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[justcarol67]

Luna wrote:
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> > As for the door/dartboard/ATM-thing .... :)   I think this is the 
> new 
> > DADA teacher.  At least that was my first thought when I read the 
> > clue this morning.  I hope she answers the faq poll next ... and 
> > soon.  :)  
> 
David responded:
> That would be my guess, too.  After all, it makes sense that this 
> extract describes a major character, and I'm guessing that we won't 
> have quite so many of these in the last two books.  However, the DADA 
> teacher is always someone completely new.  What's more, it's an 
> adult, not a student.
> 
> David, who thinks Lupin's dad has a cat in hell's chance of making an 
> appearance

Carol adds:
I know I just presented a different hypothesis, but what if the person
is simultaneously the DADA teacher, the heir of Godric Gryffindor (who
inherited his ancestor's lionlike traits), *and* the HBP?

Carol, who thinks that Lupin's father was the werewolf who bit him
(don't hit me!), but notes that his having been a professor at an
earlier date *would* explain the shabby suitcase with peeling letters