[HPforGrownups] Hogwarts Teacher Neville

[Janet Anderson]

No: HPFGUIDX 53611

>Well, I'm just going to take a guess at it for fun's sake and say Neville. 
>In my mind, Hermione's also out of the running because she's "the one you 
>think" in my mind. And Harry and Ron are out. And Neville's certainly not 
>the kind you would think of (although you know the saying: those you cannot 
>do, teach).

It gets better. I completely agree that it's probably Neville. So what would 
he be teaching?

I can think of three possibilities:

1) Herbology, because we already know he has a strong affinity for it.

2) Potions. Now, before you laugh yourself into apoplexy, consider that you 
probably need at least a working knowledge of herbology to be any good at 
Potions; that Snape may well both want and need a successor and believe that 
Neville ought to be that successor; and that if Neville *did* teach Potions, 
he'd probably be a really good teacher -- understanding the weaknesses of 
his students from personal experience -- even if he wasn't as good at the 
actual subject as Snape.

3) Defense Against the Dark Arts. If he's as potentially powerful as many 
people suspect, he'll be a natural talent. And he'll have the incentive to 
avenge what was done to his parents.

I just hope it's not Transfiguration. It's getting so you can't walk around 
at Hogwarts without tripping over an Animagus.


Janet Anderson


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