Re McGonagall/Teachers was Re: Death Eaters

[arcum42]

No: HPFGUIDX 81424

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "elfundeb2" <elfundeb at c...>
wrote:

>So if Karkaroff was there, perhaps Bagman was the coward. That still
>leaves the one who has left forever. How about ESE McGonagall? Did
>anyone notice she wasn't in Moody's photograph of the old Order?
>Well, as long as it's anybody But Lupin.

I'd chalk Minerva not being in the original order up to timing.
Dumbledore was originally the Transfiguration teacher in the 40's. He
left, and came back in 1970 to be headmaster. She was then the
Transfiguration teacher. The Ootp was formed in the 70's, so
Dumbledore may simply not have known her that well when it was
formed. 

An odd thing, looking at the timeline of events; I honestly can say
that the only competent teacher I know for a fact Dumbledore has hired
is Lupin... :) (Oh, and possibly Firenze...)  

We don't know hire dates for Sprout, Vector, Sinistra, Hooch, Binns,
or Flitwick, though Flitwick was teaching in '75, and may well
pre-date Dumbledore as headmaster.  

Dumbledore has hired, in this order: Trelawney, Snape, Quirrell,
Lockhart, Hagrid, Lupin, Crouch, and Firenze (Umbridge doesn't count,
though DD really should have hired someone...). Perhaps interviewing
and hiring teachers is one of his weaknesses?

--Arcum