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Why did Dumbledore finally give Snape the DADA job?
Dumbledore knew he needed Slughorn at Hogwarts to get the memory. Slughorn was a potions teacher. That means Snape was going to need another position.
Why did Dumbledore never make Snape Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?
Dumbledore didn’t want to give Snape the chance to be close to the Dark Arts because he believed that it would lure him towards them. Besides, Snape was a phenomenal Potions Master. Very few people were as talented him in Potions Making. Also, Snape was his spy.
Who was the worst Dada professor in Harry Potter?
Harry Potter: 5 Reasons Umbridge Was The Worst DADA Teacher (5 It Was Lockhart)
- 1 Umbridge: Tortured Students.
- 2 Lockhart: Knew Nothing About The Subject.
- 3 Umbridge: Expanded Into High Inquisitor Role.
- 4 Lockhart: Self-Obsessed (& Didn’t Pay Attention)
- 5 Umbridge: Refused To Actually Teach The Subject.
Why did Dumbledore let Snape teach defense in Half Blood Prince?
When J. K. Rowling was asked why Dumbledore would not give Severus Snape the Defence Against the Dark Arts job, Rowling responded that Dumbledore believed that teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts would bring out Snape’s worst side, though Dumbledore finally relented in Harry’s sixth year.
Who teaches Defense Against the Dark Arts after Snape?
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| Defence Against the Dark Arts | |
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| Professor | Galatea Merrythought Quirinus Quirrell Gilderoy Lockhart Remus Lupin Bartemius Crouch Jr. Dolores Umbridge Severus Snape Amycus Carrow Unidentified |
| Classroom | Class 31 Class 104 Classroom 3C Temporary Classroom |
When did Voldemort apply for Dada?
Voldemort finished school in 1945, and applied to Armando Dippet, the then-headmaster, for the DADA post. Dippet refused on the grounds that Riddle was too young. Riddle’s last attempt at getting the position was not long after Dumbledore became headmaster, sometime before Remus Lupin’s eleventh birthday in 1971.
How many years did Quirrell teach at Hogwarts?
We have solid evidence that professor Quirrell was in Hogwarts the year before Harry arrived there. Hagrid knows him and one of the Weasley brothers mentions to Harry that he is “a bit quirky”. What does that immediately tell us? He has taught at least two years in the school for witchcraft and wizardry.
When did Voldemort jinx the Dada job?
When Voldemort returned to Hogwarts the second time, he had ulterior motives to hide one of his Horcruxes, the diadem, in the castle. It was assumed that the Dark Lord jinxed the D.A.D.A. position shortly after, sometimes between Dumbledore becoming headteacher in 1965 and before Lupin’s 11th birthday in 1971.
Where is Dada in Hogwarts?
The position of DADA professor was cursed by Tom Riddle when Dumbledore refused to let him teach at Hogwarts. Every professor only held the position for exactly one year, and their tenure ended in some drastic untimely way (HBP20). Located on the first floor. It has windows, since the pixies broke them to escape.
What is Ginny’s Boggart?
On Ginny’s page, it says that her boggart is Voldemort.