[HPforGrownups] Re: Inconsistencies in the DADA position

[Juli]

No: HPFGUIDX 131577



--- snow15145 <kking0731 at gmail.com> wrote:

...edited...
> 
> James was faced with a dammed if you do and dammed
if you don't situation. On one hand he has a long
lasting loathing for Snape and  his Dark Arts and
spying on the Marauders regime; and on the other he 
has a faithful headmaster who is suggesting to James
that he needs to trust his former nemesis. Now, if
James had held the former position at the school of
being the Defence Against the dark arts teacher 
wouldn't he have done something in the way of a jinx
to ensure the safety of the position and its students
in his absence? 

Juli: I don't understand, in what way could a jinx on
the DADA position could ensure the safety of the
students? I mean, why would the children remain safe
if they aren't taught DADA? It seems like a paradox to
me: James wanted Harry to be safe, so that's why he
wanted to teach DADA, right? then he dies, but James
put a jinx on the position so no teacher could remain
over a year, But if a good teacher (like Remus or even
Crouch!Moody) couldn't last a year, then how could the
kids learn to defend themselves? The jinx may be
useful when there are bad teachers like Quirell,
Umbridge or (I forgot his name, the CoS DADA teacher),
but hurtful in the case of a good teacher.

> 
> If Dumbledore was aware, or became aware, of what
James may have done, would he permit this jinxed
position to be appointed to Snape  for Snape's own
welfare? Percy was aware that the position was jinxed,
why wouldn't Dumbledore be aware of the same? 

So how does exactly this Jinx work? The teacher only
remains as such for a year? He dies sometimes soon? or
becomes insane? I can't see anything in common with
all the DADA teachers except that they don't last over
a year. If this jinx is that they only last a year as
DADA teacher, then couldn't Snape take back his
Potions position afterwards?

I think the reason why DD doesn't want Snape to teach
DADA is that his cover will be blown: He *can't* teach
DADA to the DE's kids, cause they'd know that he was
gone to the other side; he can't teach the Dark Arts
either cause DD needs them to learn DADA, so really
he's got no choice but to remain where he is, unless
he wanted to let LV know he was working with
Dumbledore, which I'm sure he doesn't.



Juli
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