DADA in OoP

[kdelainehall at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 16624

> 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. 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

*Apparates from lurkerdom to post*

I agree that Fleur is not a likely candidate, especially due to the 
unfortunate grindylow incident (after all, we've already seen an 
expert DADA teacher handle the little guys). She's expecting to get a 
job "here" though...maybe here is in the Hogwarts vicinity? She could 
be Rosmerta assistant barkeep. That would keep the wizards visiting, 
and she could learn lots of new English words.

I wonder if Dumbledore would put Moody in the situation where he 
would be in the same place as two of Voldie favorite targets 
(Dumbledore and Harry). Too much stress, maybe, for someone already 
jumping at shadows. Moody's an awesome dude though. And who wouldn't 
want that magical eye on the lookout for dangers at Hogwarts?

I admit to being influenced by the rumors of a female DADA teacher in 
Book 5, and I like the idea of a Mrs. Figg arriving on the scene, 
kneazles and ancient chocolate cake in tow. She'd provided a 
motherly, perhaps calming presence amidst the Voldie storm. And 
Crookshanks would have a buddy or two. They could gang up on Mrs. 
Norris. (don't get me wrong...I love cats and kneazles, no harm 
intended...)

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