts. (Harry Potter Wiki)
Powers and Stats
Tier: 9-B. 8-C with magic, higher in her prime
Name: Minerva McGonagall
Origin: Wizarding World
Gender: Female
Age: Likely 131 during the events of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (there have been several perceived contradicting sources, but this is the age that would fit all the canonical material without contradicting any)
Classification: Witch, Professor, Head of Transfiguration (formerly), Head of Gryffindor (formerly), Deputy Headmistress (formerly), Headmistress
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Magic, Paralysis Inducement, Healing, Teleportation, Transmutation, Summoning, Disarming, Can summon a patronus, Forcefield Creation, Telekinesis, Water Manipulation, Explosion Manipulation, Pain Manipulation, Light Manipulation, Biological Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Size Manipulation, Memory Manipulation, Sound Manipulation, Holy Manipulation, Deconstruction, Earth Manipulation, Limited Creation, Mind Manipulation, Curse Manipulation, Status Effect Inducement, BFR with Vanishing Spell, Animation, Transformation, Shapeshifting (Can turn into a cat), Ice Manipulation, Heat Manipulation, Limited Power Nullification, Flight (with a broomstick)
Attack Potency: Wall level. Building level with magic (Fought Voldemort with Horace Slughorn and Kingsley Shacklebolt. Duelled with Severus Snape evenly, though he was holding back. According to Poppy Pomfrey, the group of Aurors would not have stood a chance against McGonagall in broad daylight), higher in her prime (Was likely over a hundred years old during the events of the Second Wizarding War and was noted to be old). Some spells also ignore conventional durability
Speed: Athletic Human with Subsonic combat speed and reactions (Kept up with Voldemort), Speed of Light attack speed via Lumos Solem (Lumos Solem is a charm that creates a blinding flash of sunlight used to defend against the Devil's Snare. McGonagall should know this spell, as it’s implied to be taught in basic herbology to defend against the Devil's Snare and advanced charms class, and first years like Hermione have showcased this spell)
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human, Class 5 with magic
Striking Strength: Wall level, higher with spells
Durability: Wall level physically (Survived, albeit barely, being hit by four Stunning Spells despite her old age, which many thought should have killed her), Large Building level, likely higher with magical shielding (Should be comparable or even superior to Harry. Blocked spells from powerful Death Eaters and even Voldemort himself)
Stamina: Above Average
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with spells
Standard Equipment: Wand
Intelligence: Gifted. Was a professor at Hogwarts of Witchcraft and Wizardry, later Headmistress. In addition, she can read ancient runes
Weaknesses: None notable
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