CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chamber of Secrets Chapter 18: Dobby's reward

[Joey Smiley]

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> > Joey:
> > Actually, your reply made me think of something else too: who else was there Slytherin house who could have been the head of that house? OK, we had Lupin, Hagrid and Minerva for Gryffindor out of which Minerva seems to have got it. Wonder who else could have been there fo the other houses if not for Flitwick or Sprout or Snape. To which house did other professors Binns or Vector or Sinistra or Grubbly-Plank belong?
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> Potioncat:
> We don't know when he became Head of Slytherin. I wouldn't think he started out as Head, just I wouldn't think Neville did either. There are at least 12 different courses being taught. I'm sure there's another Slytherin in the mix. So Slughorn retires, Snape becomes Potionsmaster and someone else becomes Head of house.
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> Back to the Gryffindors. By the time Lupin and Hagrid become teachers, Minerva is already Head of House and Deputy Headmistriss. I think, but could be wrong, that she was Head of house during the days of the Marauders. I don't think she became Deputy till later. Although I don't think canon addresses it at all.
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> Speaking of Neville--he fills Sprout's place. That means there's an opening for Herbology teacher and for Head of Hufflepuff. I think someone at Hogwarts was promoted to head, and Neville was hired to teach.

Joey:

Good points. Agreed. It is also not clear who *can* become the Head of a House. Should that person necessarily have studied at Hogwarts as a student of that house? Or any teacher who has good subject matter expertise and leadership abilities would do?

> > Joey:
> > Brave *and loyal* person, I'd say, for it was his pure love for Lily that *primarily* drove him to do what he did.
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> Potioncat:
> Snape would have been a good Hufflepuff--very loyal.

Joey:

He seems to have a bit of all 4 houses, actually. :-)

Cheers,
~Joey :-)