Potions Master Question

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 93868

 Potionat, snipping willy nilly)
> Neri:
> Sorry Potioncat, I don't have the books with me right now, so I 
can't 
> give specific canon. Having experience in science and the academy, 
> however, I know that many fields are considered (frequently 
> superficially and without any justification) less important than 
> others.

Potioncat: 
Neri, I hope I didn't come off as irate.  I'm sorry if I did. This is 
all in fun,mostly I was surprised.   Another post came up with the 
wand canon, although I'm not sure we're all reading it the same way.
(what else is new with this group?)

BTW I also have a science backgroud too, but in the medical 
field...there's something more important than Chemistry?  (with 
laughter in voice)


Neri: 
> IMO the core subjects are not equally important, at least not in 
> reputation. History of Magic, for example, is clearly less 
important 
> than the rest, or being dead would have been enough of an excuse to 
> get rid of a terrible teacher such as Prof. Binns.


Potioncat: 
Oh, well, I didn't mean a silly little course like history!  No, 
actually I forgot that one which sort of disproves my statement about 
them all being equal.

Neri:
Also note that the Potions class is down there in the cold dungeons, 
instead of a roomy class in the third floor with a nice view to the 
grounds.

Potioncat: 
But that is to accomodate the vampire who teaches it.
 

Neri:
> I agree these are all small inconclusive details, but together they 
> are enough to create my impression. Snape seems to share this 
> impression, or he wouldn't have been so keen to dump the Potions 
job 
> and becoming the DADA teacher. DD refuses him for some important 
> reason that we are yet to discover, but certainly not because he 
> thinks DADA is less important than Potions (especially at these 
> troubled times). If DADA were not important, you can be sure that 
> Umbridge would have found a better position for herself.

Potioncat:
I really think potions, charms, and transfigurations are equally 
important magic skills.  Certainly individuals would have different 
levels of talents within them. I'm not sure what DADA really is, it 
seems like a specialized charms class to me.

Yes, Snape makes the statement, no silly wand waving, no foolish 
incantations, some of you won't realize this is magic (paraphrased), 
but it is magic. And as we see in classes it isn't easy.

Anyway, this is a lot of typing to answer a quesion on why DD was 
teaching transfigurations!  When the real reason is "Because JKR said 
so."

Potioncat (no, I do not really think he's a vampire)