DADA teachers

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No: HPFGUIDX 24270

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., magpie1112 at y... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., Bente13 at p... wrote:
> Dude...the red herring idea is really plausible... and hadn't even 
entered my mind.  *feels dense*.  Y'know, you're right-- we never 
HAVE gotten any evidence from Snape himself that he's after that 
post-- besides his personal animus toward all four of the teachers.  
Harry and the students are taking this as job-related jealousy, but 
really-- they've been  quite a despicable lot, as far as Snape is 
concerned-- Quirrell is a spy, Lockhart is an idiot, Lupin is one of 
James' gang, and Moody won't let go of Snape's DE past... 

Also-- it seems to me that DADA is something of a bullshit course:  
rather like the Health requirement in American high schools.  You 
learn helpful things, but nothing that's are terribly important or 
that isn't just barely verging over into common knowledge.  
Obviously, Quirrel and Lockhart weren't doing the job properly, but 
Lupin, the best DADA teacher Harry's seen, seemed to be teaching 
wizarding street-smarts more than anything (I'm exaggerating, enh).  
The only teacher they've had that tought them serious spell 
protection was Moody, who was, as it went, doing it illegally 
anyways... I don't know, but it seems to me that any SERIOUS DADA 
involving honest-to-gosh Dark Arts would probably be somewhat 
dangerous-- and, hence, not legal to teach for fear of lawsuit, 
etc... Snape is, as has been stated, and excellent potions master-- 
so why would Dumbledore want to waste him on a nonimportant post?  
Hm.