Hogwarts Staff & Allies in 2025 Fan Stories

Gary Whittaker

Fan-Friendly Character Profiles: McGonagall, Neville, and Beyond

Canon-backed allies and mentors you can use in Hogwarts stories set in 2025 and beyond

💬 Hook

When you’re building stories at Hogwarts after the events of the books, you don’t need to invent everything from scratch. Many of the key figures from the original series are still canonically active—or believably could be—and make great anchors for your characters to trust, question, or clash with.

This article gives you a working guide to the Hogwarts leadership and staff you can use confidently in 2025-based fan fiction, roleplay, or mystery games.

🧓 Minerva McGonagall – The Aging Anchor

Status: Confirmed Headmistress in The Cursed Child (2017), no canonical retirement date
House: Gryffindor
Role in 2025: Headmistress emeritus or ceremonial head still present at Hogwarts

McGonagall is old—but as we saw in The Cursed Child, she’s still sharp. By 2025, it’s reasonable to imagine she remains involved in school matters in an oversight role, though likely supported by younger deputies.

She’s ideal in stories as:

  • A powerful but limited ally

  • A voice of old-school values in a changing school

  • A bridge between Dumbledore’s generation and a new one

  • Someone who may trust your Muggle or outsider characters more than others do—but warns them against what they’re getting into

🌿 Neville Longbottom – The Moral Compass

Status: Confirmed Herbology professor in The Cursed Child
House: Gryffindor
Role in 2025: Active professor, House Head (likely), student favorite

Neville has grown into a beloved figure at Hogwarts. His arc—from bullied student to war hero—makes him both accessible and respected. He’s the perfect character to:

  • Offer students honest advice

  • Serve as a mentor to “unlikely” heroes

  • Disagree with the Ministry or new policies, but stay loyal to the school

  • Be trusted by McGonagall to quietly investigate a concern

Neville is especially valuable when writing characters who feel out of place—he was that once himself.

🧪 Horace Slughorn – The Status Quo Specialist

Status: Canonically teaching Potions again in Half-Blood Prince, likely still around during the 2010s
House: Slytherin
Role in 2025: Possibly retired, or still hosting elite dinners in semi-retirement

Slughorn is charming, powerful, and politically careful. He’s not evil—but he knows how to survive. You can use him as:

  • A connection to older wizarding families

  • A character who knows “too much” but won’t share it easily

  • Someone who supports inclusion when convenient, but fears disruption

  • A potential hidden informant—or hidden obstacle

🧝 New Faculty – Your Opportunity for Creativity

Canon doesn’t provide a complete Hogwarts staff list beyond The Cursed Child. That’s your chance to:

  • Invent new professors with specific loyalties, secrets, or agendas

  • Include younger characters from the books as adult educators (e.g., maybe someone like Luna Lovegood visits as a guest speaker or Defense instructor)

  • Write characters who feel Hogwarts-like but represent different ideas than traditional staff

Use open slots to insert:

  • A Ministry plant

  • A Muggle-sympathetic professor with a hidden past

  • A ghost-teacher still “assigned” to the school

  • A DEI appointee from a non-British magical culture

🧙 Other Noteworthy Possibilities

Character Likely Status in 2025 Fan-Fiction Friendly Roles
Hagrid Possibly retired but alive Groundskeeper emeritus, source of old-school wisdom, or guardian of a secret
Firenze May still teach Divination Ideal for foreshadowing danger or encouraging destiny arcs
Kingsley Shacklebolt Likely former Minister Contact in the Ministry, could warn of political tension
Andromeda Tonks Alive, raising Teddy Lupin Hidden source of stories from the Black family line
Draco Malfoy Civilian, father of Scorpius Possibly reclusive—could appear in memory, letter, or as a reluctant ally
Teddy Lupin Young adult (born 1998) A student mentor, trainee Auror, or subplot connection to Marauder legacy

📜 Using These Characters Without Breaking Canon

To keep your fan story immersive and respectful of lore:

  • Avoid giving existing characters major new fates (e.g., don’t kill McGonagall unless your whole story supports it)

  • Stay consistent with their known values and likely growth

  • When in doubt, use indirect appearances (letters, portraits, magical recordings) to suggest presence without direct contradiction

  • Invent around them, not over them—create relationships with original characters instead of replacing legacy ones

🔥 Jack Righteous Worldbuilding Link

When I created the Hogwarts 2025 game format, these characters became narrative tools, not just cameos. I used them to test how original characters in the Jack Righteous Universe might deal with moral complexity, shifting power dynamics, and layered trust.

These aren’t just nostalgic callbacks—they’re doorways into deeper themes I plan to explore far beyond Hogwarts.

💬 What Did I Miss?

Are there other staff or legacy characters who make sense in 2025 that I didn’t include?
Do you have fan theories about how Hogwarts changed after the war?

👉 Drop a comment and let me know.
This series is about research-backed worldbuilding, and your insights help make the story stronger for all creators.

📚 Previous Articles in This Series

1️⃣ Fan Fiction Game Worldbuilding: A Jack Righteous Case Study
2️⃣ What Hogwarts Looks Like in 2025 for Fan Creators
3️⃣ The Marauders’ Legacy: Hidden Lore for Story Creators
4️⃣ The Anti-Muggle Underground – A New Threat with Old Roots

📚 Coming Next: Mapping Hogwarts – Secret Spaces, Magical Threats, and Lore-Friendly Clues

Next, we’ll explore the school itself: hidden chambers, dangerous passages, and little-known magical rules that can add depth and mystery to your Hogwarts-based game or fiction.

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