"Her family did," Harry explained. "Then Riddle took it and gave it as a reward to your traitorous former husband, as well as bequeathing to him McGonagall's large family estate in Ayr, Scotland ... not far from Hogwarts, actually. Minerva’s brother, who legally owned that vast sway of land, was chased out of the country by the Death Eaters. Luckily, he fled right to me ... became my magical solicitor, actually ..."