Back to the cursed DADA-job

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 166496

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "finwitch" <finwitch at ...> wrote:
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> Finwitch:
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> 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...
> 

Maybe DD is thinking of Quirrell and QuirellMort as two different 
people.  That is, he may simply be considering that Quirrell in 
effect "died" when Voldemort took up residence, and therefore Quirell 
taught one year and QuirrellMort taught one year.  Weak, I know, but 
one possible way around what was probably a mistake on JKR's part.

Also, we have to keep in mind that there is actually no direct evidence 
that there really IS a curse on the DADA position.  It is simply 
speculation on DD's part, based it is true on a whole lot of 
circumstantial evidence -- and perhaps a desire for various reasons to 
find an excuse for not giving Snape the job. It would be very amusing 
if, at some point in DH, Voldy is confronted with the DADA jinx and 
blinks in confusion saying "Jinx?  What jinx?  I was responsible for a 
lot of things, but Dumbledore's hiring problems weren't one of them!"

But, like I say, I think we really are just dealing with a place where 
JKR's outlines failed her.


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