[HPforGrownups] Of Crushes, Kickers of Buckets and Creeveys

[JamiDeise at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 20722

In a message dated 6/13/2001 12:07:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tabouli at unite.com.au writes:

<< I always did think that hiring an incompetent like Lockhart for a subject 
as important as DADA for a year was a trifle irresponsible.>> It says 
somewhere in CoS that he's the only one who applied for the job. (more 
evidence that the "Snape's desperate for the DADA post is just a rumor.)    

>>As for Quirrell, I didn't think it was clear that he was as useless as 
Lockhart: scared and hopeless at
 disciplining the kids, maybe, but perhaps he *did* know his stuff (with 
Voldemort whispering hints into his turban if necessary?  Though of course, V 
would probably have preferred Quirrell to teach badly...) >> I believe 
Quirrell was okay until he came back from his summer in Albania, where he 
acquired Voldy under his turban. Having already proven himself to Dumbledore, 
perhaps Dumbledore was giving him the benefit of the doubt, thinking 
Quirrell's bizarre behavior would eventually ebb.

Jami