[HPforGrownups] McGonagall vs. Umbridge (Was: CHAPDISC: HBP 29, The Phoenix Lament)

[Jeremiah LaFleur]

No: HPFGUIDX 164091

Carol:

Also, of course, Harry needs a headmistress who knows him and cares
about him so he'll be allowed to revisit Hogwarts to use the RoR or
the Pensieve or to talk to Portrait!Dumbledore, so for plot reasons, I
think that JKR will retain McGonagall as headmistress at Hogwarts,
which I believe will--and should--remain open.

Carol, who thinks that McGonagall will be too busy as headmistress to
play much of a role in helping the Order in DH but that she'll aid
Harry in small but necessary ways
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Jeremiah:

Absolutely.
I have 2 ways of thinking about this but it requires one item to be true:
that McGonagal is Headmstress. I believe this is passed down, not by
ministry decree (possibly with their approval) but my the previous
Headmaster. But, honestly, I don't know.

Ok, IF Hogwarts stays open: I am positive McGonagal would allow Harry full
access to the books, archives and other niceties (like the Head Boy/Girl
baths... 'cause we know he may need them if he's out adventuring...).
However, I think she might be stingy with DD's portrait and want to know
what is going on. And I'm sure we can all agree that McGonagal would be
offended (and already is a little) that Harry woun't tell her what was going
on before DD died. (And, yes, I'm in the DD's Dead camp). But, Carol, you
are right, I, too, believe that she will do less with the Order if she is
Headmistress and Hogwarts stays open.

the other one:
IF Hogwarts closes (unbearable thought that it is... but we must press on) I
see no reason for McGonagal not to hang around the castle to do
adminstrative things, guide the houseleves and fix the grounds with Hagrid.
So, i think Hagrid and McGonagal will allow Harry full access to the castle.
What would they have to lose when there aren't any classes? No snooping
students, no awkward questions from parents who might blow their cover...

I think that Hogwarts will still be a source of information because of a few
reasons. It's so close to Hogsmead that anyone from the WW would be
traveling there for any number of reasons, so Harry can hide out at Hogwarts
and go back and forth. (though he has other journeys to make, clearly).
Hogwarts has so much information to offer and can hid Harry in many ways.
Hagrid is there and if Hagrid doesn't die in the first few pages then he'll
have things to do with the plot... DD's body and portrait, LV has things he
wants to do there... la la la la... the list goes on.

As for Unbridge (from the origional post) I hope she gets eaten up by a
Horkle-crunked-snorkack... or whatever that damn thing is Luna keeps going
on about. Her caharacter made me so angry that I wanted Hagrid to carve TOAD
onto her forehead and slap her around a bit. (ooop, sorry, got in touch with
my inner-serial killer, I guess).

But, yes, McGonagal will be Harry's-Little-Helper . (HLH!McGonagal ?) LOL.


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