DADA in OoP

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 16603

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Samaporn Teeravechyan <teeravec at f...> 
wrote:
> At 01:42 AM 4/13/01 -0000, you wrote:
> >--- In HPforGrownups at y..., gerstin at p... wrote:
> >> Hi folks-
> >> Where (in canon) do we get the idea that there will be a new DADA
> >> teacher in OoP?
> >> So why assume the real Moody won't be the DADA teacher in OoP? 
> >
> >Hi- 
> >
> >I know that we can't necessarily take everything the fake Moody 
said 
> >to be true, but in "The Unforgiveable Curses" chapter, he tells 
Harry 
> >and the class that he has one year to teach them everything he 
knows.  
> >I imagine that Barty Jr. actually did get that information from 
the 
> >real Moody, as he got so many other facts from the real Moody.  
> 
> Also, was it Mr.Weasley who said that Dumbledore had dragged Moody 
out of
> retirement to teach? When I read Moody/Crouch's statement above, I 
simply
> assumed that the agreement was just for one year.
> 
> >I think that's how we can assume there will be a new DADA 
professor 
> >(my knuts are on Arabella Figg taking the position).
> 
> I'll put my galleons on the half-Veela girl (I'm blanking out on 
her name
> ... shame on me). Heh, or maybe even Krum, if he's due to graduate. 
He
> doesn't seem to like Durmstrang (is that the correct spelling?) 
much anyway.
> 
> Samaporn

I can't imagine that Dumbledore would employ Fleur as DADA 
professor.  For one thing, she is too young and inexperienced, and he 
will probably want someone with experience of what it was like the 
first time around with Voldemort, in order to prepare the students 
properly. 

Another thing, I think that it would be pretty insulting to Harry if 
he were to be taught by someone he beat in the tournament.  
Particularly as one could say that he has had more experience of dark 
arts than Fleur probably has (supposition, I know, but a fairly safe 
one), and managed better than her in the lake - remember the 
Grindylow?

My money is on Moody (the Barty Crouch one probably expected the real 
Moody to be dead by the end of the year, hence the one year comment) 
or Arabella Figg.

Catherine