DADA instructors

[frankielee242]

No: HPFGUIDX 43720

Tamee 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>
> > 
> > 
bugaloo37 wrote:
> 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 
> (SNIP)  In other words, maybe taking this teaching 
> position would be considered by some not to be "politically 
> correct."  (SNIP) 


Here are my two cents-- 

If you combine Tamee and Bugaloo37's ideas about the political/future
career ramifications of taking a job that the MoM, possibly the school
board and most of the WW sees as either superfluous or something best
taught in theory only, you wind up with a job that no one truly
qualified for would want.

I don't imagine that there's a waiting list of applicants to become
Aurors either and the ones who have survived to retire (judging from
Mad-Eye Moody's track record as referred to in GoF) are not exactly
people who would be willing to work with kids.

Many of us have theorized that the next DADA teacher will be female
and have already submitted a list of potential candidates for the
position. Therefore, I cast my vote for Neville's Gran as the next
DADA teacher. She's old enough to not give a damn about what anyone
else thinks, her son was killed by Voldemort's supporters the last
time around and students giggling about her green dress, vulture
adorned hat and red handbag are guaranteed to drive Snape berserk with
rage.

I can also see Neville's Gran admonishing McGonagall to wear longer
skirts, telling Snape not to fidget at the dinner table and smacking
Flitwick with her purse for flirting with her.


Frankie, who could really use a bottle of Old Ogden's Firewiskey
because she will YET AGAIN be redesigning a 16-page brochure that's
already late for production.