Sprout and Flitwick press their noses against the glass...

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Neil Ward" <neilward at d...> wrote:


> The second thing on my mind is that McGonagall and Snape seem to be 
some sort of enforcer double act (as I said recently, like a devil 
and angel on each of Dumbledore's shoulders).  I don't think they are 
married, BTW, but we've noted before that Snape appears to have a 
similar level of seniority to McGonagall.  Is he Deputy Deputy 
Headmaster or does he hold some other office that gives him cause to 
behave like next in line to the throne?  

I think he just follows along because he has experience in this sort 
of thing (you know, crises and disruptions) as a former death eater. 
Plus, most schools do have teacher who handles most of the 
discipline/nasty stuff. On the other hand, there is of course the 
Harry Viewpoint theory; Harry just doesn't see the other behind the 
scenes routine action. 

Is there some other reason (other than the obvious one - that they 
are two major characters) that McGonagall and Snape are always at the 
forefront in any hubbub?  Equally, aren't Flitwick and Sprout long 
overdue some character development?
> 

Does there need to be one? I think that Sprout gets slightly more 
pagetime that Flitwick, because of Cedric. But you forget my 
favorite, the elusive Professor Sinistra. :)

Charmian