Q's from a Newbie

[Steve Vander Ark]

No: HPFGUIDX 23836

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Mindy" <mindyatime at y...> wrote:
> Hi, I am a brand newbie here so please forgive me if my q's are 
> repeats of already-asked questions.
> 
> If Mad Eye Moody was really Barty Crouch Jr. in disguise, why did 
he 
> turn Draco into a ferret at the beginning of GoF? Was he trying to 
> pretend to be nice to Harry and on 'his side'?

Moody hates the Malfoys. Lucius is a Death Eater who walked free 
instead of standing up for Voldemort.


> 
> Speaking of teachers, how come none of them ever got married? And 
how 
> come none of them ever got replaced (besides for the DADA every 
year) 
> by new young graduates from Hogwarts?

Some of them are married, according to JKR, but she says we'll learn 
more about that in coming books. And why should the teachers be 
replaced? With the exception of Hagrid, the teachers seem to be a 
competent lot. And new kids just out of Hogwarts wouldn't be first 
choice for teachers, I wouldn't think, without some experience first. 
Of course, my take on Quirrell is that he isn't too far out of 
Hogwarts. It was his year off for practical experience that did him 
in. But the point remains: there's no reason to get rid of any of the 
teachers.


> 
> Also, is there a school for Witchcraft and Wizardry in the good old 
> U.S. of A.? Why only in France and "Bulgaria", out of all places?

There are schools mentioned in the USA and Brasil, along with 
Durmstrang (which is NOT in Bulgaria...check the Geography FAQ for 
more on that) and Beauxbatons. The clear implication is that there 
are schools all over the world.
Lexicon reference:
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/schools.html


Welcome to the list! Go ahead and ask your questions. You might want 
to peruse the Lexicon, though, and maybe you can get some of your 
questions answered that way.

Steve Vander Ark
The Harry Potter Lexicon
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon