Sirius Black - A Professor?

[finwitch <finwitch@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 51754

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Shiro" <shiro at p...> wrote:
> Here's a question, which I've searched for on the site. Apologies 
if it's
> come up before.
> 
> If Sirius was a Professor, what would he be best at? I'd think 
Charms or
> Transfiguration.. I'm not sure if it's mentioned what he was good 
at.
> 
> "Shiro"

Well, the current transfiguration teacher is an animagus -- so that's 
one for Sirius. Considering that Sirius & his friends learned animagi 
all by themselves from books, I'd say he's good at transfiguration 
(as was James). His animagi itself shows transfiguration ability...

Then, there's some teachers saying something about him and James 
being the brightest students (as well as very close - or was it 
Dumbledore.)... which would mean that they were good at many if not 
all subjects. (Neither ever tried to do extra with Time-Turner like 
Hermione, though. They learned animagi instead).

And as far as the Divination Course's lessons of life ('you can only 
learn so much from books' or 'we will all die') Hermione's not so 
good at, and while Trelawney's usual predictions aren't really gained 
from a crystal ball or tea leaves, they become true. And if the 
predicted thing happens later - does it truly matter *where* the 
prediction came out from? In Divination, I believe, they will learn 
to 'read signs', to see the truth - to see the world as it is, not 
envisioned trough a filter as we usually do (such as ignoring the 
entrance to the Leaking Cauldron)... Of course, Hermione doesn't 
understand the subtle learning, the subconcious and it wasn't only in 
Divination, but also with her boggart.

Sirius could have been in this course and good at it. At least, he 
can read the truth from Rita Skeeter's articles... that takes some 
skill. Divination course where he learned to accept truth - however 
demeaning... How ever hurtful... I think he was good at Divination 
too - (warning Harry about Krum who, later on, did cruciate Cedric - 
though he was under Imperius. Did Sirius doubt Krum or that someone 
would Imperio Krum to use an unforgivable?). He didn't figure out all 
of it (but if he'd seen or been told of Barty Crouch on the map, he 
probably would have...)

But Sirius as Professor - DADA, transfiguration, possibly charms. Not 
Potions, and I don't really see him _teaching_ divination. Instead he 
could help Harry&Ron(Neville&others?) with it... a supportive 
teacher, perhaps? or Head-of-House helping students out of interest? 
I'm not sure where McGonagall would be if Sirius gains her job, but 
things being as they are, Voldemort might kill her (and she's the 
first one to die of all who's death Trelawney has predicted...)

-- Finwitch