Re McGonagall/Teachers was Re: Death Eaters

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 81497

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "slgazit" <slgazit at s...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "arcum42" 
<Arcum_Dagsson at c...> 
> wrote:
> > 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?
> 
> I disagree. Let's consider his hirelings one by one:
> 


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Salit:
> Lockhart is the only choice I don't understand, as I am sure that 
> Dumbledore knew he was a fraud. Perhaps he had no other candidates 
> and took him as a last resort. Or maybe it was his quirky sense of 
> humor? Lockhart was one of the funniest characters in the entire 
> series...
> 

I'm not sure I agree. I think he was potentially one of the most 
sinister.... The fact that he had amassed all the material for his 
books fraudulently and was then also prepared to destroy Harry and 
Ron's memories and allow Ginny to die to keep the matter under wraps 
still raises the hairs on the back of my neck. Nooo. Me no like 
Professor Lockhart.