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

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> SSSusan:
> I guess I have been going on the assumption that McGonagall would 
> retain the position, but I think you're right that that *would* 
have 
> to be affirmed/confirmed at some point for her to remain the 
> Headmistress.

Potioncat:
Dilys Derwent was Headmistress in the 1700s. She had been a healer at 
St. Mungos for around 20 years prior to taking the position. So it is 
not a given that the Deputy Headmistress moves into the Headmistress 
job. 

This reminds me of the end of OoP. We all knew Harry needed an O to 
get into NEWT Potions and very few of us thought he could do it. So 
we spent how many  years working out possible scenarios that allowed 
Harry to take Potions. Some came very close.

Now we have to work out if Harry really will be back at Hogwarts. How 
JKR plans to plot it out may determine how the staffing problem will 
be settled. Most of us think Harry will not return as a student, but 
will come to the castle from time to time.

But, here's my best guess:

McGonagall and Slughorn will hold the two main administrative jobs. 
I'm not sure who will be Deputy and who will be Head. I think, given 
that Slughorn prefers to be the broker behind the power, he will be 
Deputy. He actually has more experience than she does, but I don't 
think that's too important in the WW. I wonder if he was Deputy for 
DD for a while?

Percy Weasley will be the Transfiguration teacher and Head of 
Gryffindor. If Harry is back in class, or if we see things from a new 
PoV, Percy will be the new Snape. I'm almost certain he'll consider 
most of his students to be Dunderheads.

Bill Weasley will be the new DADA teacher. This could make for a fun 
rivalry between Percy and Bill. Except I don't know how it would have 
the opportunity to play out. I'd bet a few Wizarding coins that at 
least one of these two will be on staff.

> SSSusan:
> Truthfully, I'm thinking bringing in one of the Weasleys.  Molly, 
> perhaps? 

Potioncat:
I nominated her for DADA before. I think she did a bit of DADA in OoP 
at 12 GP, but most people thought she was just the housekeeper. Now 
that we know the DADA Jinx is real, I'd rather she didn't take the 
job. Bill can  handle it. He's a curse breaker.