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

[houyhnhnm102]

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> Carol responds:

> What I was getting at though, is that the DADA
> curse works Voldemort's will, consciously or 
> unconsciously. In almost all cases (Umbridge's and
> Lockhart's are the weakest for the theory) the DADA 
> teachers are somehow linked to Voldemort and/or their 
> fall benefits him. Quirrell's connection is obvious, as 
> is Crouch!Moody's. Lockhart is supposedly on his way to deal 
> with the basilisk when the DADA curse strikes. Even 
> Umbridge, my weakest example, is linked to Voldemort 
> by the Dementors she sends after Harry and the Crucio 
> she tries to cast on him.

houyhnhnm:

Umbridge's fall benefits Voldemort because it is part of a chain of
events that sends Harry to the Ministry to retrieve the prophecy. 
Entering the forest -> encountering the centaurs -> being rescued by
Grawp -> attracting the thestrals because of Grawp's blood. It is
ironic that Hermione makes up a story about retrieving the "weapon" to
lure Umbridge into the forest because that's exactly what they end up
doing.