State of the DA (was:Fear as a Crime (Re: muggle baiting )

[juli17 at aol.com]

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carodave92  wrote:
>
...
> The DA didn't actually  fail.  It's purpose was to provide a forum 
> for learning defense  against the dark arts while Dolores Umbridge 
> was their DADA  professor.  The DA's success can be measured against 
> the number of  OWLs received by those members whose only practical 
> experience came  under Harry's tutelage.
>  
...
zeroirregardless:
The most remarkable  achievement of the DA was so many students
learning to cast corporeal  Patronuses. The fact that one could --
Harry -- was so remarkable, it was  apparently a topic of gossip at the
Ministry of Magic. The fact that a  substantial number can, would
probably be considered  impossible.

If DA members repel a mass Dementor attack in  Book 7, we could
look back on the DA as vital.




Julie:
I'm not sure about that. We know that Snape was teaching his  6th
year DADA class about repelling Dementors (since Harry was  writing
an essay on the subject, disagreeing with Snape's method as  opposed
to his own method of conjuring a Patronus). So it is something that  is
taught in actual DADA classes, even if the DA did  focus on the subject 
first. Though if the DA members specifically use Patronuses to  repel
Dementors, you may be right. Especially if this turns out to be the  most
effective method of dealing with those soul-sucking monsters.
 
Julie, who really, *really* wants to know Snape's method of  repelling
Dementors, and is hoping to find out in Book 7. 






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