The Vulture Hat- Disgusting SHIP of the Millennium- McGonagall the Born Deputy

[pigwidgeon37]

No: HPFGUIDX 33427

Cindysphinx wrote:

<Actually, it makes some sense to me that the rumor would not have 
made it to Snape.  Someone would have to walk up and tell him, or be 
so indiscreet as to mention it in his presence.  I doubt any student 
at Hogwarts is *that* brave or careless.>

I'd like to contradict you on this: For one thing, the Hogwarts 
faculty is so small (there can't be more than 20 teachers, counting 
the subjects we already know and allowing for some we don't) that 
news has to travel very fast. For another, we know that the story of 
vulture-crowned Snape spread like wildfire among the students, and 
there's no way that the prefects or Head Boy and Girl (or other 
students who are a bit closer with the teachers than the average 
student) didn't tell at least one of the teachers. Given that Snape 
doesn't seem the most popular member of the faculty, three guesses 
whether that wasn't just putting oil into the fire! So I have to 
agree with whoever wrote this: It's a bit strange that Dumbledore 
makes Snape pull the cracker with the vulture hat- he of all persons 
should know that this is not the right way to make Snape discover 
self-irony.


still Cindysphinx:

<I'll bet Trelawney is pretty clueless, too.  Snape and Trelawney 
both 
seem fairly isolated, with her in the North Tower and him in the 
dungeon.  In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if there is something 
going on between Snape and Trelawney in the North Tower, and it has 
nothing to do with Trelawney's Inner Eye. ;-)>

Now if you wanted to submit this as your entry for the most un-erotic 
fantasy of the millennium, I'll vote for you!


Still Cindysphinx:

<The candidates for Dumbledore's successor are (off the top of my 
head)
Lupin, Black, Snape, McGonagall, Moody, Arthur/Molly Weasley and 
Fudge.  Without getting into a great deal of detail, all of these 
adults sound like middling to dreadful candidates for Commander in 
Chief of the Forces of Good.  I guess I'd have to pick McGonagall, 
but I don't feel very good about that choice.>


David wrote:

<How is it 'obvious' that she is being groomed to take over from 
Dumbledore?  My own suspicion is that nobody is being groomed.  That 
may reflect on Dumbledore's sense of responsibility, though I suspect 
he would justify it by saying it's not for him to prejudge the 
governers' decisions.  But I don't believe my view is 'obvious' 
either - just saying that the inner workings of the Hogwarts staff 
room are pretty murky on the whole.  But please put forward your 
obviosities.>

I don't think that Dumbledore is seriously pondering the question of 
who might be his successor. And if he was, I seriously doubt that 
he's thinking of McGonagall. Why? Just my very own personal feeling: 
There are people (regardless whether male or female, so don't flame 
me) who are just born deputies- I should know, because I'm one of 
them. And it's not about playing the little woman who takes all the 
major worries off a man's shoulders so that he is able to stand in 
the limelight. It's about liking to do the actual work instead of 
being onstage, having to deal with the more tedious aspects of being 
the no.1. Remember the scene in the anteroom after Harry's name came 
out of the GoF? I'm sure that Dumbledore would have liked nothing 
better than to tell Karkaroff and Mme. Maxime what he really thought 
of their comments- but he has to be diplomatic, whereas McGonagall 
speaks her mind freely. If she were Headmaster, she could never have 
allowed herself to attack Fudge the way she does after the Dementor 
has sucked out Crouch Jr.'s soul- again, Dumbledore remains calm, 
though I'd take any bet he wants to jump into Fudge's face. I suppose 
McGonagall likes her position as Head of House and Deputy 
Headmistress and I daresay she would decline if she were offered the 
position of Headmistress.

Susanna/pigwidgeon37