New Headmaster/Headmistress at Hogwarts in Book 7? new heads of the houses?

[Katie]

No: HPFGUIDX 153732


Kathrin P <kathrin.p at ...> wrote:
> McGonagall is Headmistress in HBP after DD died (:-( ), but is she
> the new Headmistress in general or only an interim headmistress?
> Despite the fact that she was Deputy Headmistressback when DD was
> Headmaster, that doesn't mean she is the new Headmistress right
> away. Maybe she just does the job until the MoM finds a new (more
> suitable - for them?) person for this job?


"Katie":
Well, I have a couple thoughts on this. First of all, I think the
MoM will be less involved in Hogwarts after what happened in the
last two books. DD has been proven right time and again, and now
that he's gone, I think Scrimgeour will have a hard time interfering
at Hogwarts. As DD once said, he'll never have left Hogwarts as long
as there are people that remain loyal to him are there.

So, with that said, I think McGonagall is a logical choice to remain
headmistress. I think maybe Lupin could make a return as head of
Gryffindor, or maybe Hagrid...

As for head of Slytherin...maybe Slughorn will resume his old
position.

However, I don't really think we'll see too much of Hogwarts in Book
7. Since the trio won't be there, and DD isn't there, I can see an
occasional chapter on the happenings at Hogwarts that will tie in
with the search for the Horcruxes, but I really wonder whether
Hogwarts will even be open? After everything that's happened, would
parents really be comfortable sending their children there? I mean,
they were ready to close Hogwarts in CoS, and in HBP, the headmaster
was murdered by a teacher on school grounds! I have a feeling
Hogwarts will be shut down for the majority of Book 7.