Professor McGonagall's Best Moments! | Nimbus 2000, Battle of Hogwarts, Piertotum Locomotor, More!

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In this episode, we honor the late Maggie Smith by discussing some of Professor McGonagall's best moments. Enjoy!
Topics/Summary:
· Listen to QuizMaster: Hermione here!

· 1:30 “Fifty points…each!”. This first moment shows how fair McGonagall is. She does with a heavy heart, but she takes away 150 points away from her own house. In addition to that, she also takes points away from and gives detention to Malfoy who found them out of bed, McGonagall has the stomach to do what is right even if it hurts herself, and she refuses to shrink from further punishment.

· 8:30 Giving Harry a Nimbus 2000. It might seem like favoritism, but really, it is giving a deserving student the chance he has earned. McGonagall witnessed Harry’s first victory against Malfoy on the broomstick and knows from that moment that Gryffindor has found a new seeker.

· 13:35 “I’ve always wanted to use that spell.”. Piertotum Locomotor is quite the spell at that. This moment shows all the good things about McGonagall. She is brave and willing to defend the castle with all powers available to her. Before this, she is unafraid to speak Voldemort’s name, even in the face of her own demise at his hands. Finally, she finishes off this moment with a bit of humor to give us a little bit of everything we love about her.

· 17:29 McGonagall dueling Voldemort. With Flitwick and Kingsley at her side, she battled Voldemort directly. This is after Harry sprung back to life and the end of the war is in sight. Her bravery shines through in this moment. She is battling the most powerful dark wizard of her time!

· 21:24 Yule Ball Snark. She has some great lines when she uses Ron as an example for how to dance in front of the entire class, then later as she informs Harry that he will be the one to open the ball. In addition, she has some pretty great comments about Ron’s choice of dress robes.

· 25:11 Arguing with Umbridge. Their voices are raised, and the students rush out to see it. They are taking steps up with each jab at each other. Umbridge thinks that McGonagall is showing disloyalty, and McGonagall takes a step down to show how offensive she finds this.

· 28:39 Dueling Snape to protect Harry. Before this, the allusion of working was still there, but after this, there is no question that the battle lines are drawn. McGonagall is firing on her own troops to defend the people she knows to be correct. She is a strict follower of the rules, but when breaking them is the right course of action, she doesn’t hesitate.

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. "Fifty points...each!" (00:01:30)

3. The Nimbus 2000 (00:08:30)

4. "I've always wanted to use that spell." (00:13:35)

5. McGonagall dueling Voldemort (00:17:29)

6. Yule Ball Snark (00:21:24)

7. Arguing with Umbridge (00:25:11)

8. Dueling with Snape to protect Harry (00:28:39)