The Power of the Office and other speculations (was Re:Headmaster portraits)

[prittywittygrl]

No: HPFGUIDX 174161

I agree with Lynda... these situations are extremely different! Don't forget, the 
Headmaster's Office allowed itself allowed Snape to occupy it, but did not allow Umbridge 
in. This was not because Dumbledore was still alive, I'm sure, but because she was not a 
rightful headmistress. 

I believe it was Dumbledore's plan all along for the Voldemort controlled ministry to 
appoint Snape as Headmaster. I know that when I was reading, I felt reinforced hope for a 
"Dumbledore's Man" Snape when he was obviously able to get into the Headmaster's office 
and certainly communicate with Dumbledore's portrait... again, all in Dumbledore's plan 
I'm sure. 

It's too bad that Dumbledore's portrait couldn't explain that to McGonnagal. Obviously, the 
safest way for Snape to do his part in protecting Harry and bringing an end to Voldemort 
meant that no one in the Order... no one apart from Dumbledore... could know his true 
allegiance and reasons... until the very end. I can only guess that McGonnagal returned to 
being Headmistress after Snape's death. 

Other speculation:

I also imagine Harry, Ron, and Hermione returning to Hogwarts to complete their 7th year 
along with Ginny and Luna (and maybe even Dean and others who were forced to leave 
their 7th year. Then, I start imagining Harry and McGonnagal's conversations with Portrait 
Dumbledore and Portrait Snape. Snape's opinion of Harry was unjustified and based on 
projected comparisons to James (likely to protect himself from seeing Lilly in her son), but 
as Harry obviously made peace with his feelings toward his former professor, I have hope 
that Portrait Snape and Harry were able to make amends and finally have a mutual 
understanding and respect. I cried reading Harry remind his son Al of his full name 
because of all background that I read into it. Such is the magic of these books, as much 
more is "written" than is in print.

Marianne

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Lynda Cordova" <moosiemlo at ...> wrote:
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> Bruce Alan Wilson:
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> After all, strictly speaking Ubridge's picture should be there too.
> I think that Snape was as much a 'usurper' as Umbridge.
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> Lynda:
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> With the exception that Snape, was, of course, working for the Order and
> Dumbledore for the past several years before Voldie's demise, it seems to me
> that the two situations are very different indeed.
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> Lynda
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