[HPforGrownups] Re: You are in charge of Hogwarts

[Ladi lyndi]

No: HPFGUIDX 56811

--- catherinemckiernan wrote:
> I would appoint a competant DADA Professor!
> Much as one hesitates to
> agree with Lucius Malfoy, Dumbledore's record
> as a headmaster is
> questionable in this area at least. The record
> of which we are aware
> runs: host to the Dark Lord (poss. not an
> incentive to be particularly
> effective), dangerous fraud, werewolf (symptoms
> not 100% controlled),
> paranoid maniac who turns out to be Voldemort's
> henchman. The
> Governors really should have looked into this!

Lynn:

Yea, it really doesn't look all that good for
Dumbledore in that light.  However, as with
everything, there are other ways to look at it.

Quirrel appears to have been a competent teacher
until his little trip in which he meets
Voldemort.  I don't get the impression teachers
are let go very easily otherwise Binns would have
been retired by now.

Lockhart is hard to understand.  There are
several reasons that come to mind though.  One,
to show students what the pursuit of fame (power,
whatever) can do to a person, how easy it is to
be fooled by someone just because they are
famous, how easy it is to fool ourselves about
our abilities when we think too much of ourselves
and how not everyone is what they appear to be. 
While this may seem to be directed at Harry, I
think it is more to get the students ready in
case Voldemort returns. 

Lupin was there, I think, mainly because of
Sirius.  Lupin would know him the best of
everyone and Dumbledore was right.  Lupin would
have recognized Sirius when he was a dog.  As for
the 100% not in control, true for that instance
but if the events hadn't happened on that
particular day, there would have been total
control for the year.  As a teacher, Lupin was
creative, knew the subject and appears to have
been good at teaching.

As for Moody, having him there made perfect
sense.  Dumbledore believed something was going
on with Voldemort, that he was getting stronger. 
Karkaroff was going to be at Hogwarts.  It seems
to me that Dumbledore made a good decision in
bringing in Moody, someone who was familiar with
Karkaroff and would be extra protection during
the Triwizard Tournament.  As was said in the
first class, Moody was only supposed to be there
for that year so he was there for a very specific
purpose.  Again, if we take the ending away,
Crouch!Moody appears to have taught the subject
quite well.

As for the governors, it would all depend on
which light they choose to view the DADA
appointments.


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