[the_old_crowd] Re: HBP various responses and thoughts/DADA job

[JoAnna Wahlund]

On 7/19/05, carolynwhite2 <carolynwhite2 at ...> wrote:
> 
> 
>  --- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Amy Z" <lupinesque at y...> wrote:
> 
> > a
> > n
> > d
> > 
> > s
> > p
> > o
> > i
> > l
> > e
> > r
> > s
> > 
> > f
> > o
> > l
> > l
> > o
> > w
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > 
> > -The fact that the DADA job is truly jinxed–no one's lasted more 
> than a year in 40 years! Hilarious. > 
> 
> Carolyn:
> But that's not quite true, is it? Quirrell seems to have had the job 
> before Harry starts at Hogwarts, making the year he taught Harry his 
> second year, minimum. 
> 
> Hagrid says in PS/SS:
> 'Oh yeah. Poor bloke. Brilliant mind. He was fine while he was 
> studyin' outta books but then he took a year off ter get some first-
> hand experience...
> - never been the same since. Scared of the students, scared of his 
> own subject -'
> 
> You could argue this means he took a year off before taking up the 
> DADA position perhaps, but in which case, how does Hagrid know 
> Quirrell is scared of his students, since this conversation takes 
> place before the start of term?
> 
> I suppose having Voldy stuck to the back of his head all year counts 
> as the jinx taking effect.
> 
> 
> 
Or perhaps he taught for a year, took a year off to get some "first-hand 
experience," and returned to his post afterward as Voldy!Quirrel.

-- 
~JoAnna~


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]