Newbie - Teachers - Snape

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No: HPFGUIDX 12274

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Sarah Waggott" <s_waggott at y...> wrote:
> Hi, first time poster here. Apologies if these topics have been 
> discussed before, I have been skulking for a while and haven't seen 
> them. 

Hi I'm new too.
 
> First a question, possibly a wierd one but here goes: does anyone 
> know where the teachers go during the holidays? I have seen a few 
> posts (maybe on another site) suggesting that Snape is at Hogwarts 
> under the protection of Dumbledore. However if the teachers leave 
> Hogwarts for the holidays, won't that leave poor Snape a little 
> unprotected? If some teachers stay at Hogwarts, what is the reason 
> for Harry having to spend the summer with the Dursleys?

Interesting question.  Heree are my best guesses:
1.  All the teachers stay at Hogwarts.  They are academics after 
all.  They probably work on papers to be published in the wizard 
scholarly press in the Summer when they won't be spending all their 
free time chasing Fred and George.  
2.  All the teachers stay at Hogwarts.  Home is home.  Though they 
may vacation, like the Weasley's in Egypt.
3. Some leave; some stay.  But I doubt that Hogwarts is ever truly 
empty.
4.  Hagrid is probably always there, where else would he go?
5. Same for Dumbledore:  Hogwarts is his base of operation.  And no 
one messes with Dumbledore.
Don't forget, it's sort of implied that some kids may be able to stay 
at Hogwarts during the summer:  The former headmaster would have 
allowed Tom Riddle to stay for the summer, instead of returning to 
the Orphanage, except for the concerns about the beast from the 
Chamber of Secrets.  Presumably, when Tom turned in Hagrid, he was 
then able to stay (that was his sole motivation for placing the blame 
on Hagrid).