[HPforGrownups] DADA Position - Quirrell and 1-year Curse

[rayheuer3 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 134316

 
Heather writes:
 
>How could he /now/ be scared of his subject whereas he wasn't before,  if he 
hasn't taught 
>DADA before? If he's taught DADA before, then  Dumbledore can't be right in 
saying that he 
>hasn't been able to keep  someone in this position for more than a year. Any 
thoughts?


 
A bit of blatant straw-grasping here:
 
Quirrel teaches DADA for one year, at least a year before Harry comes to  
Hogwarts.  Then, for whatever reason, he leaves to go exploring.   Then, shortly 
after he encounters Voldy, he goes to teach DADA at  Sturmdrang.  The students 
there will cause anyone to stutter.  Then,  amazingly, he returns to Hogwarts 
and askes for his old job back.  Would  Voldy's curse prevent Voldy from 
teaching DADA?  I doubt it.   Despite Quirrel's scared-of-his-own-shadow 
squirrellyness (is that a word?)  Dumbledore gives him the job in the hopes that the 
return of a victim of the  curse will break it.
 
  Which brings up another question.  Between DD, Snape, the  entire Order of 
the Phoenix, and Gilderoy Lockhart <eg>, why couldn't DD  remove the curse?  I 
suspect because he didn't want to.
 
  --  Ray


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