Application for Head of House

[Tammy]

No: HPFGUIDX 120397


>potioncat wrote:
> 
> Now that we can no longer debate whether Snape was really a 
> Gryffindor, shunned by his housemates, I began to wonder about the 
> other teachers. After all, perhaps very soon, there may need to be 
> new appointments made for Head(s) of House.  Heads of House are 
> chosen from former house members...so, who is the running for 
> Slytherin and Gryffindor? I hope that any openings are due to 
> promotions or change in careers and not to the ultimate 
> sacrifice...but there is a war going on.
> 
> We know Hagrid was a Gryffindor...but with all the shenanigans that 
> go on in Gryffindor with McGonagall as Head, it would become a real 
> Animal House with Hagrid as Head!

Tammy replies: 
Oh, most definitely not Hagrid, he's horrid as a teacher, as Head of
House he'd bring down Hogwarts within a year!

> potioncat:
> Any other contenders?
> 
> Trelawney would make a terrible Head...but which House was hers?  
> Ravenclaw? She lives in something of an ivory tower...but that's a 
> stereotype that doesn't really fit Ravenclaw students. She's 
> something of a duffer...but does that "really" describe 
> Hufflepuffs?  She could be a Gryffindor...it took courage to be the 
> 13th member at the Christmas table. Or is she Slytherin?  Hmmm.  
> Let's see, she got Dumbledore to hire her, even though he was going 
> to eliminate divination from the cirriculum.  She has a nice safe 
> place to live, even though she doesn't do such a great job at her 
> job. When she was sacked not only did the Headmaster insist she keep 
> her quarters, but the Deputy Headmistress, was openly nice to her!  
> Cunning, don't you think?  Could Sibyll Trelawney be a very 
> Slytherin Slytherin? Any thoughts?


Tammy replies:

Going through a list of the staff, here's what I came up with:

Examining the current staff doesn't really leave too many options, I
think...

Current Staff:

Binns - hey, if a ghost can be a teacher, why not head of house? Okay,
so he's probably too dull, maybe he's a Hufflepuff.

Prof. Grubbly-Plank - Somehow she strikes me as a Hufflepuff, or
possibly a Ravenclaw. She's competent as a teacher, but I'd sooner see
her getting a fulltime teaching position than head of House.

Prof. Sinistra & Prof. Vector - Not often mentioned, but could come
into a larger role yet I suppose. 

Prof. Trewlawney - personally, I see her as a Hufflepuff, but
Potioncat's right, she's clever enough to be a Slytherin. She'd be
hilarious as Head of House though, reading everyone's career options
in their tea leaves or something, poor kids.

Then of course there are the "non-teaching staff," who could possibly
still be Head of House, right? Who says Head of House actually has to
be a teacher, it could be one of the other staff members.

Madam Pince - not really mentioned too much, I'd see her as a
Ravenclaw though, being a librarian and all, or a Slytherin, since
she's apparently mean.

Madam Hooch - If she's brave enough to be a Quidditch Ref, she's
probably a Gryffindor, I'd say. She'd be cool to see as Head of House
too, would she still be an impartial referee? 

Madam Pomfrey - Honestly I've no clue what house Madam Pomfrey would
have been in. I'd say she's probably a little too busy nursing
students to actually be Head of House though.

Then there are the missing professors for Muggle Studies and Ancient
Runes, who could, by some outside chance, still play a role. After
all, just 'cause Harry doesn't have their classes doesn't mean they're
not important.

I'd say it's most likely that people from outside Hogwarts would come
in as Head of House/s, perhaps Lupin returning, Moody, or even Madam
Maxim. Kingsley would be a lovely Head of House, but who'd want to
stop being an Auror to be a teacher?

-Tammy