Hogwarts Theory

[sneeboy2]

No: HPFGUIDX 172104

"jelly92784" wrote:
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> I think that at this point, rather than scramblng to find another 
> potions master/head of slytherin, McGonagall will simply combine 
> houses (I see Hogwarts as being much less populated this year, 
> making this an easy move).  I think that Ravenclaw and Slytherin and 
> then Hufflepuff and Gryffindor to be likely groupings, with Flitwick 
> and Sprout as heads.  This will help with the whole house unity 
> issue, as well as free up a bit of McGonagall's time.  As for 
> potions master, I think that maybe McGonagall will try to find 
> someone, but I'm not sure whether or not she will succeed, and the 
> subject may have to be dropped for a time (Unless she wants to use 
> one of her divination teachers, as she has two!)

Sneeboy2: 

My own theory is that Hogwarts will not be reopened until LV is
vanquished, and that when it does reopen, the separate houses will be
abolished. I think JKR wants to teach readers to ignore arbitrary
divisions, predjudices, and rivalries. We can't be expected to believe
that one quarter of the population is brave, one quarter ambitious,
one quarter loyal, and so on, and the traits of the characters belie
any accuracy to the "sorting." Families are sorted the same, for
example: ever known an entire family whose members are all loyal, or
smart, or whatever? 

Anyway, I think the sorting hat will be destroyed somehow, making it
impossible to keep the houses separate. 

"jelly92784" wrote:
> 
> As many people have stated, I think that Viktor Krum will be the new 
> DADA teacher.  It makes sense in a lot of ways.  He went to 
> Durmstrang which, as Draco so kindly lets us know, actually teaches 
> the dark arts to its students, not just "this defense rubbish we 
> do".  I think that Krum likely knows *something* about horcruxes, 
> which could possibly help Harry.  Also, Krum did tell Hermione that 
> he preferred Hogwarts to Durmstrang and Jo did tell us that Krum 
> would be back.
> 
> What do you think?

Sneeboy2:
I like the idea that Krum will have knowledge of the dark arts that
will help Harry. I expect he's too young to be made a professor, though.