The Dark Arts job, was, Dumbledore's motive

[Tenou]

No: HPFGUIDX 115552



Alex thus spoke:
> A couple of folks have speculated today as to why DD hasn't been 
able
> to fill the DADA position.
> 
> I've long thought that Harry is going to end up the DADA professor 
at
> the end of the series, and the DADA professorship revolving door is
> simultaneously a device to introduce new major adult characters 
every
> book and to have the spot open for Harry when he grows up.  (That 
also
> explains why JKR claims* there are no wizarding universities--if 
there
> were, we'd wonder how Harry manages to get the job right out of 
school.)


I think that in the first and second books the only reason for a DADA 
professor was to allow the villain an easy in, easy way to introduce 
a new adult character with out question, plus an easy clue as to who 
the real villain was. But it grew into a running gag. 

Or - and here's one of Ten'ou's inspirations that is either genius or 
complete insanity... The position attracts evil. Like when you have a 
ley line that's turned dark, it attracts dark things to it... (like 
attracting like) This even explains Lupin, who has the tendency to 
gnaw on people during a full moon unless he takes his medicine like a 
good doggie. I for one think that is just a little bit evil.

But, as evil has to be vanquished, the DADA professor has to be 
offed - or in Lupin's case knows he is a danger to those around him 
and resigns. And that's why a DADA professor doesn't stick around for 
more than a year. 

Ok, I think this theory needs a little more... time. 


> *  I say "JKR claims" because I think there are things about the
> wizarding world she does not know.  :)  One of those "how many
> bathrooms are there aboard the Enterprise?" things.

Being a fan, I just have to comment on this: I think the `how many 
bathrooms' question was answered a number of years ago on the TNG 
good bye special. There is only one bathroom on the entire ship, I 
think it was Jonathan Frakes gave viewers this little tidbit.

Ten'ou