Hogwarts teachers - do they have spouses and families?

I believe JK said she could discuss this because it would give away too much. Did anyone catch this I read very quickly. If this has already been discussed can you please leave the link, I did a search and nothing came up. Thanks!

I was wondering about the professor's spouses as well. I saw the relevant quote on the Lexicon a few hours ago, so I know I wasn't imagining it or misinterpreting it. I'm not too sure what happened there.

Yeah - I think the quote may be on JKR's website. I didn't pick up anything about spouses in DH, either - but then again, I was quite sleep-deprived while reading it!

Perhaps she changed her mind about this? Or maybe she said it to hide the fact that Snape was not married (though I don't think any of us would have expected him to be married, even if he wasn't in love with Lily...)?

Yeah! I was put off by that too. There were no spouses. I was sooo hoping to meet a Mr. McGonagall or a Mrs. Flitwick, or better yet, a Mr. Trewlaney. Alas there was no such thing. We only learned that Snape was stuck in a lifelong crush.
Maybe it got edited out?

Maybe because it would give away too much if all the Professors besides Snape had spouses?

Maybe, but then again, if Snape were married, his wife would have probably persuaded him to wash his hair many years ago...

Yes, one of those things I was looking forward to. Surely the professors didn't ONLY have a life inside the walls of Hogwarts!

Perhaps Burbage was married to someone? I don't know but I definitely noticed that this was one of the things not involved in DH

I wasn't too displeased not to see them. To tell the truth, I didn't really care, and I believe she said that no major characters were going to be introduced. While I'm sure none of them were going to be major characters, I was not expecting any spouses.

Yeah! I was put off by that too. There were no spouses. I was sooo hoping to meet a Mr. McGonagall or a Mrs. Flitwick, or better yet, a Mr. Trewlaney. Alas there was no such thing. We only learned that Snape was stuck in a lifelong crush.
Maybe it got edited out?

I keep thinking that maybe all of the things we thought we were going to find out and haven't were things that weren't as important to the plot as she thought they would be and were edited out.

I'm kind of still hoping that maybe it'll show up in the FAQ section of her website. :)

I was wondering about this too. I guess I didn't miss anything in the book. I don't think Snape's love for Lily had anything to do with the lack of mention of spouses.

Yeah, I was looking forward to seeing why it was so important that there was no mention of the spouses, but in book 7 it was never brought up! Perhaps she'll tell us later or it will be revealed in the encyclopedia...

It would be interesting to see who the professors are hitched with. Though, I imagine many will be people we haven't heard of.

Im glad the professors didnt have spouses it wouldnt have fitted in right as the professors lived at hogwarts and there was never any mention of husbands or wives going to visit them

Thanks eveyone, being a teacher myself I was kinda curious about the spouses, but of course that is just one more thing we all thought might be the big clue... so sad this was the last ...

Hello, Professors don't have lives. JK

I have an idea about this one...JKR said that this was 'restricted information,' right? So the effect of that statement was to shut down any inquiry about the staff's spouses and families, both present and past. If she had been willing to give us information about who Professor Such-and-So was married to, how many kids they had, etc., it would have then been very suspicious when she suddenly refused to answer that question about specific professors like, for instance, the Hogwarts Founders.

This information will probably just be placed in the encyclopedia or on her website. I questioned why she labeled it as "restricted" in the first place and after reading DH, I still wonder what's so significant about their spouses.

My prediction was that at least one Professor lived outside Hogwarts (perhaps Hogsmeade) with a spouse. Furthermore, they only taught a couple days a week (Madam Hooch?). Why? Because part of Hogwarts magical protection was to keep residents from having sex. Therefore married professors had to live elsewhere if they wanted a love life.

Incidentally, it sounds like the Muggle Studies teacher was single - otherwise they'd have mentioned her husband not knowing her whereabouts.

Hm. It's not exactly a "spouse", but she could have been alluding to Snape's love for Lily. :hmm:

The second thing I could think of is the "connection" JKR felt between Neville (Professor Longbottom, to you! :evil:) and Luna, though that is way too recent a thing. ;)

I wonder if she planned a Hagrid/Olympe wedding but left it out due to lack of space. Or perhaps she was alluding to Lupin(an ex-teacher) marrying Tonks. otherwise, i'm mystified.

Aaaaaw, I wanted to find out that Dumbledore and McGonegall were married right along.

She did call him "Albus," you know, practically on p. 1 of SS. :)

I was wondering about that too! The only reason I can think of is that Jo thought that it would reveal too much if Snape was the only one who wasn't married, but I still think that's a far-fetched explanation. I'm looking forward to hear Jo's answer to further questions about this.

Aaaaaw, I wanted to find out that Dumbledore and McGonegall were married right along.

She did call him "Albus," you know, practically on p. 1 of SS. :)

I don't like McGonagall and Dumbledore together. They seemed more like close friends.

Aaaaaw, I wanted to find out that Dumbledore and McGonegall were married right along.

She did call him "Albus," you know, practically on p. 1 of SS. :)

That is true, but she seems to call the other professors by their first names as well. It seems that she only refers to Professor Flitwick by last name, but I can't remember any specific dialog between the two where she would have had to opportunity to call him by his first name, but I could be wrong.

I had hoped that we would find out additional information about the professors as well, including their respective spouses, if any, but I suppose we will have to wait until JKR reveals it in an interview or the HP encyclopedia.

I think at least Madam Pince and Filch seem to be a couple, as they show their affection in Book 5. Though they are not teachers they still live in the school. As for the major teachers, they seem to spend Christmas and Easter holidays in Hogwarts, would they stay if they had families elsewhere? As for the Founder-teachers, they sure had families, since Rovena had a daughter and Slytherin had his heirs. Dumbledore was not married, definitely, otherwise Doge would mention that in his memorandum.

I have often wondered myself about the lack of mention about the teachers' spouses.

I think she left it out was just because this information wasn't necessary to the main storyline, although it may have helped character development. It would have affected the storyline if the teachers where leaving to see their partners or if there were partners wandering around the castle without lives of their own. And most of the professors must have lived at Hogwarts though because whenever there were problems they were there - sometimes in there pyjamas!

If teachers did have partners though and JKR managed to work it in in a way that didn't affect the story, I don't think it would have stood out that Snape was single - people would have expected it, or at least not have been surprised that he did not have a partner.

I was wondering who Mrs Longbottom ended up being?

It could be a simple matter of process of elimination. She didn't want us to narrow down our list of possible plot twists. By being mysterious she kept the story a mystery. Or do you think she wouldn't be so cruel.

I know that at one point Jo stated that she'd address fans' questions on this subject in Deathly Hallows, but she didn't, as far as I know. Why are all of the staff at Hogwarts (apparently) celibate? Do some of them have spouses/children we don't hear about? Are their families kept under wraps for some reason, and if so, what is the reason? :whistle: Shape your thoughts here!

The way i see it is that all were so busy with school they did not have time to have much of a social life.As we never get someone's husband or wife mentioned in connection with the teachers we can imagine they have none as its not stated anywhere one of them has.Maybe some had relationships in school we just dont know.And as it is not stated anywhere i come to the conclusion the job of teacher at Hogwarts is not to be combined with a a family at least not until the next generation of teachers.Basing myself only on the books anything else i see as after-thoughts that i don't take too seriously.

Well, Neville is a Herbology professor, but he's married to Hannah Abbot who is the landlady of the Leaky Cauldron now. :shrug: So, I guess it is possible.

I'm not sure what motivated JKR not to mention any families of Professors. Maybe she thought the characters themselves were complex enough not to add more to the plot. We know that Snape didn't, for he was still in love with Lily.. The only one at his home was Pettigrew. Dumbledore was gay, but no mention of a current partner..:huff:

I suppose that they weren't significant to the storyline, and as the series progressively became more focused on the trio, tossing in information about the family lives of certain professors would be unnecessary. Only a few of the professors, such as Snape, Dumbledore, and McGonagall, were truly relevant to the story. Who would want to know more about the husband of Professor Sprout or Madam Hooch?

I suppose that they weren't significant to the storyline, and as the series progressively became more focused on the trio, tossing in information about the family lives of certain professors would be unnecessary. Only a few of the professors, such as Snape, Dumbledore, and McGonagall, were truly relevant to the story. Who would want to know more about the husband of Professor Sprout or Madam Hooch?

They could have been mentioned.Instead of Hooch telling which broom she used to fly she could have told the broom her husband used to fly. it only is a small re-write now we get the idea non have families which is fine with me btw But if afterwards it is said one of them had a wife or husband it would have been nice to be mentioned somewhere in the story so it seems less of a on the spot made up thing.

They could have been mentioned.Instead of Hooch telling which broom she used to fly she could have told the broom her husband used to fly. it only is a small re-write now we get the idea non have families which is fine with me btw But if afterwards it is said one of them had a wife or husband it would have been nice to be mentioned somewhere in the story so it seems less of a on the spot made up thing.

I suppose it would be nice, but it doesn't seem that necessary.

I don't know, but I went to boarding school about 30 years ago and, although I think things are very different today, at that time, at a lot of single-sex boarding schools, they didn't provide accommodation for married staff, so all of the live-in staff (at my school, anyway) were single (and several of them were gay, which was one of the reasons why I wasn't surprised about Dumbledore). I always got the impression that JKR was aiming for that old-fashioned, eccentric British boarding school feel, so it didn't seem that surprising that spouses weren't mentioned.

I don't know, but I went to boarding school about 30 years ago and, although I think things are very different today, at that time, at a lot of single-sex boarding schools, they didn't provide accommodation for married staff, so all of the live-in staff (at my school, anyway) were single (and several of them were gay, which was one of the reasons why I wasn't surprised about Dumbledore). I always got the impression that JKR was aiming for that old-fashioned, eccentric British boarding school feel, so it didn't seem that surprising that spouses weren't mentioned.

That, plus the story is told from the pov of a youngster, to whom anybody over 19 is past it. The teachers would seem asexual to Harry: he would have zero interest in their personal lives.

More - the teachers' personal lives are not important to the story, except in those instances which Rowling gives, i.e. Slughorn's little fanclub, which included at various times, Riddle, Snape, Regulus and Lily. The Dumbledore backstory comes in very late of course, and details about Snape's past are dished out sparingly before the Big Reveal.

I understand that some readers are interested in these details. Maybe Rowling will provide more info, at some point.

Early on JKR was asked if any of the teachers were married; she said yes, but couldn't tell us who at that time. Although Remus was no longer a professer when he and Tonks married, he must have been who she meant because no one else has ever been revealed to have been married.

I always thought that it was both Snape and Dumbledore that this quote referred to. Their families/loved ones were very important in DH.

Remus, though, is an interesting thought. I don't think HBP had been published yet when she said that, but maybe she saw his marriage with Tonks as something that was already done, rather than something that was to come, which would be our viewpoint.

It's also possible that she scrapped a sub-plot dealing with an unknown spouse. We may never know what she had planned. :shrug:

I think this is the quote snapes_witch was refering to.

Red Nose Day Chat, BBC Online, March 12, 2001
Have any of the Hogwarts professors had spouses?
JKR: Good question - yes, a few of them, but that information is sort of restricted - you'll find out why..

http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2001/0301-bbc-rednose.htm

I really never thought much about that. There was so much going on in the books... The only thing I remember thinking was that maybe McGonagal and DD had a thing....
It must be terribly lonely to be married and stay away from your spouse for so many months.

I always thought that it was both Snape and Dumbledore that this quote referred to. Their families/loved ones were very important in DH.

Remus, though, is an interesting thought. I don't think HBP had been published yet when she said that, but maybe she saw his marriage with Tonks as something that was already done, rather than something that was to come, which would be our viewpoint.

It's also possible that she scrapped a sub-plot dealing with an unknown spouse. We may never know what she had planned. :shrug:

The question was definitely about spouses, so no, not Dumbledore or Snape!

JKR seemed to have a lot of little details planned from the beginning. In 2001 she was probably already working on the basics of OotP and had Tonks and Remus on her mind when she answered the question.

On the other hand she has been known to scrap earlier ideas, like the unknown person who will unexpectedly do magic.

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Thanks Treacle Tart for finding and posting the quote!

Early on JKR was asked if any of the teachers were married; she said yes, but couldn't tell us who at that time. Although Remus was no longer a professer when he and Tonks married, he must have been who she meant because no one else has ever been revealed to have been married.

I think she is making up answers when certain questions are asked so i won't take answers in interviews after the books were written too seriously.

I think she is making up answers when certain questions are asked so i won't take answers in interviews after the books were written too seriously.

Oh, I agree, and most of the interviews during the time she was writing the books! :tu: She tried to do as much misdirection as possible to keep the final secrets. :evil:

Oh, I agree, and most of the interviews during the time she was writing the books! :tu: She tried to do as much misdirection as possible to keep the final secrets. :evil:

Or cause she had no clue herself at the time.I am sure she did not know how to finish book 7 while writing book 1 or 2.If so she could have done a more convincingly book.

This is something that I have never thought of before. But it has never been made that clear about family life of the teachers in the books. Dumbledore as we know was gay, Snape only ever loved Lilly Potter. The only teacher that I rember being married is Remus and that was after he left Hogwarts.

On the whole I think that they were all married to Hogwarts and their family were the studants and staff of the school.

This is something that I have never thought of before. But it has never been made that clear about family life of the teachers in the books. Dumbledore as we know was gay, Snape only ever loved Lilly Potter. The only teacher that I rember being married is Remus and that was after he left Hogwarts.

On the whole I think that they were all married to Hogwarts and their family were the studants and staff of the school.

So it would seem. I think that if it were possible that a professor could have a family, we would have been shown one somewhere in the series. Perhaps the question should be "Hogwarts teachers- could they have families?"

If a professor had his or her job application accepted by Dumbledore, but needed to accommodate his or her family, how would Dumbledore make it happen?

I'm sure some of the professors must have had spouses and families. Regarding the living arrangements, it doesn't seem impossible for there to have been extra space for families. But I don't think any of this was mentioned in the books since it really wasn't Harry's focus while he was at school, and none of the professors' families really played a part in the plot.

I'm sure some of the professors must have had spouses and families.

How can you be "sure"? Mostly the small group of teachers are presented as asexual; their private lives non-existent. This applies even to Minerva, Dumbledore's deputy. If the plot necessitates a teacher having a private life, Rowling invents one (cf Snape, Dumbledore and even Slughorn). Mostly, she doesn't.

I think they have spouses and families-normal teachers do too, so I don't see what's the difference. I don't think the Heads of Houses (or Slughorn, as we see him in his bachelor pad), or Trelawney had spouses. But others like Professor Charity, Vector, Sinistra, and Grubby-Plank probably had spouses and families. (I just realised that all the ones I mentioned are chicks! Oooh!)

I think they have spouses and families-normal teachers do too, so I don't see what's the difference. I don't think the Heads of Houses (or Slughorn, as we see him in his bachelor pad), or Trelawney had spouses. But others like Professor Charity, Vector, Sinistra, and Grubby-Plank probably had spouses and families. (I just realised that all the ones I mentioned are chicks! Oooh!)

Since they are fictional characters the only information about them is what Jo chooses to tell us in the HP books.

IOW I agree with mrfutterman.

I think it is very possible that some of the teachers had families... maybe they lived in Hogsmeade and worked there, so that the teachers could see them at night if they wanted and on weekends.

Snape - Only ever loved Lily
McGonagall - Could have a husband, but she strikes me as a very independent woman who wouldn't feel the need to get married
Flitwick - Could have a wife but once again I don't think it is likely
Hagrid - No family
Sprout - She could have a husband, we don't really see much of her as a character.
Trelawney - Highly doubtful that she would have a husband.

Some of the teachers, like Sinistra, Burbage, and Vector could live in Hogsmeade, I mean, they aren't heads of houses so they don't really need to be around 24/7 in case of an emergency, so i think it is possible some teachers have families that we never heard about.

Rowling also revealed that Neville got married, and he also taught Herbology. So there's proof that you can be a teacher and have a spouse.

There is one good insight into the teacher's personal lives. At the Christmas feast in PoA we see 6 professors who stayed: Dumbledore, McGonagall, Flitwick, Sprout, Snape, and later Trelawney. One can guess that the other staff were visiting family over the holidays.

While we know about Dumbledore and Snape, and can guess about Trelawney (I got the impression Dumbledore let her stay at Hogwarts after her OotP sacking because she had nowhere else to go), the presence of the other 3 doesn't preclude them having families, it is fairly strong evidence.

[QUOTE=cardinalguy;5474780]There is one good insight into the teacher's personal lives. At the Christmas feast in PoA we see 6 professors who stayed: Dumbledore, McGonagall, Flitwick, Sprout, Snape, and later Trelawney. One can guess that the other staff were visiting family over the holidays.QUOTE]

Good point. McGonagall always seemed more of a career person. She was more into exploring " all the branches of Transfiguration.More on that in her LS thread:p
Dont know about Sprout, but all the others dont seem to even have any friends outside Hogwarts. Their subjects and their school is their life. NOne of them have wanted to quit for retirememnt so far( well sprout must have eventually) but they mostly didnt mind staying there for a long span of years.
Getting back to the topic, yes, i think they must have family outside
All this, JMO

I think it must have been something that was dropped for whatever reasons because as far as I recall we don’t find out why that is restricted information. Jo did say some of the teachers were married and I am sure she was not referring to just Remus if she was even referring to him seeing that she used teachers and not teacher. We don’t even know that all the teachers sleep at Hogwarts the heads of house seem to but maybe some take turns. Could be the same with x-mas some teachers have to stay there so may they draw straws or something and since its from Harry POV it makes sense that it be teacher he interacts with the most. They can easily just go and visit their spouse and or family via floor powder or apparated, some may have family that live in the village. Lets face it most students aren’t going to be all up into the professor personnel (love) lives. This is information that will probably be in the encyclopedia.

Hello everyone, I sure would look forward to finding that link too!:drool:

Aaaaaw, I wanted to find out that Dumbledore and McGonegall were married right along.

She did call him "Albus," you know, practically on p. 1 of SS. :)

I really hate to burst your bubble, but Dumbledore is gay. JKR revealed it in one of her interviews...My head pretty much exploded. Furthermore, it is heavily insinuated that Dumbledore had what I think is best described as a "thing" with Gellert Grindlewald.

No. McGonagall was single. Sprout was single. Flitwick was single. Trelawney was single. Vector was single. Burbage was single. Sinistra was single.

In all seriousness, I find it highly unlikely the teachers did not have families. :P

It is possible that some are married but I find that it would be hard to keep up a relationship being away at school for a good chunk of the year. Unless you are like Neville and Hannah where he teaches and she runs the Three Broomsticks, I don't see many of them pulling it off. While it is never actually spelled out, I'm going to assume all the teachers live in the school. If some did live in Hogsmead, then it is possible.

-JR

I would just find it odd if all of them were single. Some of them have to be married. But then, it would be kind of odd not being with your spouse for almost the entire year. Maybe they come and visit frequently :)

I would just find it odd if all of them were single. Some of them have to be married. But then, it would be kind of odd not being with your spouse for almost the entire year. Maybe they come and visit frequently :)

The students aren't with their own families for the majority of the year either.

I would just find it odd if all of them were single. Some of them have to be married. But then, it would be kind of odd not being with your spouse for almost the entire year. Maybe they come and visit frequently :)
It's very possible. It's just that it would add too many details to an already complex story, so JKR just didn't mention any family member or companion. (I'm wondering for example if Dumbledore ever had another good friend after he lost Grindelwald?)

This reminds me of the sweet story someone wrote in the Holiday calendar about a possible romance for Prof. Sprout. :)

The students aren't with their own families for the majority of the year either.
Good point. Though we all know they have families who (apart from the Dursleys) send them presents, write to them, visit them, like the Champions' families visit them during the Triwizards Tournament - that's when the Weasleys act as surrogate family to Harry.

In the next generation, though, we know that Professor Neville Longbottom is married and goes home to the Leaky Cauldron, if not every night, at least on weekends and holidays. It may have been the same for the older professors, there just wasn't enough space to write them in without hopelessly cluttering the books. JMO.

I would just find it odd if all of them were single. Some of them have to be married. But then, it would be kind of odd not being with your spouse for almost the entire year. Maybe they come and visit frequently :)

Right. I think the Heads of the Houses are rather single - they have to stay all the time at school. But why shouldn't the other teachers just come back home at night by the Floo or Portkey?

I think it's deffinatly possible that some of the professors but seeing as none of the main professors ever mention a spouse or family i find it unlikely that they do.

I think it's deffinatly possible that some of the professors but seeing as none of the main professors ever mention a spouse or family i find it unlikely that they do.

Hogwarts doesn't seem to me the kind of schol where teachers talk to students about their private life, and we see the story from a student's point of view. So the lack of any mentions of it maybe isn't a proof...

Hogwarts doesn't seem to me the kind of schol where teachers talk to students about their private life, and we see the story from a student's point of view. So the lack of any mentions of it maybe isn't a proof...Agreed. The one or other teacher might have even talked about private life by time, but it's just not relevant to the plot or creating the magical world. We don't get a closer look on many families in the Potterverse, it's imo as possible that teachers who stay at Hogwarts during the school year have partners, as it is that some of them haven't.

:relax::huff:I can understand why Rowling might not want to clutter the book with too much characters. However, I find it odd that there is no housing on the Hogwarts campus where married professors might have wives and certainly some of them families

Even if she does right about the spouses, i have a feeling it wouldn't have such a big affect on me cause it takes time to build a relation ship with a character from a book; and if Jo just wrote that Mr. McGonnagal was a wand maker or something like that i would't have been like oooh i wish he saw him in the book. she should have snuck them into the books somehow :/

It is possible that some of the teachers were married at one point in their lives, before Harry came to Hogwarts. We know Voldie or his DE killed alot of people. It's possible that some of the teachers were widowed because of the first Voldemort war. And why would any of them mention that they had spouses who died?

Even if she does right about the spouses, i have a feeling it wouldn't have such a big affect on me cause it takes time to build a relation ship with a character from a book; and if Jo just wrote that Mr. McGonnagal was a wand maker or something like that i would't have been like oooh i wish he saw him in the book. she should have snuck them into the books somehow :/

Exactly. If the spouses were important, they would have been mentioned in the books. However, I still wonder bout the spouses, because you would think that some of the professors were married.

It is possible that some of the teachers were married at one point in their lives, before Harry came to Hogwarts. We know Voldie or his DE killed alot of people. It's possible that some of the teachers were widowed because of the first Voldemort war. And why would any of them mention that they had spouses who died?


That's a good point.

It is possible that some of the teachers were married at one point in their lives, before Harry came to Hogwarts. We know Voldie or his DE killed alot of people. It's possible that some of the teachers were widowed because of the first Voldemort war. And why would any of them mention that they had spouses who died?

Noooo :sigh: thats too sad to think about. i cant imagine Professor McGonnagal losing her husband (if she had one) i dont know why but McGonnagal is my favorite she reminds me of someone i just cant put my finger on it:hmm:. I just cant see her sad it makes me twice as sad.

I believe that most of the professors are single. They pretty much give their lives to Hogwarts. We do hear about Neville becoming a professor and hes married to Hannah Abbott. Maybe hes an odd one out? Or perhaps Professors Vector and Sinistra are married since we never hear much about them at all. Slughorn wasnt married. I kinda doubt McGonagall was married as well. Flitwick? Nah. Professor Sprout? Possible but never mentioned.

Maybe all the teachers are too devoted to teaching that they all stay single?!

Yes, it look as if that they are all through the series. If I have to think who might have families even though Rowling did not mention it. It might be Prof Sinister, Prof Sprout, Prof Flitwick...

Definite McGonagall, Snape, Dumbledore, and I think Slughorn are single. And Trelawney is single too (I can't imagine any one who wants to marry her...)

But Phineas Nigellus Black was definitely not single. He has descendants in the Black house..

Winky45:elaugh:

I would think they might have had extended families, i.e. parents, siblings, aunts and uncles, cousins, and such. But, to live at a school for 8-9 moths a year with only breaks for holidays would put a terrible strain on just about any marriage. So, it seems logical that none of them had spouses.

I would think they might have had extended families, i.e. parents, siblings, aunts and uncles, cousins, and such.

The only members of staff that remain at Hogwarts for Christmas (PoA)are Dumbledore, McGonangall, Snape, Sprout, Flitwick, Trelawney and Filch. This suggests to me that all the other teachers do indeed have familiy, be it only extended or otherwise.


But, to live at a school for 8-9 moths a year with only breaks for holidays would put a terrible strain on just about any marriage. So, it seems logical that none of them had spouses.

There are some Muggle jobs which take people away from their partners for months at a time; the armed forces springs readily to mind. However,I imagine at Hogwarts it is possible for the teachers to apparate to and from Hogsmeade every day. I just find it very unbelieveable that all 11 teachers are unmarried.

I don't think they do, because one can't stay with the stress of school responsibilities and that of family issues.

I don't think they do, because one can't stay with the stress of school responsibilities and that of family issues.
But, people do have more stressful jobs than teaching and still manage to have family lives.

Also there are actually quite many teachers who have families, too. Teaching most definitely is among the more stressful jobs, but I too think they could have families and likely many Hogwarts teacher have - we just don't get to know much (or anything at all) about them, because it's neither relevant to the plot nor to creating the magical world.

Also there are actually quite many teachers who have families, too. Teaching most definitely is among the more stressful jobs, but I too think they could have families and likely many Hogwarts teacher have - we just don't get to know much (or anything at all) about them, because it's neither relevant to the plot nor to creating the magical world.
Exactly! :agree:

Another thing is that 3 out 4 of the House heads seem to be old. In fact they could realistically be grandparents, widows/widowers.

I think with the next gen, there would be several retirements and Neville might not be the only teacher of 'parenting' age under those changed circumstances. Suddenly, I get a picture of one of the old classrooms being converted into a daycare center, where Longbottom spawn play with the children of a few other teachers and a few older students and elves watch over them. At age 11, a hypothetical Alice Longbottom and Parvarti Boot are best of friends.

I also like the idea of Professor Abbot, Head of Hufflepuff and charms Professor rather better then the Leaky Cauldron thing. Since most people here go with JKR's interviews here, that's fine. Still, I'd bet some version of married teachers, perhaps even married head of rival houses has probably happened and probably would happen again.


All the Best,

Lunatic

I think with the next gen, there would be several retirements and Neville might not be the only teacher of 'parenting' age under those changed circumstances.




I agree, i guess there must be teachers who have spouses because Neville would be an example of someone who has a spouse and is a professor at Hogwarts. As someone mentioned before, i think the reason we dont hear about any of the teachers personal lives is because they were not relevant to the story, but i wouldnt be shocked to hear that many of the teachers at Hogwarts were married and whose families probably lived close by in Hogsmead or they would just go home after a days work since travel for witches and wizards means only having to apperate or take the floo network.

I believe that in order to teach Hogwarts, the teachers wouldn't be allowed to have spouses. Idk why but i could just imagine that being one of the qualifications.. you know, just in case their spouses were secretly Death Eaters.

Maybe it'smy love of Snape (yes) IN other circmstances I think he would be married. He was too in love with Lily, also working as double agent he might not wanted to be married because of danger to his wife... In the best of al worlds, Id have married him in a heartbeat.. :;)

I believe that in order to teach Hogwarts, the teachers wouldn't be allowed to have spouses. Idk why but i could just imagine that being one of the qualifications.. you know, just in case their spouses were secretly Death Eaters

I don't think the school would restrict them in that way. Besides, anybody could be DEs. Probably thier parents, siblings, etc..

I've always wondered about this...
Some of them might do considering Neville ends up working there while he's married to Hannah.