Future Professions of Hogwarts Students

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 126941


Megan wrote: 
> I wonder, what the other Hogwart students wanted to be when they 
> grew up

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> What I REALLY wonder is what Draco told Snape he wanted to be when 
> he grew up. 

Potioncat:
That's one of many conversations I would have like to have read! At 
any rate, here's my thoughts. I'm using past canon and anticipating 
needs of plot for my predictions. Ultimate careers will determine 
current classes and allow for whatever interaction JKR has in mind.

I assume that the Malfoys are in some sort of business. I remember 
being surprised that Lucius was addressed as "Mr. Malfoy" by Harry. I 
had sort of expected him to be Sir Malfoy. So I would expect Draco 
would want to continue earning big Malfoy bucks and hobnobbing with 
important people. Magical Business Administration?

 Although I wouldn't be surprised if Draco earned a spot in NEWT 
Potions, I can't see adult Draco making his own potions. I wouldn't 
be surprised then, if Draco, Crabbe and Goyle are no longer in 
Potions.It will depend on what interactions JKR wants to write. 
Potions without Draco might be a different sort of class. Then again, 
we don't really know who the Potion Master will be. 

Just that JKR revealed to us that Theodore Nott had seen death, and 
we can presume it was his mother from the JKR site, makes me think he 
might go into Healing. Lots of people think Neville might go that 
path, but his Potions skills don't seem strong enough. The other one 
to consider is Ron. Ron says he doesn't fancy Healing because of the 
high expectations. But that raises two thoughts: Why was he reading 
that brochure in the first place? And he says he wants to be an 
Auror, which requires the same Hogwarts courses as Healer does. (or 
at least the same ones McGonagall recommends.)

I'm uncomfortable that Crouch!Moody is the one who put Auror in Harry 
and Hermione's heads. It doesn't feel good at all. His "praise" is 
the reason the boys are leaning toward it as a career. I recall Ron 
was somewhat put out that he wasn't included in the first place. I 
can imagine both of them starting off toward auror and changing at 
some point. Quidditch for either of them, but more likely Healer for 
Ron.

Hermione was looking at strange brochures in "Career Advice". Muggle 
Relations and troll training and department of catastrophes. The last 
one is really a sort of joke for what will happen later in the book. 
And the troll one is sort of a joke back to SS/PS.  It would fit the 
story line for her to go into some sort of non-wizarding/wizard 
relations.

The only career I know of that might fit Crabbe and Goyle 
is "training Security Trolls", but to be honest, a more realistic 
goal would be "being security trolls".

As for the Ministry for the Slytherins or the children of DEs. Keep 
in mind the ministry isn't the only employeer. But some of the 
Slytherins would be cunning enough to pull a ministry job off, I 
think, if that's what they wanted.

Potioncat who is bouncing around career/course options with her teens 
as we speak!