HeadMaster Snape & The Battle of Hogwarts

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 164754

I see people are debating the merits of Snape ever
becoming Headmaster of Hogwarts or any other school. I
have long had a theory, and if this theory is true, Snape
could very well become Headmaster of Hogwarts.

--- PS/SS, Am Ed, PB, pg 68 ---
Hagrid is speaking...

"One of the only safe places left was Hogwarts. Reckon
Dumbledore's the onl one You-Know-Who was afraid of. 
Didn't dare try taking the school, not just then, 
anyway."

- - - end quote - - - 

It seem clear from the very beginning that Hogwarts 
was fair game. It was considered a strategic target in
the battle for control of the wizard world; he who 
controls the school controls the students, he who 
controls the students controls the parent, and he who
controls the parents controls the wizard world. 

Dumbledore is gone, and that represents a grave threat
to Hogwarts security. I can't believe that Voldemort is
so stupid he can't see that. Holding the school hostage
is the same as holding the wizard world hostage. It 
would seem that if Voldemort took control of the school,
it wouldn't be long before the wizard world would have
no choice but to surrender. 

So, I say Voldemort will gain control of the school, but
Voldemort sees himself as far too important to waste his
time dealing with a bunch of unruley students. So, 
logically, he will appoint his own Headmaster which of 
course will be Snape; some one experienced with, known
to the students, and feared by them. 

Bada-Bing Bada-Boom -- Snape is Headmaster.

Which brings us to the Battle of Hogwarts, which of 
course is actually two battles, one for Voldemort to
capture the school and one for Harry to win it back. 

I see all kinds of story potential here. Ginny, Neville,
and Luna will likely be inside the school. I suspect
very firmly that Harry will resurect the Magic 
Communication Mirrors and give one to everyone he needs
to communicate with, which naturally will include Ginny.
This give Harry a way to communicate with people inside
the school and find out what is going on, and to hatch
a plan to rescue everyone.

It also opens the door for Harry to enter the school by
stealth using the Tunnel behind the mirror, the one that
is currently cave in. No sense digging it out for just
a bit of mischief making, but rescuing Hogwarts is 
certainly justification enough to open it up. I doubt 
that it will be guarded because people know it is 
caved in and therefore useless. Useless of course
unless you UN-cave it in. 

Here we have a reference to the school being a 
strategic target and having a immense strategic
advantage on page 68 of the first books. The one 
thing that protected Hogwarts, Dumbledore, is gone.
Certainly, Voldemort must see Hogwarts as both 
valuable and vulnerable. 

Now the question is, will The Final Battle of Hogwart
represent the climax of the book, or will it just be
a minor battle along the way? Does this provide a
way for Snape to finally prove that he is really on
Harry's side? 

Under these circumstances, having Snape as Headmaster
is advantagious to Harry and to the movement of the 
story. 

Still I've predicted so many battles and attacks for
the last book, there hardly seems room for them all. 
Attack on Privet Drive, attack at the Weasley Wedding,
maybe an attack on Grimmauld Place, attack to capture
Hogwarts, attack to free Hogwarts, and of course, the
final climatic battle scene. That's a lot of battles.

Steve/bboyminn