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In writing Harry Potter fic, I've had a bit of trouble pinning down what the Head of Slytherin could have been like during the first rise of Voldemort.
Obviously, we don't know this person's name, position at school, or anything other than a notably large group of their students went to Voldemort in 1970's.
I can't see Dumbledore tolerating a Slytherin Head who was recruiting for the Dark Lord, either openly or covertly, so I'm left wondering whether the Slytherin Head was just not paying attention, or overwhlemed by the circumstances?
Also, what do you think happened to the previous Slytherin Head of House -- after all Snape is extremely young to be Head of House, and has apparently been Slytherin Head for several years by the time Harry shows up in 1991. Was Snape given Slytherin House at the same time he was hired -- unlikely normal circumstance, but possible if the previous Head was killed -- or did he take over sometime in the 1980s from a retiring predecessor?
Obviously, we don't know this person's name, position at school, or anything other than a notably large group of their students went to Voldemort in 1970's.
I can't see Dumbledore tolerating a Slytherin Head who was recruiting for the Dark Lord, either openly or covertly, so I'm left wondering whether the Slytherin Head was just not paying attention, or overwhlemed by the circumstances?
Also, what do you think happened to the previous Slytherin Head of House -- after all Snape is extremely young to be Head of House, and has apparently been Slytherin Head for several years by the time Harry shows up in 1991. Was Snape given Slytherin House at the same time he was hired -- unlikely normal circumstance, but possible if the previous Head was killed -- or did he take over sometime in the 1980s from a retiring predecessor?