Teachers in the WW

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No: HPFGUIDX 144329

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Shaun Hately" <drednort at a...>
wrote:

> I'd agree that the general standard of teaching at Hogwarts often 
> doesn't seem to be that high, and I would certainly agree that both 
> Umbridge and Lockhart are pretty lousy teachers. I'd give Trelawney a 
> little more credit personally - I think her subject is a joke, but 
> I'm not 100% sure she doesn't teach aspects of it well. I personally 
> happen to also have doubts about the teaching abilities of Hagrid and 
> Binns.

I don't completely agree. What we see is that almost all teachers
except most of the DADA teachers are very competent in the subject
they teach. Hagrid does know very much about taking care of magical
creatures. Snape is a potions genius. McGonnagal is an animagus etc. 

Exceptions: Trelawny, who needed protection and teaches a subject that
is a bit of a joke itself. DD would have discontinued it if she had
not made that prophesy.

Most DADA teachers are not competent, but I assume Dumbledore's stock
of good DADA teachers had to run out some time with the rate he is
going through them since LV cursed the job. Wise people don't want
that position. 

The only thing I don't understand though, why would Snape want the
position if he knew it was cursed? Did he not believe it was? Did he
think being a DE would protect him? 

Gerry