Dumbledore's motive?/Dumbridge/McGonagall

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 115576



> 
> Jennifer:
> 
> But if there was a possibility that Harry could become "assistant 
> teacher" wouldn't that undermine Ron's position as prefect?
 Or what 
> it meant to Ron to get the badge and what kind of lessons he's going 
> to have to learn (like things dont come easy and you have to work to 
> get there)? I like your theory with McGonagall's biscuits! I always 
> wondered if there was something about them just because she's so 
> insistent that he has one? Why?

Finwitch:

Well.. how do you think it affected when those *brains* attacked Ron?
And Harry couldn't/wouldn't help him?

Sure, there would be trouble between them, but oh well...

For Harry's lesson to learn of this, well

There are good and bad sides in ALL the houses. (After all, he'd be
seeing a LOT of first years and see the peculiarities)
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But personally, I'd prefer Aberforth as their next DADA teacher. It
would fit the kind of pattern...

1st one: Quirrell. Knows DADA, but pretends he doesn't. Voldy's
league, though possibly not by his own choice. Dies in a failed
attempt to kill Harry. Acts as Harry-fan in Diagon Alley.

2nd one: Gilderoy Lockhart. Doesn't know, isn't brave, but pretends
that he does. Wants publicity more than anything. (As to knowing the
stuff, he's the opposite of Quirrell). Not a DE, but he has a nasty
*secret* of willingly using memory charm to take credit of other
people's heroics. In the end, he gets to taste his own medicine.) Acts
as Harry-friend, Hermione has a crush on him.

3rd. Remus Lupin.  Unlike the two others, Lupin truly KNOWS what he
teaches and shows it, too. Avoids publicity, and when his secret -
over which he has no control over - comes out to public, he leaves.
(His relationship to public is
opposite of that of Lockhart). Definately a good person when he can
help it. No pretending, apart from keeping secrets. IS a Harry-friend,
who also was friend of Harry's father.

4th Barty Crouch!Alastor Moody, a *devoted* DE who pretends to be an
ex-Auror to the extreme measure of using Polyjuice. In this, he also
pretends to be a Harry-friend, while in truth is just the opposite
(very un-Lupin, here). Crouch!Moody Opposes Lupin's gentle manner of
teaching to the near extreme, but also the two others in that he KNOWS
what he's doing and does so as well. His pretence is finally revealed.  

5th. Dolores Jane Umbridge. Is no Harry friend and makes no pretence
of it. (and this opposes all 4 before her). Does not really teach
DADA, but what ever she can to make the children vulnerable. Insists
that all the kids do, is read a text she tells them to, and no more.
Wants to limit all student activity promoting learning, including
teaching/playing Quidditch/forming groups. Ends up as general prank
target for *Everyone* (except Malfoy&gang) with full? approval of the
other teachers, attacked by Centaurs and saved by Albus Dumbledore.

6th. This teacher, I think, is to be someone who *somehow* opposes all
5 previous DADA teachers, especially Umbridge. Aberforth could do
that, so that

1) no books. (Harry's 1st letter mentions a book for DADA, and
Quirrell does *very* little practical - Lockhart wrote several, and
students were to get them, Umbridge issues another book and insists on
staying in that).

2) Doesn't explain anything, but may ask the kids to do so (unlike
Lupin who's for explaining things).

3) is no pretender like Crouch!Moody.

Finwitch