Snape as Headmaster

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 189216



Eric Oppen <technomad at ...> wrote:
>
> It has occurred to me that Snape, during his tenure as Headmaster of  
> Hogwarts, was not the person really in control of the school.  With  
> the Carrows right there in Dark Arts and "Muggle Studies," they could  
> have served the same purpose as "political officers" in the armed  
> forces of the former Warsaw Pact countries.

Potioncat:
Not in control in the way Dumbledore had been. He was the appointed Headmaster by the board and LV, but certainly the Carrows were watching him. LV had been keeping a close eye on Snape, using Wormtail as a spy during the summer.

We know Snape's primary duty (from DD) was to limit the damage the Carrows would cause. In some cases we can only guess at how he managed that; or how much worse it might have been without him there.