DADA instructors

[bugaloo37]

No: HPFGUIDX 43710

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "TL" <lacorelli at h...> wrote:
<snip> Why aren't
> there any seasoned DADA teachers?  Were most who could have taught 
killed or
> driven mad during the war with Voldemort?  Do they feel that the 
DADA
> curriculum that the board of governors (?) would approve is a 
joke?  Are
> they too busy seeking out Dark Wizards?  I tend to agree with those 
who
> think the WW has gotten too complacent in far to short a time about 
the need
> for DADA instruction <snip>
> 
> Tamee

I tend to agree with the third reason you gave.  IMO, a lot of the 
wizards outside of Hogwarts probably agree with Fudge and simply do 
not want to acknowledge that Voldemort could return (of course, by 
the end of GoF, we the readers know that he has).  At this point, we 
really do not know the numbers that agree with Dumbledore- in other 
words, those who believe that being prepared is the best prevention 
against total anihilation-or the ones who agree with Fudge and want 
to keep their heads in the sand.  Any teacher of DADA would have to 
deal with this issue.  In other words, maybe taking this teaching 
position would be considered by some not to be "politically 
correct."  IMO, it's foolish to believe that politics do not play a 
part in the WW-the same as everywhere else.  After all, we are told 
by Molly Weasley that her husband has not advanced in the MoM because 
of his obvious fascination and affection for Muggles-this is just one 
example of how politics are present in the WW. IMO, this world 
created by JKR has its problems -different of course from the 
problems of the Muggle world-but similar in the ways that its 
inhabitants deal with these problems.  IMO,in both worlds, there are 
those who are complacent and those who choose to act.  

bugaloo37