[HPforGrownups] Re: DADA

[Robert A. Rosenberg]

No: HPFGUIDX 68478

At 12:12 +0000 on 07/08/2003, watsola79 wrote about [HPforGrownups] Re: DADA:

>So, you'd rather see, say, Lockhart teaching the students these
>important skills?  ;-)
>
>My point in the above message was that he already IS trusted by
>Dumbledore.  He WANTS to teach DADA....couldn't it be that it's the
>frustration of not being able to that he's taking out on the Potions
>students?  I say, give him the post on a trial basis and let's see
>how he does with it.  After all, it seems pretty tough - even for
>Dumbledore - to get and keep a competent teacher anyway.
>
>- Lana Lovegood

I agree that Lockhart turned out (in retrospect) to be a bad choice 
(IOW: He was incompetent) but the question is "Did Dumbledore know he 
was a fraud?" BEFORE offering him the position?

Note that out of the first 4, only Lockhart turned out to be a bad 
choice from a teaching viewpoint. The other 3 were competent teachers 
but left for reasons other than their teaching ability (one due to 
being possessed by LV, one due to bigotry, and one due to being a DE 
in disguise [A major reason why Evil Eye did not take on the job in 
Book 5 is that he was more urgently needed as a Full Time Order 
Member]).

IOW: The retention issue is separate from their competently - All 
were just unavailable for a 2nd year.

--

Bob Rosenberg