Harry Potter Question from Year 1 (Speculation Spoilers Likely)

[cmkeller]

In addition to the Patil twins, Regulus Black was in Slytherin, while Sirius was in Gryffindor.

[Spatial_Rift_47]

@ENugent

If we’re speculating about book 7 in general, any thoughts about who will be the next DADA professor? I have a suspicion that it will be someone from Durmstrang, perhaps Viktor Krum. And if Prof. McGonnigle ascends to the post of headmistress, then there may be a new Transfiguration professor, as well - perhaps someone from Beauxbatons? Fleur seems less likely than Viktor, but not out of the question. Bringing in professors from other schools seems like it would fit well with the “we all work together” theme that Rowling has been emphasizing.

I like your idea about bringing in professors from those two schools, but Viktor Krum and Fleur Delacour were students.

[ENugent]

@Spatial Rift 47

I like your idea about bringing in professors from those two schools, but Viktor Krum and Fleur Delacour were students.

So they were, but they were 7th years (I think) when Harry was a 4th year, so they are now graduates with a couple years under their belts.

[PharmBoy]

Yes, Remember, Sirius’ family were all Slytherins, including his brother. However, he was a Gryffindor.

[Sir_Prize]

@saoirse

Well, I would say he was giving him one last lesson about how to survive facing the Dark Lord, but that’s a subject for another thread.

I agree. I think part of the lesson is that inaddition occulmency, Harry needs to learn to cast spells without saying them out loud.

[Chronos]

And if Prof. McGonnigle ascends to the post of headmistress, then there may be a new Transfiguration professor, as well

As well as a new Head of Griffindor House. I’m already on record as saying that’s going to be Hagrid.

[Rysto]

Now that I think of it, there is another piece of evidence that indicates that Harry won’t be attending Hogwarts in DH: JKR has admitted that she had Luna do the commentary of the second Quidditch match in HBP because that was to be the last Quidditch match in the series.

Now, that’s hardly overwhelming evidence – Harry could resign as Seeker for lack of time, or the Inter-House Quidditch Tournament could be canceled – but I think that it’s a telling piece of evidence.

[ENugent]

@Rysto

Now, that’s hardly overwhelming evidence – Harry could resign as Seeker for lack of time, or the Inter-House Quidditch Tournament could be canceled – but I think that it’s a telling piece of evidence.

Or she could just not write about the games, if there’s other more important stuff to worry about.

I agree, Hagrid will be head of Gryffindor.

[Threadkiller]

@Chronos

I think that the Sorting Hat’s criterion for sorting is very simple: It puts people in the house where they want to be in. Only when a person is undecided between two or more houses does the Hat judge any further, based on the person’s temperment and how full the Houses are otherwise. You’ll notice that, in every instance in the books where someone expresses a preference before being sorted, that’s the house they end up in.

The only preference Harry expressed was “Not Slytherin”, and the Hat respected that preference. From what it could see of his temperment, it found him a better match for Griffindor than for Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw, so that’s where it put him.

I can’t say I agree with this (by and large), how many students grow up wanting to be Hufflepuffs?

On another topic: I think that Harry will be at Hogwarts, at least in some capacity. JKR has spent a lot of litterary real estate describing this school to us and I can’t see her leaving it behind in her final book in the series.

[alreadymichigan]

@Threadkiller

I can’t say I agree with this (by and large), how many students grow up wanting to be Hufflepuffs?

Depends on how you see Hufflepuffs. At times they are portrayed to be the dregs of the school, but at others they are seen as valuing equality and fairness. A house full of people who hold in great esteem the basic pillars of democracy is certainly something one would not be ashamed to be a part of.