The DADA jinx and its victims (Was:The best reason for Dumbledore to trust

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houyhnhnm:

An excellent summation and interpretation of the DADA jinx.  I have
nothing to add except a possible mechanism in the case of Umbridge--an
abstract mechanism.  It is the need to have her boot in someone's face
and the willingness to engage in reckless behavior to satisfy that
craving.  

Presumably she has kept this somewhat in check before coming to
Hogwarts.  She has risen to a high level of prestige within the
Ministry (though I suspect she has always been a kiss-up-kick-down
sort of gal).  

Then in the summer before assuming the DADA position she takes the
dangerous (dangerous to her if she's caught) step of setting dementors
on Harry.  Could this be the first manifestation of the jinx?

It is the same arrogance and recklessness that causes her ultimate
downfall among the Centaurs.