[HPforGrownups] DADA position.

[Merlin]

No: HPFGUIDX 58854

"cello_siok" said:

> Do you think to be a DADA professor, that person must know how to do 
> dark arts? I think my grammer is wrong. What I mean was the person 
> who teaches DADA also know how to perform dark arts. Do you think it 
> is logical? Snape knows a lot of dark arts and he wanted that job 
> badly (if it's true)but Dumbledore puts him as potion professor.


I don't know if they need to know how per se, but they do need to know how to block curses and dark spells that can be blocked.  Snape does have an affinity for the dark arts and a great deal of knowledge of them.  It was pointed out in PoA though that he is very good with potions ch8 pg157 when Lupin states "I am lucky to be working alongside Professor Snape; there aren't many wizards who are up to making it." talking about the Wolfsbane potion.  So I believe that is why Dumbledore keeps Snape as potions master which I believe is harder to master. 

Merlin


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