[HPforGrownups] OOP: Re: DADA

[Maria Kirilenko]

No: HPFGUIDX 55145


Derannimer wrote re DADA teacher:

>>>And also, it is so *very* feminine a description, somehow, that it 
suggests to me not simply a *female* character--which we already knew 
anyway--but a *sexualized* female character. Which I think rules out 
sweet old Mrs. Figg. And which I would say definitely rules out Mrs. 
Weasley. >>>

Oh, yes. When I read that, I definitely thought 'femme fatale.' I imagine a person with a personality like 'poisoned honey' to be soft-spoken, but really nasty underneath all that. And sexy, too. Sort of like the nurse from 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' only more sexualized. She doesn't have to be evil, however, or a Death-Eater. I think we've had enough of that particular plot twist. ;) 

I have, for various reasons, ruled out the following characters for the DADA position:

Fleur, Arabella Figg, Narcissa, Rita, Molly, Petunia...

I really hope to see Mrs. Lestrange in the books at some point or another, but not as a DADA teacher imposter. However, I have another idea for the Honey Lady. How about that Weasley cousin that JKR edited out of GoF because of a plot hole? 

I also like the idea about seducing Sirius or Snape, but that has more to do with my loving stuff like that in movies than with any realistic expectations of future HP events. I doubt that something like that could happen, as the tone of the books so far doesn't really let us entertain the possibility of something as scandalous as that <tries to look shocked, but can't> happening. Although it would be really quite interesting... 

I admit that I've never really wanted the DADA teacher to be Arabella Figg, as we desperately need female characters in the novels, and the more, the better. I'm still crossing my fingers for the AgeingPotion!Figg. <g> Arabella is such a nice name. 

Maria,

who had 3 midterms today, and who is now terribly upset that she won't be able to read OoP until August 13th.



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