What was Harry's role in Slughorn's house? WAS: Re: CHAPDISC: HBP4,

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No: HPFGUIDX 143460

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Miles" <xmilesx at g...> wrote:
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> So, now my prophecy - maybe it overstretches this topic a bit, but I
 > find the idea interesting enough to discuss it a bit.
 
 > - pro: the new Headmaster  is likely to be important for the last 
 > book - 
 > pro: McGonnagall is far from being a favourite of the Ministry,
 > but the Ministry will decide ore decisively influence the allocation
 > of this important job. I do not see any other teacher apart from her
 > and Slughorn to be qualified for the job - pro: Slughorn is 
 > absolutely qualified for the job. He has been a teacher for decades,
 > he used to be Head of House for a long time - and he is Slytherin. 
 > I'm quite sure, that the Ministry is full of Slytherins, and full
 > of members of Slughorn's network
 
 > - con: Slughorn likes to be in the background, not in the limelight.
 > - con: Slughorn is too old and will retire after DD is dead
 > - con: any ideas?
 > 
 > Miles, who should have been more cautious in pointing at others to 
 > be speculative

Whiz:
Good points, and Slughorn has enough well placed friends to get the
job if he wants it.  But I doubt that he does.  If Hogwarts opens, I
believe he will continue as head of Slytherin house though.

The interesting thing about Slughorn is that after a lot of
speculation about the "good" slytherin, which I either resisted or
thought might be Tonks, Slughorn seems to fit the description.

I think Slughorn may be the key to info about Lily though.  He
definitely had a soft spot for her.  I'm also very interested in the
five potions mentioned in the first potions class and how they fit
into the overall plot.



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