Back to the cursed DADA-job

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 166487

Leah:
> I can't lay my hands on the Fred and George dialogue, but they may 
> only be referring to the last four DADA teachers, or to the DADA 
> teachers Harry has known; in either case there would be no need to 
> mention whatever unfortunate held the position before Quirrel.   
> Perhaps that was a substitute like Grubbly-Plank, only hired for the 
> year, and there would be no need for the working of the curse on 
> them to have an outwardly dramatic effect- Lupin and Umbridge are 
> after all still going about their business.

Finwitch:

Never mind about the twins - we have *Dumbledore* telling Harry that 
not one DADA teacher hold the position over a year since he refused 
the post to Tom Riddle/Voldemort. Hagrid points out that Quirrell had 
been teaching out of books earlier, but maybe that was BEFORE the jinx 
took place or something? Although -- it is a bit curious, Quirrell 
having Voldemort at the back of his head the entire year...

I think the curse ended with Dumbledore, though. (How else could the 
spell be cast, if not on the one doing the recruiting? A job is an 
abstract concept, after all...) Still, McGonagall will hire someone - 
if she is officially appointed and Hogwarts will stay open - both for 
DADA and transfiguration. Or maybe just DADA considering she's been 
Transfiguration teacher, Head of Gryffindor AND Deputy Headmistress 
(with Dumbledore being busy with so many other things that she was 
doing most of the running of the school anyway...)

Finwitch