It's Libatius (Was: News Flash! HBP covers released!)

justcarol67 justcarol67 at yahoo.com
Wed Mar 16 04:21:09 UTC 2005


No: HPFGUIDX 126133


catkind wrote:   
> I really want to see Snape teaching Harry DADA, purely because it
> would make for good reading.  They'd really have to learn to get on
> better.  And they could have major conflicts about the continuation
or otherwise of Dumbledore's Army.  And it would be maybe just a
little bit dull to have yet another new Defence teacher. 
> 
> With a new Potions teacher Harry would be allowed into NEWT level
and we could find out if he is actually any good at the subject.  If
Snape's still teaching Potions, it's going to take major corruption to
get Harry into the NEWT class.
> 
> While we're at it, Libatius could be the lion-man. 

Carol responds:
I think Libatius is just the textbook author. Except for Gilderoy
Lockhart, we haven't seen any teachers using textbooks they've written
themselves. FWIW, I think the lion man is Felix Felicis and that he'll
be the new DADA teacher, true to the pattern of a new DADA teacher for
each book (a new character as well) and true to the cat connotations
of the name. Yes, I know that Felix Felicis mean "happy of happies,"
but it's so close to Felis (cat) that it would nicely suit a man who
resembles a lion. For that matter, Felix is as good a candidate as
anyone for the HBP. 

As for Snape, I think he'll remain the Potions Master (with HRH as his
pupils) until the end of Book 7. (It will take a bit of fudging,
maybe, but not "major corruption" to get Harry into Snape's NEWT
Potions class. He's probably better than he thinks he is, and class
grades don't count--only NEWT scores.) If Snape survives into the
epilogue and remains a good guy (in the sense of being allied with DD
and the Order), I think he'll be rewarded for his services with the
DADA position he's wanted all along. But it's all speculation till
July 16, and maybe for another two years after that.

Carol, who is behind on posting again and asks the List Elves to
divide her posts this week by seven before concluding that she's
overposting







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