OotP Prediction/DADA vs. Evil Female (Was: L.O.O.N. Harry's blood status, etc.)

[Barb]

No: HPFGUIDX 30642

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., raolin1 at h... wrote:
> The "evil female" would have to be introduced while Crouch 
> Jr was impersonating Moody.  For her to then come back as the new 
> DADA teacher would then be a real stretch, unless the characters 
> absolutely have no idea that she's Evil[TM].  Keep in mind that, 
> accepting the reports of this salon article, it's really just a 
> coincidence that these two are being introduced in the same book, 
> so expecting them to be one and the same is extremely unlikely.

I believe Rita Skeeter was in fact the Evil Female, but her brand of 
evil in GoF will likely be superseded by her behavior in subsequent 
books, if she appears again (but I really hope Hermione turns her in 
instead of letting her get away).  And I know that we're supposed to 
have a female DADA teacher in book five, but it seems highly 
doubtful that she'd be evil.  The DADA teachers in books one, two 
and four were all hiding something.  Each did something that could 
have been fatal to Harry.  So far, only Lupin has turned out to be 
good, and we should have guessed that (those of us who didn't) 
because he was briefly thought (in the Shrieking Shack) to be evil. 
(JKR's predilection for red herrings).  

We're due for a DADA teacher who's not on the Dark side, IMO.  Four 
out of five turning out bad would just make Dumbledore look very 
stupid.  The question is, will JKR attempt to fool us by making her 
seem highly suspicious at first?  Or will the real red herring be to 
make her seem likable and benevolent all along?

--Barb

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