The headmaster is in charge of the school, and employs all the other members of staff. This comes from an article on the leaky cauldron describing the opening of the harry potter. None of the four founders were ever head teacher, only ever professors.
Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry is a school like no other, even in the world of harry potter, with headmasters and headmistresses required to oversee all sorts of. Hence, when dolores umbridge was appointed as headmistress, the office saw her as illegitimate and refused to grant her access, forcing her to use her old office instead. Dumbledore was the headmaster of hogwarts and a beloved role model in the wizarding world.
Rowling has stated in interviews that minerva mcgonagall became the official, permanent headmistress of hogwarts following the events of the second wizarding war and the death of. Circa 11th century) was the first head of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, as none of the founders ever held that title. They work from an impressive office in a tower of the west bailey, and have living. [2] it is unknown how he came about to.
Dolores umbridge, severus snape, and minerva mcgonagall all held the position during harry's time at school (or when he was off chasing horcruxes).