DADA Purpose - Was Discrimination

[Christopher Nuttall]

No: HPFGUIDX 49588

Thinking about dark arts, we don't know most of what quirallmort and lupin taught the class (I think we can safly assume that Lockhart's were worthless) but I suspect that DADA is meant to teach the survival attirbutes to the children, not specific curses.  As far as we know, to use a curse you just concentarte and say the spell (Acrico or whatever).  Even the unforgivables don't seem to be complicated, although I suspect that teaching people how to command imperioed victims might be required.  

Is transforming someone into a toad dark arts?  Apparently not, its transfiguration.

Is poisoning someone dark arts?  Apparantly not, its Potions and therefore Snape's job.

I suspect that DADA is meant to teach (or rather train) people into the proper mindstate to defend yourselves.  It includes basic knowledge of dark creatures that might attack you so that at least you have some form of preparation.  It may include lessions on how to cast charms (but would that not be Flickwick's baliwick), but I think its bringing them all together as a whole.

Chris

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