Quirrell's Tenure (WAS: Quirrell)

[erisedstraeh2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 43850

Constance Vigilance wrote:
 
> My understanding was that Quirrel was the DADA teacher, and
> presumably a good one, for some years until he decided to go on
> sabbatical for some practical experience - with the results we all
> know. Then after he came back as Quirrelmort, we don't know how many
> years prior to Harry's introduction that he taught at Hogwarts.

and Eloise responded:
 
> This is a thorny one. At least, the evidence is rather 
> contradictory. The way Hagrid speaks about Quirrell, it does sound 
> as if he'd been teaching at Hogwarts, went off in sabbatical and 
> came back. But Hagrid also says that Lockhart was the only 
> applicant for the post as no one had lasted long for a while and 
> the job was thought to be jinxed. 

now me:

I was always under the impression that Quirrell was only at Hogwarts 
for one year, based on the following quote from PoA:  "Harry, Ron and 
Hermione had already had two Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers, 
both of whom had only lasted one year" (Chapter 5 - UK ed., p. 60, US 
ed., p. 75).  But it's possible that Quirrell taught a different 
subject before he took that fateful trip to Albania.  I think the 
Movie That Must Not Be Named adds to the confusion when Percy tells 
Harry that "Snape's been after Quirrell's job *for years*."

~Phyllis