okay so an interesting thing about HP books vs movies is, mcgonagall’s supposedly born in 1935, which makes her only 56 when the series starts in 1991. harry’s first impression of her is that she’s a dark-haired witch: she hasn’t even started to go gray. considering that dumbledore isn’t considered particularly ancient in his 120′s, professor mcgonagall is really only just hitting middle age.
i definitely wonder what if general fandom perception of her character would focus more on her snark and fire and less on her stern reserve if she looked, in the movies, less like this
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