Lupin a great wizard? (was Lupin's Briefcase/Sex In HP & Triwizard Cup/OOTP)

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No: HPFGUIDX 31752

Joshua Dyal wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "hulintay" <hulintay at h...> wrote:
> > I don't think this makes much sense. Isn't Lupin supposed to be a 
> > great wizard, to have been chosen to be the DADA teacher? He 
*has* 
> > proved that, not only by being the classes' favourite DADA 
teacher, 
> > and how he cast that 'waddiwasi' spell on Peeves. I think he 
would 
> at 
> > least be able to cast some charm to properly put his name on his 
> > briefcase
> 
> 
> We don't know that he's a great wizard.  In fact, it seems like 
they 
> take whatever they can get for the DADA post.  After all, they took 
> Lockhart, didn't they?
> However, Lupin does (at least) seem to be competent as far as 
> wizarding goes.

Hmm, on the other hand, if the prejudice against werewolves is so 
great, the only way to get Lupin hired would be as a result of severe 
lack of applicants.  In other words, he could be the most fab DADA 
prof ever (and he was rather fab, seemed to me), but as a werewolf he 
can hardly get a job picking up trash much less teaching kids at a 
respected institution.

By the way, what constitutes "Great Wizard" in the Potterverse?  
Dumbledore is one, for defeating Grindewald and scaring the heck out 
of Voldemort.  Voldemort is one, for bringing the wizarding world to 
it's knees.  Could *any*one else be considered Great, even if not as 
Great as Dumbledore & Voldemort?  Hasn't Hagrid said that Harry's 
parents (or at least, father) was a 'great wizard'?  I wonder in what 
way?

Mahoney