Student who becomes a teacher

[jmwcfo]

No: HPFGUIDX 168588

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Janette <jnferr at ...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Dungrollin:
> >
> > Potential vacancies:
> >
> > . Transfiguration - since McGonagall is now Head. Wide open.
> > . Potions - Slughorn's supposed to be retired. Wide open.
> > . DADA - was the curse on the position, or on DD's choices? Has 
Snape
> > now broken the curse? Wide open.
> > . Divination - DD only hired Trelawney because she needed his
> > protection, he was not convinced that the subject should continue 
to
> > be taught. If both Firenze and Trelawney are unavailable, would
> > McGonagall bother finding another teacher?
> > . Herbology, Charms, Arithmancy, Astronomy, CoMC etc might fall
> > vacant due to a death/retirement among the staff, however, I don't
> > think we know of a single student who particularly excels in any 
of
> > these subjects, and certainly nobody took NEWT CoMC.
> 
> 
> montims:
> 
> Ah - great list but I do believe you missed one!  If Madam Hooch 
turns out
> to be on the dark side, or has a heart attack because of all the 
excitement,
> Ron is perfectly well placed to teach flying and Quidditch ...
> 
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JW:

There are two - possibly three - immediate openings.

Transfiguration - we will see the return of Krum, who showed transfig 
skills in the TWT.

DADA - another possibility for Krum, but I think the leading 
candidate is Bill Weasley, with his extensive cursebreaking 
experience in the banking industry.  This might also make Bill more 
available (as he would no longer be in Egypt) to assist HP in the 
curse-breaking necessary for Horcrux destruction.

Potions - I assume Slughorn will return for a second year.  This is a 
non-creative knee-jerk response, but his skills and connections might 
be needed in part two of the two-part miniseries within the septology.

Herbology - a natural for Neville, but not in DH.  More likely to be 
mentioned in the epilogue.

Some other stuff to watch for:
Hermione's arithmancy and runes knowledge will be very important.  
Otherwise, there would be no reason for JKR to invent them.

Grawp will have an important role.  He might sacrifice himself to 
save Hagrid; more likely he will be crucial in saving Hogwarts after 
the murder of Hagrid.  If Grawp does not have a climactic role, then 
JKR will have wasted an awful lot of trees and ink on his story in 
OotP.