Application for Head of House

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 120584


 
> Carol adds: 
> Having just read Albus Dumbledore's delightful Foreword to QWA, 
which focuses on Madam Pince's shocked reaction to his request to 
copy QWA for Muggle readers, I think Madam P. may be a Slytherin. 
Either that or the WW in general is thoroughly prejudiced against 
Muggles and she's just expressing the view that the WW should remain 
hidden from our prying eyes. If that's the case, I'll go with 
Ravenclaw. Note her attitude that books are precious objects that 
should not be "pawed about, dribbled on, [or] generally maltreated," 
to which Dumbledore responds that such treatment is "a high 
compliment for any book." That protectiveness suggests Ravenclaw to 
me. Come to think of it, so does her reluctance to allow students 
into the restricted section. A Slytherin might think differently 
about allowing students access to Dark Magic.
> <snip>

Potioncat:
Interesting that we look at one behavior, and one of us sees it as 
Ravenclaw and one of us sees it as anti-Ravenclaw. (Being protective 
of books.)

I'll vote for Slytherin for Madam Pince.  She behaves something like 
all the other rather unpleasant Slytherins we see in this series.  
But as far as the Restricted Section goes, I think that is a 
Hogwarts rule...according to the idea of not teaching Dark Arts.  
And if you think about it, the one time we see it being enforced is 
with a Muggle-born witch. Of course the book in question was 
mentioned by another Slytherin. (And I would bet that Lockhart was a 
Slytherin too.  Even if Snape doesn't care for him.)


  Carol responds:
> Well, I've changed the focus a bit here to focus solely on which 
House I think these people belonged to, but as for an HoH position 
being open, if DD is killed, MM will almost certainly become 
Headmistress, in which case, Gryffindor would need a new HoH. And 
Snape, though I hate to admit it, is also in danger, or will be in 
Book 7 (we know he won't die in Book 6), so Slytherin could need a 
new head as well. I don't think that Flitwick or Sprout is on the DE 
hit list, though I could easily be wrong.

Potioncat:
Well, to be honest, that was sort of what I was doing.  And it's a 
difficult game to play.  Honestly, how many of us would sort the 
students at Hogwarts the same way the Sorting Hat did?  And at that, 
how many of us would agree on the houses to put students into?  (I 
still think that Percy, Fred and George would all fit the 
qualifications for Slytherin. Again assuming Slytherins aren't all 
bad.)

We may not "need to know" about a change in Head of House if there 
isn't a change before the end of book 7.  For example, when DD was 
forced out and Umbridge was in charge, we weren't told who her 
deputy was. My guess is that the 4 Heads carried on according to 
their own traditions.

I still think Minerva is too young to be a Head Mistress. But I'm 
not sure what JKR thinks. But does anyone else out there think that 
DD may be drafted into the Minister of Magic position? Someone else 
will become the Headmaster/Headmistress of Hogwarts and there will 
be a big change as far as the students are concerned?
Potioncat