Deputy Headmaster

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The Deputy Headmaster or Deputy Headmistress was a title given to the faculty member at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry whose job it was to assist the Headmaster or Headmistress of the day with the administrative running of the school in addition to their duties as teachers. Among the tasks entrusted to them were the annual visit to a Small Locked Tower in the castle housing the Quill of Acceptance and the Book of Admittance in order to check the names of young witches and wizards to whom they would have to send a letter of acceptance along with a list of school supplies approved and signed by the Chief Attendant of Witchcraft Provisions.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The Deputy Head also presumably were the ones entrusted with the task of representing the school in meetings with the parents of Muggle-born witches and wizards to introduce them to the wizarding community of Great Britain.

In the event that the incumbent Headmaster or Headmistress died, became incapacitated or got sacked, the Deputy Headmaster or Headmistress would typically serve as acting head of the school until Hogwarts Board of Governors could appoint a new, permanent one,^[4] though it is likely that the Deputy Head would more often than not be a preferable choice over any outsider due to their familiarity with the school's affairs and proven ability to attend to administrative and academic matters alike, though it is not necessarily always the case.

Deputy Headmasters

Known Deputy Headmasters of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry:

Portrait	Deputy Headmaster (term of office)
	Minerva McGonagall after 1956-1 September, 1997
	Alecto Carrow 1 September, 1997-2 May, 1998
	Amycus Carrow 1 September, 1997-2 May, 1998

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Notes and references

↑ Hogwarts Acceptance Letter at Harry Potter.com
↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 4 (The Keeper of the Keys)
↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 16 (The Chamber of Secrets)

Hogwarts faculty
Founders	Godric Gryffindor \| Helga Hufflepuff \| Rowena Ravenclaw \| Salazar Slytherin
Headteachers	Eupraxia Mole \| Vulpus \| Phyllida Spore \| Dexter Fortescue \| Edessa Sakndenberg \| Amrose Swott \| Everard \| Vindictus Veridian \| Dilys Derwent \| Quintin Trimble \| Limebert \| Phineas Nigellus Black \| Walter Aragon \| Basil Fronsac \| Armando Dippet \| Albus Dumbledore \| Dolores Umbridge \| Severus Snape \| Minerva McGonagall \| Brian Gagwilde \| Elizabeth Burke
Deputy Heads	Minerva McGonagall \| Amycus Carrow \| Alecto Carrow
Heads of House	Filius Flitwick \| Neville Longbottom \| Minerva McGonagall \| Horace Slughorn \| Severus Snape \| Pomona Sprout
Teaching staff	Bartholomew \| Bathsheda Babbling \| Herbert Beery \| Cuthbert Binns \| Brindlemore \| Charity Burbage \| Camelia \| Alecto Carrow \| Amycus Carrow \| Bartemius Crouch Junior (disguised as Alastor Moody) \| Albus Dumbledore \| Eleazar Fig \| Firenze \| Filius Flitwick \| Fortinbras \| Jakub Gorski \| Olivia Green \| Rubeus Hagrid \| Rolanda Hooch \| Arsenius Jigger \| Silvanus Kettleburn \| Gilderoy Lockhart \| Neville Longbottom \| Remus Lupin \| Mazoni \| Minerva McGonagall \| Galatea Merrythought \| Prendergast \| Quirinus Quirrell \| Patricia Rakepick \| Concordia Rowle \| Arif Sikander \| Aurora Sinistra \| Horace Slughorn \| Severus Snape \| Pomona Sprout \| Swoopstikes \| Sybill Trelawney \| Dolores Umbridge \| Septima Vector \| Unidentified Potions professor (16th century) \| Unidentified Charms professor (19th century) \| Unidentified Herbology professor (19th century) \| Unidentified Potions professor (19th century) \| 19th-century DADA professor \| Unidentified DADA professor (1984–1985) \| Unidentified DADA professor (1985–1986) \| Unidentified DADA professor (1986–1987) \| Unidentified DADA professor (1987–1988) \| Unidentified DADA professor (1989–1990) \| Unidentified Muggle Studies professor (1990s) \| Unidentified DADA professor (1998–?) \| Unidentified Potions professor (21st century) \| Unidentified Charms professor (?th century)
Hogwarts house-elves	Bilm \| Boil-ridden house-elf \| Deek \| Dobby \| Filk \| Gimkey \| Krafty \| Kreacher \| Pitts \| Retch \| Vekey \| Wigby \| Winky
Support staff	Rancorous Carpe \| Argus Filch \| Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank \| Rubeus Hagrid \| Rolanda Hooch \| Hankerton Humble \| Ogg \| Irma Pince \| Poppy Pomfrey \| Apollyon Pringle \| Lucinda Thomsonicle-Pocus \| Wainscott \| Unidentified Healers \| Unidentified Flying Instructor (19th century)

[1] Hogwarts Acceptance Letter at Harry Potter.com

[PS4-2] Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 4 (The Keeper of the Keys)

[PS5-3] Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)

[COS16-4] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 16 (The Chamber of Secrets)

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