Professor Severus Snape is the Potions master. He remains the Potions master until 'the Half-Blood Prince', where he is taken over by Professor Horace Slughorn, and then Snape becomes the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.
The Malfoy Family
Severus Snape He was the potions master in all of the books except the last.
Horace Slughorn.
Horace Slughorn.
Slughorn was still the potions master in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Horace E. F. Slughorn returned to his previous post as Potions Master after Severus Snape was given to position of Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Severus Snape was born in 1960. He was thirty one in the first book.
No. He even returned to Hogwarts inDeathly Hallows, but he is only mentioned briefly
Professor Horace Slughorn takes over the position of potions master. Professor Severus Snape becomes the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. The following year, Slughorn becomes the Head of Slytherin house after Snape becomes Headmaster.
The Deathly Hallows (Part 2)
Below are some WikiAnswers Contibutors thoughts:Because it is a part of the series of seven books; you can't finish the series by skipping the second book!I would recommend ALL of the Harry Potter books to a friend. It's difficult to read just one or two of the books, and then not want to read the entire series.
Damocles Belby inventor of Wolfsbane Potions