Rereading HP and I suddenly really like McGonagall
I’m rereading the books right now and I swear I completely missed how great McGonagall is the first time.
When I was younger she was basically just “the strict teacher.” If she showed up, somebody was probably getting told off and that was pretty much how I saw her.
But reading the books again now, I keep noticing little things she does and I’m like wait... she’s actually great.
I’m on Order of the Phoenix right now and watching her deal with Umbridge is honestly one of my favorite parts. She’s not even trying to pretend she likes her. She just stays professional and keeps doing her job while clearly being completely unimpressed.
And I forgot how funny McGonagall can be. She has these really dry little reactions that I just didn't notice when I was younger. Plus she’s strict, but you can tell she actually cares about the students. She isn’t just strict for the sake of being strict.
I think getting older changed how I read her. Now I’m sitting here thinking she must have needed SO much patience to deal with Hogwarts every day.
Did anyone else have a character they liked way more when they reread the books later?