Dumbledore's employment policy (WAS: Characters You Hate)

[lindseyharrisst <lindseyharrisst@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 51185

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Irene Mikhlin
<irene_mikhlin at b...> wrote:

> Actually my theory is just the opposite. Lockhart boasts to be a member 
> of the Dark Force Defence League, and I always imagined Dumbledore
was a member too. If Lockhart hijacks any conversation during the league 
> meetings the way he does with Hogwarts teachers, all the real activity 
> of this useful league must be paralysed. Dumbledore does not act very 
> surprised when he learns what happened to Lockhart. "Impaled upon your 
> own sword, Gilderoy?" indicates Dumbledore is quite familiar with 
> Lockhart's methods. Probably he wanted to get Lockhart as a teacher in 
> Hogwarts to expose him to the wizarding world and to get rid of him in 
> the Defence League.

There's a thought... I wonder if we will see him again in book 5 (or
later)as a reformed character, doing his old job in some sort of
League but with a new enthusiasm and some genuine skill maybe. I don't
think JK would have had him there only ever as light relief, though I
could be wrong. Most of her characters are relevant in some way we
don't appreciate when we see them first from a narrative pioint of
view. This does not, however, cancel out my thoughts on DD and
Lockhart, since at the time he was a twit. 

Snapesangel xxx