[HPforGrownups] McGonagal and l was Re: Missing 24 Hours

[Kelly Grosskreutz]

No: HPFGUIDX 58464

> Becky Walkden  wrote:
>   Oh I agree with you totally about McDougall, Lee.  She is both
> trustworthy and capable and a very good person.  But for whatever
> reason, she still seems to be on the outside of "what's happening"
> and not part of Dumbledore's "inner circle".  Well that's what it
> looks like, but like everything else, we'll find out soon enough!
> Huggs Becky
>
> Lee: thinking about it i know what you mean, some of the more
> secretive things have been discussed without her presence. I just
> always assumed she was well in with the group, because it seems there
> is no reason why someone of her capabilities would not be involved.
> As you quite rightly say though we will find out real soon,

I was giving some thought to this last night.  I see McGonagall as being
around more to assume the day-to-day duties of running Hogwarts, leaving DD
free to do other things (like run the war, in this case).  It's somewhat
reminiscent of my high school set-up, where the vice-principal seemed to be
more involved with the students and discipline, while the prinicipal stayed
more in his office and did the paperwork (and handled the very serious
problems).  Since McGonagall is the one overseeing the everyday running of
Hogwarts, she does not need to know every last thing about V-related
matters.  DD does trust her, but needs her to handle that end of things.

On a related theme, I, like many of you, have noticed that when there is a
crisis at the school, three teachers usually seem to turn up:  DD,
McGonagall, and Snape.  I have already discussed DD's and MM's role, but
then there is SS.  I see him as kind of the school security guard.  He turns
up when something nefarious may perhaps have occured.  The rumor floats
around Hogwarts that Snape wants the DADA job, but I say that instead of
*teaching* DADA, he *is* the one in charge of making sure the school is
defended against the Dark Arts.  This would make sense since he would
probably be the best one to judge whether they had been used and how
connected to V a situation may be.  Not saying DD is not capable of doing
this, but having Snape on the scene ensures that, if one of them misses the
clue, the other will catch it.  Also probably why Snape is not afraid to
speak up at the slightest thing.  Best example is in PoA when the students
have been moved to the Great Hall for the night, and Snape warns DD that
Lupin might be letting Sirius into the school.  Although he has been
overruled when it comes to appointing Lupin as a teacher, he feels that
Lupin is a security risk for the reason I have mentioned before, and
therefore it is his duty to point this out, even though DD is already aware
of it, in light of the new incident (Sirius slashing paintings).  Yeah, some
of his reasoning/motives behind this was because he wants Lupin out for his
own reasons, but I feel he was also performing his duty as he saw it as
Hogwarts Security Officer, for want of a better term.

Leader, Administrator, and Security Officer.  I've been calling these three
the Hogwarts Crisis Control Team for awhile now (sometimes Crisis Defense
Team instead, but usually the first).

Kelly Grosskreutz
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