[HPforGrownups] Re: Dumbledore's successor

[Kelly Grosskreutz]

No: HPFGUIDX 58987

> Tyler wrote:
> > >
> > > There's reasons to believe that Snape WOULD be made
> > > headmaster if DD died. >
> >
>
> Mel added:
>
> > It's not that far of a reach at all really. Snape (like it or not)
> > has a history of taking control in a variety of situations. He's
> > certainly more pro-active than McG. and she's supposed to be the
> 2nd.
>
> Me(Linda):
>    I can certainly see Snape becoming head master for many different
> reasons. However, I think this would cause a huge problem in the
> story line. If you believe Redeemed!Snape, Spy!Snape, or any of the
> other theories that have Snape being one of the good guys, it
> complicates things even more for a character that is already extemely
> complicated. If Snape is, indeed, one of the good guys and also needs
> to project that he is a DE to LV and company, he would have a near
> impossible feat to accomplish. He would need to balance the good of
> the students with a bad guy image in a very public forum. It would be
> very hard to be publically convincing in both roles I would think.

Kelly:
I wouldn't say it would be that difficult for him to continue the balancing
act.  In many ways, that is exactly what he is doing now as Potions
Professor.  In this respect, I think he has had over a decade of experience
with this balancing act.  Yes, it would be more public.  Yes, it would be
more difficult as he would be completely responsible for the school and
there would be no DD to curb him, which would only, in my mind, make him
more acceptable to the DE's.  Snape has always played more of a bad guy in
the light, yet been more of a good guy secretly, at least when it comes to
attitude.  I hope that last bit made sense.  Personally, though, I still
think McGonagall would be Headmistress if DD was no longer able to serve,
but this speculation on Snape in the role is fascinating.

Kelly Grosskreutz
http://www.idcnet.com/~ivanova