Quirrell's Tenure (Again)

[alhewison]

No: HPFGUIDX 44067

> --- Phyllis wrote:

 I just came across the following quote in Ch. 12 of 
 GoF: "They [HRH] had never yet had a Defence Against the Dark Arts 
teacher who had lasted more than three terms" (UK ed., p. 155).  I 
 know this is contradictory to what Hagrid says in SS/PS, but it 
seems  as if, at least by Book 4, JKR's intention was to have 
Quirrell's  first year at Hogwarts be his last.
 
> Gwendolyngrace replied:- 

 Two quick things. First, correct me if I'm wrong, Brits, but isn't 
a "term" equivalent to a semester--or at least, to half or less than 
 one full year? That is, you'd have Fall Term and Spring Term? My 
 understanding of "term" is wonky, because I attended a secondary 
 school that had three trimesters per year: September - December, 
 January - March, and April - June. Each was roughly 12 weeks long. 
 Thus, a teacher who lasted one year could be said to have also 
lasted  three terms.

Ali a Brit here:-
As I understand the word "Semester", it is directly equivalent to our 
word "term". There are three terms in an academic year. But no, we 
don't have  a "Fall term": we have "Autumn Term" <g>! So Harry would 
have Autumn, Spring and Summer Terms punctuated 
by "Christmas", "Easter" and "Summer" holidays.


Ali