DADA's never-lasting teachers

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No: HPFGUIDX 43629


 In reply to my "why didn't Dumbledore teach DADA
Marcus says:

> Perhaps because he was better at transfiguration.  Or it could be 
> that you simply cannot fake transfiguration.  You can go a fair way 
> in DADA with just book learning, but not transfiguration.

And after my questioning Snape's position he also responds:

> 
> (1) I am convinced that Snape *loves* potions and would fight the 
> appointment to DADA.  
> (2) If you get the potions wrong, it would likely prove very 
deadly.  
> Simply no room for incompentance here.
> (3) The teacher must not only know the potions, but know what went 
> wrong if and when it does, and the proper antidotes for both the 
true 
> potion and its mistakes.
> 
> Marcus
> 

I think Perhaps my point was lost. What I was really concerned about 
was the importance of DADA at Hogwarts. Potions and Transfiguration 
are no doubt difficult forms of magic, but DADA is as well. I would 
think that they could find some teacher that's more competent at 
Potions or Transfiguration, then a few of the DADA teachers we've 
seen. Is DADA not as important to the WW? It seems we often find 
wizards (cough cough FUDGE!) who would rather look the other way, 
than put up a defense. Is this something learned by experience at 
Hogwarts?

Gabrielle~
Just making my actual point clearer~