McGonagall -- appropriate tartan?

[Mr. MacDougall]

One of my friends is kicking over the idea of coming up with a Professor McGonagall costume for this summer's releases of the final book and next movie (which releases happen within a week of each other). She asked me about Tartan, and in my research, I've found that there was an actual historical person of this family name, William Topaz McGonagall, widely aledged to have been the worst-ever poet in the English language.

I can't seem to locate a tartan for W. T. McGonagall, but he was born in Edinburgh, and worked as an adult in Dundee. (As an aside, he worked as a handweaver, and it seems odd that he wouldn't've designed a tartan for himself).

We've no real clue as to the birthplace of Minerva McGonagall, other than the obvious fact that she's Scotish, so my friend and I were wondering what district tartans of Edinburgh or Dundee might be appropriate?

(We even looked at the actress playing McGonagall in the films, but she was born in Essex. Drats).

[McClef]

Some call him the BEST worst poet!

I will be in Dundee next week and look forward to seeing again the city and the river that inspired his muse.

A good site is http://www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk/ but it won't help you with a tartan I'm afraid.

[Warlock]

If you will look closelyat Prof. McGonagalls costume in the movies, she has a greenish tartan. She even wore a Dressingrobe of this tartan in one of the movies. Now I'll have to see if I can find a pic on line. If someone can find a pic, then Matt Newsome can identify it!

[cajunscot]

<tounge firmly planted in-cheek> What about the Gordon tartan, in honour of the "Wizard of Gordonstoun"?

http://www.houseofgordonva.com/Gordonstoun.html

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