How old was McGonagall?

“Question: How old is old in the wizarding world, and how old are Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall? J.K. Rowling responds: Dumbledore is a hundred and fifty, and Professor McGonagall is a sprightly seventy. Wizards have a much longer life expectancy than Muggles. (Harry hasn't found out about that yet.)”
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on hypable.com


What is McGonagall age?

Fantastic Beasts 2 takes place in 1927 and features a 20-something Minerva McGonagall teaching at Hogwarts. BUT according to Pottermore, Professor McGonagall was born on October 4, 1935 making her a -8 year old Professor.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on mashable.com


How old is McGonagall in books?

According to the author, Minerva McGonagall's birthday is 4 October, and she is about seventy years old when the series begins. Professor McGonagall makes great efforts to behave fairly towards all students, including handing out House Points penalties to members of Gryffindor when she feels it warranted.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikibooks.org


How old was McGonagall 1991?

This means Professor McGonagall, whom we initially thought was 56 during Harry's first year at Hogwarts (1991), was actually closer to 101.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on studentedge.org


Is McGonagall the same age as Dumbledore?

Glascott is currently in her late thirties, meaning McGonagall is around that same age in The Secrets of Dumbledore too, however, over on J K Rowling's spin-off site for die-hard Potter fans, WizardingWorld.com (formerly known as Pottermore), it has previously been revealed that Minerva McGonagall was born 4 October ...
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on sports.yahoo.com


How old is Professor McGonagall? - Harry Potter Theory



Is filch McGonagall's son?

There isn't even a hint of confusion to anyone who has read the books, (who would know that Professor Minerva McGonagall never married and * has no children, and that Filch's full name is Argus Filch so they don't have the same last name anyway, and also his magical family is ashamed of his being a squib and I don't ...
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pagelady.wordpress.com


How old is Newt Scamander now?

The magical map reveals a 96-year-old Newt Scamander wandering the halls of Hogwarts.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on timeout.com


How old is Minerva McGonagall in 2021?

In Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies, we learn that Professor McGonagall's former boss at the Ministry proposed to her shortly after the first defeat of Voldemort in 1981. If Professor McGonagall was born in 1935, this would make her 46 years old at the time.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on hypable.com


What is Dumbledore's age?

While she originally said in an interview that Dumbledore was around 150 years old when he died, we know from Pottermore that he was actually around 115 years old when Snape fired the killing curse at him on top of Hogwarts' astronomy tower.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on time.com


How old was Hagrid?

According to the author, Hagrid's birthday is December 6th; events in the stories lead us to believe he is approximately 60 years old when Harry first attends Hogwarts.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikibooks.org


Do wizards live longer than Muggles?

In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, it was revealed that one of the oldest wizards to date was around 755 years old, but we also know that Nicolas Flamel was a close follow-up. It is also known that wizards and witches generally have a longer life expectancy than their Muggle counterparts.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on screenrant.com


What age is Snape?

According to the author, Severus Snape's birthday is 9 January 1960 and he died on 2 May 1998 at 38.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikibooks.org


Why did McGonagall fight Snape?

In the film, Snape is forced to fight Professor McGonagall after Harry Potter reveals that he was the one that killed Professor Dumbledore (at Dumbledore's bidding, though at the time the fact was unknown).
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on mirror.co.uk


Is Nymphadora Tonks Hufflepuff?

Tonks attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1984 to 1991 and was Sorted into Hufflepuff House. She was in the same year at Hogwarts as Gryffindor Charlie Weasley.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harrypotter.fandom.com


What is Umbridge's Patronus?

Dolores Umbridge also produces a Patronus in the shape of a cat. Umbridge uses her Patronus to keep the Ministry of Magic's Dementors in check. Warner Bros. While Umbridge is an objectively hateful woman, she is also a skilled witch.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on insider.com


How old is Bellatrix Lestrange?

Bellatrix is approximately mid 40s in her first appearance and dies at about 46/47. Helena first played the role at age 41, and last played her at age 45, meaning there is only a two or three year difference.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on harry-potter-compendium.fandom.com


What age is Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts?

Viewers met young Dumbledore (played by Jude Law) in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, where he was a professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts. Fantastic Beasts 2 is set in 1927, so this version of Dumbledore is 46 years-old.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on screenrant.com


How old is Grindelwald?

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is set in 1926 and its sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, in 1927. This indicates Grindelwald was 44 and 45 years old, respectively, during the events of both films.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on screenrant.com


Did Newt ever meet Harry?

Though Newt is still alive during the Harry Potter series, he never meets Harry (and therefore readers never encounter him in person) because his life doesn't really intersect with Harry's. At the time Harry was introduced to the wizarding world, Newt would've presumably already retired.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scifi.stackexchange.com