Trouble is, McGonagall was the first representative of Magical Britain we met, so she gets to represent the Average Wizard (average witch?)
It didn’t seem that way to me—McGonagall is shown enough respect by other wizards and witches that she’s clearly above average.
I meant that more in terms of she’s kind of a representative of the magical world generally. Wizards aren’t generally hypercompetent.
Hmm, that didn’t come across very well.
I think it’s fair. She’s competent, but she’s not superhuman. In a fic based around the interaction of ~3 people who are(Harry, Quirrell, and Dumbledore), she’s going to come off second-best.
It didn’t seem that way to me—McGonagall is shown enough respect by other wizards and witches that she’s clearly above average.
I meant that more in terms of she’s kind of a representative of the magical world generally. Wizards aren’t generally hypercompetent.
Hmm, that didn’t come across very well.
I think it’s fair. She’s competent, but she’s not superhuman. In a fic based around the interaction of ~3 people who are(Harry, Quirrell, and Dumbledore), she’s going to come off second-best.