Theory on the DADA-post's jinx

Marci blackgold101 at yahoo.com
Wed Nov 19 17:12:07 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 85449

"Florentine Maier" <florentinemaier at h...> wrote:
> Sydney (84770) has inspired me to a new (at least as far as I know)
> theory on the jinx that has allegedly been put on the post of the
> DADA-teacher.
> 
> I presume that it's not just a rumor but that the post is actually 
jinxed.
> 
> I think the jinx could go something like that: "Everybody who takes
> the job of DADA-teacher will come to grief because of his/her 
greatest
> weakness within a year."
> 
> Cases in point:
> Quirrell: Weak will
> Lockhard: Vanity
> Lupin: Being a werewolf
> Moody: Paranoia
> Umbridge: Imperiousness
> 
> Go ahead, criticize my theory, for the sake of progress of 
Potterology!
> 
> Florentine

ME:

Nice.  The only problem I have with it is that Moody (and his 
paranoia) was never a DADA teacher.  So, that ended because the jib 
was up.  LOL  I like it though.

Marci





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