[HPforGrownups] Selection of DADA Teachers (WAS: TBAY: Dead Man Walking (WAS Assassin!Snape and Karkaroff's Big Mistake))

[Sherry Garfio]

No: HPFGUIDX 47035

I wrote:
> Let's look at the qualifications of the DADA teachers so far (using only what
> Dumbledore knew about them at the time of hire and discounting later
> revelations about their true past or true identity):
Followed by a list of their qualifications.

Then Jazmyn... basically ripped apart everything I said about the former DADA
teachers' qualifications.

Let me clarify, since you seem to think I haven't read the books at all <G>.  I
was listing their qualifications *as Dumbledore knew them at the time of hire*,
and *discounting* later revelations.  In other words, what did their resumes
say?  I'm quite certain that Lockhart didn't put on his resume that he has
spent the past N years taking credit for others' work and then wiping out their
memories.  And Quirrell already had his job long before he had that Dark Lord
thing stuck to his head, so his resume probably didn't mention that either. 
Crouch!Moody was trying to impersonate Moody, so he's not going to say he's
really good at brewing Polyjuice Potions.  And yes, Moody was a well-know
paranoid *before* he was hired (the *real* Moody, which was the person the
school was presumably hiring).  Dumbledore knew Lupin personally before hiring
him, and in fact was one of the few people who knew he was a werewolf.  I
assume the school governors also have a say in who gets hired (I'm not British,
but they would have in the US), and in fact they may have more of a say than
Dumbledore (any Brits care to enlighten me?), so they may have hired Lupin not
knowing he was a werewolf.

Therefore, I stand by my previous assessment of their qualifications.

Jazmyn continued:
> There is no real evidence that Snape wants the position. Students ASSUME
> he wants it because of the way he acts or some might know from their
> parents that Snape was a DE, etc.  We NEVER at any time see Snape
> mentioning he wants the job at all.

Me again: 
Touche'.  I hadn't considered that Snape may not even want the position.  I
believe you are correct that canon gives us only second-hand evidence that he
wants the DADA position (i.e. students saying that he wants it).  This brings
up a whole different topic, so I'll have to go think about that some more.

- Sherry



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"The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers."

      -Dave Barry, "Things That It Took Me 50 Years to Learn"

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