DD putting his foot down (was: Hagrid's Tale)

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SSSusan:
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What do people think?  Would DD have done, had Lupin not
volunteered to go?

Alla:

Based on the fact that some teachers that Dumbledore employs can be 
called incompetent ( Trelawney) and some can be called dangerous ( 
Snape) - that IS my opinion and my opinion only, I want to say that 
Dumbledore would not have fired Remus, but he may ahve had no 
choice , if the letters from the parents indeed started to arrive.

Of course we can just speculate on this one.

Magda:
Harry doesn't understand this because he likes Lupin and can
emphathize with his situation, but Dumbledore doesn't have the luxury
of youth and has to act like a boss.  It's interesting that two years
later he doesn't offer DADA to either Snape or Lupin over Umbridge. 
This suggests to me that Lupin might have some way to go before he's
completely in Dumbledore's good books again.

Alla:

I don't have OOP with me right now, so I can be very wrong, but was 
not the act against werewolves employment already in effect at the 
beginning of fifth year? If it is correct , then even if Dumbledore 
REALLY wanted to offer Remus the position, he would have simply 
forbidden by the Ministry now.

JMO,

Alla.