clueless Madame Hooch question

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 127619


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "thursday morning" 
<thursdaymorning at o...> wrote:

Thursday: 
> Thanks Geoff.  I hadn't realized this was the reason for the 
three 'Madams' and 'Mr' Filch.  It does raise another question and 
still leaves (in part) the original.  I am assuming that, due to the 
nature of their jobs, Madam Pomfrey and Mr Filch are full-time 
employees and live-in at Hogwarts - at least during the school year.  
As the *only* school librarian Madam Hooch must also work full-time 
and, while she might come and go every day from a lovely little 
cottage in Hogmead, I imagine she also lives-in.  Hagrid, also an 
ancillary worker before becoming CoMC prof, was certainly full-time 
and has his cottage.  

Geoff:
It's a guess on my part re the use of the term "Madam" of course but 
it seem to fit the data. I think that Madam Pince, as librarian, 
could well live off-site as she wouldn't need to be on call.

Thursday:
> This leaves Madam Hooch as an anomaly if she is the only part-time 
worker.  Certainly it's possible but it just doesn't seem to fit 
Hogwarts.  Flying lessons may not be a full year but Quidditch 
practice starts pretty much immediately, doesn't it?  So whether she 
is part-time or full-time, lives-in or commutes, she's around all 
year.  

Geoff:
Sherrie, in a later post, quoted from the Chocolate Frog cards. That 
covers her teaching role. I could envisage her doing something else 
as well. I assume that there must be some other ancillary staff at 
Hogwarts who haven't been mentioned who might be involved in record 
keeping or assisting staff or seeing to stock control - magically or 
otherwise. Again, Madam Pomfrey might have an assistant who could 
deal with routine duties around the hospital wing.