Fields of Magic (was Re: Potions Master Question)

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 94188

Carol wrote:
> 
> Snape (IMO) did such a good job there (despite his sarcasm, his
> students learn what he teaches) that DD has left him there for
> fourteen years, also giving him the prestigious position of Head of
> Slytherin House. (It's possible, though, that he was the only 
former
> Slytherin teaching at Hogwarts, in which case the honor would have
> gone to him by default.) His current role as DD's righthand man was
> probably earned by proving himself worth of DD's trust. Compared 
with
> the other teachers, he's still young, but there's a big difference
> between 22 and 37 or 38.
> 


Potioncat:
I don't think anyone would get a head of house if their only 
qualification was that they had been in that house.  Perhaps if 
several equally qualified individuals applied and one was from the 
house, that would be the deciding factor.  To clarify, I think he 
deserved the position.

BTW, do we know when Snape became head of Slytherin?
Potioncat