End of and Era/DADA

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No: HPFGUIDX 21092

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., koinonia02 at y... wrote:
> Cedric has died and surely there will be an inquiry into how he 
> died.  Unless Fudge tries to hide it all under the covers.  I can 
see 
> a scene where Dumbledore is dismissed due to Cedric's death.  Not 
to 
> mention Dumbly's little speech at the end of GoF. Bet that didn't 
sit 
> very well with Fudge.  So maybe Fudge brings in his own 
headmaster.  
The Minsitry right now is indeed trying to hide everything.  Remember 
at the end of GoF there is no mention of Cedric's Death in the Daily 
Prophet at all?  So it kind of depends on how Cedric's parents, 
particularly Amos, his father reacts.

> What if said person is a DE?  Or what if Fudge lets Dumbledore stay 
> on but takes away much of D's power to run the school as he has 
> always done?  If Fudge starts to do the hiring, who might he hire?  

Lucius Malfoy sounds like fun ...  Can he get more unfair than 
Snape?  May be the two of them can start competing with each other ...

I 
> know I have always wondered who Dumbly was going to bring in as the 
> new DADA but he might not have that choice. It might be left up to 
> Fudge.  I would be willing to bet that Lucius Malfoy is in the 
> background exerting pressure to get rid of Dumbledore or to have a 
> Voldemort supporter in some high position at Hogwarts. 

The thing about evil DADA teacher is that it had become a bit of a 
cliche.  3 out of 4 is getting a bit much, so IMHO, the next one 
won't be evil.  JKR managed to pull off evil Moody because the last 
DADA was the very very cool Lupin and she constantly reminded the 
readers how much Moody and Lupin were alike.  We'll begin to suspect 
the new DADA this time so JKR can't put a DE DADA in book 5.
How about that rumour about a female DADA? (I think it was in a 
chat)  If it has to be a female DE DADA, I would like it to be the 
outrageously evil Mrs. Lestrange.  
I also wonder whether the DADA job is really jinxed or Dumbledore 
just like new staff in that position every year to keep himself 
amused.  (may be that's why he hired Lockhart)  After all, it seemed 
like most of the staff except the DADA have been in Hogwarts 
forever.  Fifty years in the same school -- how can Dumbledore stand 
it?