Student becomes Hogwarts teacher (was: Re: Harry's fate according to the bookies

[Peggy Wilkins]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67"
<justcarol67 at ...> wrote:

> Carol again:
> I think your worries are groundless. Yes, a few characters will die,
> some of them fan favorites (Hagrid and a Weasley and maybe poor Luna
> or Susan Bones), but the whole WW won't be wiped out. Hogwarts witll
> still exist, so the WW is not wiped out:
> 
> "JKR: <snip> I will tell you that one of the characters - er - one of
> - one of Harry's class mates, though it's not Harry himself, does end
> up a teacher at Hogwarts, but it is not maybe the one you'd think -
> hint, hint, hint! So, yes one of them does end up staying at Hogwarts,
> but - erm ... 
> <snip>
> Kathleen: Do you like to have a guess at who it is?
> Class: Ron.
> <snip>
> JKR: Noooo - it's not Ron ... because I can't see Ron as a teacher, no
> way.
>  http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/1999/1099-connectiontransc2.htm#p24
> 
> Notice that she doesn't imply that Ron won't survive, only that he
> won't be a teacher. (He's expressed a desire to become an Auror, and I
> think he'll get his wish. Otherwise, why have both boys take Potions
> in HBP?) "Maybe not the one you'd think" seems to rule out Hermione as
> the teacher, so I think it must be Neville as Herbology teacher. But
> *someone* of Harry's age survives to teach there... <snip>

Peggy W:
This made me think.  I really like the idea of Draco as Defense
Against the Dark Arts teacher.  It makes a nice wrap-up: he chooses
sides, leaving behind the dark arts, and on top of that (because of
course he must stay in the position more than one year) the position
is no longer jinxed (or was it hexed... I always get those mixed up).
 That probably means Voldemort must have died, also, because the jinx
is gone.  My money is definitely on Draco!  (Well, this did start out
as a thread about the bookies...)

And after thinking about it in those terms, to me for consistency it
may suggest good-side-Snape, too.  That's one I'm not putting a bet
on, though.  :)

Peggy Wilkins
We Kingly Pigs