Every Hogwarts Headmaster in History (All 28) - Harry Potter Explained

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. The Headmasters of Hogwarts were some of the most interesting wizards and witches in the world.

Some were expert potioneers, some were lightning fast duelists, and some… even… were experts on dark magic.

Who were they? And what did they contribute to the Hogwarts legacy?

Today, we're going to be DIVING in and uncovering the 28 headmasters / headmistresses that have graced Hogwarts over its lengthy history.

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[HarryPotterTheory]

Did YOU know about all of these headmasters? What video do you want next? Leave a comment down below and don't forget to LIKE the video!

[PoolKid]

Umbridge was never truly the Headmistress of Hogwarts because the Headmaster's office refused to let her in. It was as if Hogwarts itself did not recognize her as the legitimate Headmistress. The office did however let Snape in, effectively legitimizing him as a true Headmaster, despite having been appointed by Voldemort. That's why his portrait hangs in the Headmaster's office but Umbridge does not have one.

[gugurupurasudaikirai]

Phineas Black cracked me up in the books, even though I guess it was only technically his portrait talking.

[DownundaThunda]

We're going to learn a lot more about Phinneas Nigellus Black as Headmaster of Hogwarts next month, as Hogwarts Legacy will take place during his tenure.

[Drace]

Do you think Harry would become Headmaster eventually?
My head canon is that he works as an Auror until Lily leaves school. With all his kids out of the house, Harry decides to retire as an Auror and teaches Defense at Hogwarts and eventually becomes Headmaster. I just kinda like the idea that Hogwarts will never stop being his home.

[johnking]

18:50 - Snape as headmaster was actually an excellent choice, and Dumbledore knew it. He knew he was dying and he knew Snape as headmaster would try to protect the students from the vicious evil of Voldemort. It was revealed that Snape ensured that when students were given terrible punishments by the Carrows, he would ensure they wouldn't be hurt. He would for example send them to help Hagrid. With Snape as headmaster, the students were far better protected than if he wasn't there. Imagine the horrors if the Carrows or Umbridge was headmaster in that awful year?

[Kolious_Thrace]

2:06
*Heliotrope Wilkins*
Heliotrope means sunflower 🌻 from the Hellenic word Ηλιοτρόπιο/ iliotròpio

2:29
*Phyllida Spore*
Another Hellenic name but I’m not sure about its meaning…
It sounds like a couple of words and I cannot be sure for its meaning if I don’t see it written in Hellenic or the term’s origin.

Any name or word in English that “ph” is pronounced as “f” is Hellenic🇬🇷

Phyllida sounds like the word φύλο/fílo meaning leaf or some sort of leafy foliage.
It also sounds like the term φιλήδονος/filídonos meaning sensual.
Phílos + idoní
Friend + pleasure …

I can’t be sure!

3:00
*Edessa Sakndenberg*
Edessa is a place name from Makedonia🇬🇷
It’s a town near the birth place of Alexander the Great.
In Hellenic it’s Έδεσσα/édessa and it’s stressed at the first syllable.
The original town was in Makedonia🇬🇷 but after Alexander speared Hellenism to the whole world many cities founded and got Hellenic names out of Hellas!!!
You can find Hellenic names like Edessa in Syria and Ukraine today. Sparta in turkey and Mesopotamia… etc

Edessa means something like the place of the many waters. It’s a city surrounded by water fountains with fresh water and waterfalls!

9:12
*Eupraxia Mole*
Another info, words starting with “eu” and pronounced as “ef…” are also Hellenic🇬🇷
Ευπραξία / efpraksía > eupraxia
Eu + pràxis
Eu meaning good, nice
Pràxis meaning deed, action.
Eupraxia means good deeds, good actions!

11:00
*Basil Fronsac*
Basil is the latinised way to write the Hellenic name Βασίλειος / Vasílios
It’s written with B but in Hellenic B is V
So, it’s pronounced Vasílios.
It derives from the term Βασιλιάς / Vasiliás meaning King, Ruler.

13:54
*Phineas Nigelus Black*
Again, ph > f = 🇬🇷
Φινέας / Finéas was a son of Poseidon and Cassiopeia.
He gave his name to a city in Thrace🇬🇷 called Fineòpolis.
According to the myth he was killed by Harpies.
•Many members of the Black Family had Hellenic names particularly names of stars and constellations taken from the Hellenic mythology!!!

19:36
*Minerva McGonagall*

Now, Minerva isn’t a Hellenic name BUT it is a name of the Hellene Goddess taken by the Romans and latinised!

When Romans conquered Hellas they adopted many aspects of our civilisation and culture, one of them was our religion!
Romans took the Gods of the Hellenic pantheon and changed them into Latin.

Zeus became Jupiter
Hera became Juno
Aphrodite became Venus
Ares became Mars
Poseidon became Neptune
Hestia became Vesta
Hermes became Mercury
….(many more)…

And Athena became Minerva!
Yes, the name Minerva is the Latin translation of the Hellene Goddess Athena!

[jesusjavithsuarez]

I don’t think this was ever specified, but I like to think that Flitwick became the Deputy Headmaster once McGonagall was appointed as Headmistress

[Quaked_LIVE]

Niamh FitzGerald was also a headmaster, as you will soon learn during the main story of Hogwarts Legacy.

[connah]

England, Scotland, Ireland...

Even in Harry Potter videos Wales is forgotten about 😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[CompelledUsername]

During the end game of HL, Phineas actually seems genuinely upset, genuinely as if he's trying his best. I don't think he's evil by any means, merely a bumbling snob.

[billytiradojr.]

I truly loved how you explained all of the Headmaster/Headmistress. I learned so much just now, and I am definitely going to keep this video close! Thank you very much for this video, I hope you are doing alright and staying safe.
**My favorite Headmaster per your question is always going to be Serverus Snape. However Albus Dumbledore definitely comes in a Top number one also, being in control of all three Deathly Hallows, incredibly great and gifted at magic. Not to mention many other vast greatness he had.**

[NAMELESSHOSTAGE]

I liked Phineas Black. He wasnt particularly interested in teaching and was not even fond of children. But he knew that Headmaster position is very powerful in wizarding world. Basically you get to decide Britain's magical population's future with it. We dont get in-depth detail of his career, but I am sure he wasnt shy to hide his biased opinions in front of anybody. He was a smart man and worked enough on the job, to not get fired but not too much because he lacked the drive.

Really complex character.

Headmaster of Hogwarts is politically powerful position.

[UltimateSpider]

I feel like Albus Dumbledore is hated by the House of Black because of his love for Muggles and Mudbloods.

[Deadman_Wonderland]

That’s so cool about Phineas Black, because isn’t he the one in Hogwarts Legacy?

[HURRICNEyt]

Cool to find out more about headmaster black, since he is the headmaster during hogwarts legacy :)

[KamKing]

I like that he called Dumbledore taking down everyone in the room with ease a scuffle.

[acro]

I liked this video so much, it was very interesting, tough its pitty we dont have more informations about hisotry of wizarding world.

[MirrorMountain]

List items #10 & #10 could be a little similar regarding number and name.. love your work btw! 😊

[TsukabuNosoratori]

3:22 I paused, and just want to point out a symbol oddly similar to the Deathly Hallows on her head scarf. The wand might be pointed horizontally instead of vertically, but the rest is still there.