McGonnagal a Death Eater?

The Horcrux Citizen begs to inform that work has been very busy and in spite of running into several interesting tidbits he hasn’t made time to relay the information.

Here is the first of that relaying. Heather on mysapce pointed out this interesting article on Unplottable suggesting McGonnagal might be a DeathEater.

The theory is long and well written. It suggests that McGonnagal is a sort of anti-Snape. Where he “acts bad but is in fact good” she acts like she is on the right team when she really isn’t.

I don’t think it is going that way, but resist the impulse to write off any possibility. I put it in the range of 10:1-20:1. It would certainly be up to JKs standards to surprise us that way, after all this time. I think the moment in the books that seals it for me is during the astrology owl in book 5 when she wades into a hail of stunners (some coming from people we know to be Death Eaters) to help Hagrid. It is an interesting read.

4 Responses to “ McGonnagal a Death Eater? ”

ch says:

November 3, 2006 at 1:45 pm

I must say I was highly sceptical at 1st but once I’ve read the entire thing, it is certainly possible. There is a lot of curcumstantial evidence that could be interpreted as MM being a death eater.

Farther more, I think that there is a high chance that one of the people thought to be good, will turn out a death eater and it won’t be Snape. I am pretty sure I can rule out Hagrid, Trelawney, Weasleys, Lupin, Tonks and Moody. But it’s open season for the rest.

2nd Class Horcrux Citizen says:

November 25, 2006 at 8:07 pm

I think this is brilliant. I think there’s a very good possibility this is the case, and it helps explain which ‘major character’ will be knocked off in the next book, and closest to my heart, leaves the door open for Snape’s redemption and reconcilliation with Harry. I give it a much higher chance than 10:1.

But most of all, I think this brilliant author should be spending his/her obvious intellect and time on something reeal like curing cancer, or figuring out how to stop domestic violence, tutoring underprivlege childtren, or making constant, passionate love to her/his huband/wife. This goes for you, too Horcrux Citizen.