[HPforGrownups] Re: DADA speculations

[Vicky Ra]

No: HPFGUIDX 19933

Robert: However, Dumbledore sees the school as the most important thing
he does, and perhaps we should wonder too whether he's just unlucky
with the DADA teachers he appoints, or whether he actually doesn't
want to put someone competent into that job.  Perhaps he distrusts
the whole subject, as glamourising Dark Arts and encouraging
original-thinking students to practise Dark Magic themselves? 


I personally believe the DADA class is very important, since it basically teaches how to counter curses and ward off evil creatures. I'm pretty sure Dumbledore thinks it's important as well. I can't say why he didn't fire Quirrell, unless he didn't notice that Quirrell was suddenly acting strangely. As for Lockhart, he didn't have much selection that year. But perhaps it would have been better to just close the course for that year. Or was Dumbledore showing students the danger in thinking too highly of oneself? I'm sure Dumbledore knew Lockhart was incompetent.

Vicky


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