Starting in late autumn, the ‘Harry Potter’ films will air weekly on free TV leading up to Christmas. The article reveals that Hogwarts teachers, such as Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall, do not spend all their time in the school and have private lives outside of it. Insights into their lives, including McGonagall’s past marriage and Severus Snape’s home in Cokeworth, highlight that these characters can form families and live outside Hogwarts. Fans can catch all the film schedules as they are broadcast on Sat.1 and available for streaming on RTL+.
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Teachers have personal lives—a reality that may have surprised us during our school days. Even more astonishing is that the professors from Hogwarts in the ‘Harry Potter’ series are no different.
Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, and Severus Snape do not spend every single hour of the day in the chilly halls of the wizarding school, at least not all year round.
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Hogwarts Professors Live Outside the Castle and Have Private Lives
While some professors actually reside at Hogwarts, living on-site does not seem to be a job requirement. For instance, during the time that Harry Potter attends the school, Minerva McGonagall is predominantly based at Hogwarts. She is frequently woken at night for emergencies and can be seen wandering the castle in her nightgown and robe.
However, this was not always the case. According to information from the ‘Wizarding World’ website, McGonagall was married to her former boss at the Ministry of Magic, Elphinstone Urquart. They lived together in Hogsmeade until Urquart tragically died from the bite of a Venomous Tentacula three years into their marriage. After that, she returned to Hogwarts because she did not want to stay alone in the small cottage they had shared.
From the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ films, we learn that Headmaster Albus Dumbledore enjoyed traveling in his youth. He was also often found at his brother Aberforth’s pub, the Hog’s Head in Hogsmeade, whenever he wasn’t teaching.
Severus Snape’s home is even shown in ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ when Narcissa Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange visit him to make the Unbreakable Vow, which ensures that Snape protects Draco Malfoy with his life.
Additionally, author J.K. Rowling reveals on the ‘Wizarding World’ website that Snape’s house is located in the small town of Cokeworth, where Severus Snape and Lily Evans (Harry Potter’s mother) grew up. Snape inherited the house after the death of his parents.
Furthermore, the epilogue of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ tells us that Neville Longbottom becomes the new Herbology professor at Hogwarts and later lives with his wife, Hannah Abbot, in a small apartment above the Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley. Thus, Hogwarts teachers are not fated to remain single forever and can indeed start families.
Distance doesn’t seem to be a factor in the living arrangements of the professors, as the Leaky Cauldron is located in London while Hogwarts itself is situated somewhere in Scotland. Teachers can easily disapparate from their homes to Hogsmeade and then travel to Hogwarts. The castle and its grounds are protected by a spell that hinders teleportation.
Currently, the ‘Harry Potter’ films are being aired weekly on free TV via Sat.1. We provide you with all the broadcast dates for the ‘Harry Potter’ series! You can also stream the films through an RTL+ subscription.