The DADA Professor in Book Six v2

[rotsiepots]

This is a continuation of this thread. Please refer to the original for guidance.

So, now that our beloved Professor Umbridge has departed Hogwarts the question remains; who will teach DADA in Book Six? Will Dumbledore have a different professor for NEWTs and OWLs? Will this DADA finally stay on longer than one school year? Will Snape get his dream job? Will Lupin return? Will Dumbledore teach the subject himself? Most importantly, who will this person be?

JKR hasn't dropped any clues, unfortunately, but she has said in the past that she's "not telling ;-)" if we're going to get a DADA teacher who's going to last more than a year. Make of this response what you will.

Anyway, feel free to contribute who you think the next DADA teacher will be.

[Classical_Wizar]

Hum i think it's going to be a auror just not sure which one.

[mehnkle]

I think it would be Dumbledore. He is one of the most powerful wizards, and would easily do a good job.

[Padfoot II]

I have a very unrealistic solution which i dont beleive will happen but i can only hope that sirius will return everyone willl find out he is innocent and will teach defense against the dark arts.

on a more realistic note i reckon she will either introduce a new charcter or will bring Lupin back,get an auror or Snape willl FINALLY get the job ( but i actually think this willl be saved for book seven)

[Lord Nicholai]

i agree...if Snape were to ever get the job, i think it'll be in book 7 (but who would teach potions?)

I think in book 6 we'll see a new character for the position. I reckon they'll die protecting the HBP or saving students from the HBP.

[Jaguar]

I'd love to see Lupin back, but now he's been outed as a werewolf I don't think that's going to happen. It just has to be a new teacher- ohh I know what would be cool! Bill Weasley.

[scouse_7]

Yer but it might be Lupin because if there is a new minister for MoM then they could sack Umbridge and the rule that she brought in could just simply fade away then he will get the job.Surely if Arthur Weasly did get it he would try to get Lupin to be able to get the job

[filius]

Originally Posted by scouse_7

Yer but it might be Lupin because if there is a new minister for MoM then they could sack Umbridge and the rule that she brought in could just simply fade away then he will get the job.Surely if Arthur Weasly did get it he would try to get Lupin to be able to get the job

I definetely is not going to be Lupin because as Jaguar said, everyone knows that he is a werewolf. Parents would write in and all that jazz. So, it can't be him. It might be Snape. *oh the Horror!*
I don't think DD would teach them because there is too much going on for him what with Voldemort on the loose and his headmaster duties on top of that.

I think that there is a possibility that Moody of Tonks will be the teacher.

Moody has played his part for GoF. Tonks has not proven herself very..useful so far. Maybe its her turn to be the teacher.

[Jaguar]

I think the prejudice in the Wizarding world- ie, that werewolves are dangerous, has put a shot at any chance Lupin has at getting the job. It's not only families like the Malfoys who would oppose it. I guess it's similar to some of the prejudices parents have in our world about teachers.

[Baron_G]

Snape will get it now, especially if Dumbledore dies. Because I figure that death creates a vacuum in the teacher's hierarchy that needs to be filled in by a new teacher who is already established by book six. If that Professor is DADA, then either the Professor must break the pattern(of new DADA teachers every year) and continue into 7 or Snape takes the mantle early while Professor New is relegated to Potions. That is if DD dies.

The pattern could best be broken by Snape because then the "DADA jinx" raises question marks over his own survival for book 6. Now that Voldemort is in the open and Snape continues to operate and glean information from the DEs, he is in a deliciously perilous position. And better that DD die saving Snape than Harry because I don't think the lad could take this on top of everything else.

Snape's actions at the end of OotP might be reason enough for DD to finally give him his dream job despite the occlumency fracas. This also conveniently lets Harry carry on with Potions under a more sensitive teacher. The auror ambition may seem moot in the face of the prophecy but I'm sure Harry will soon sieze it as the ideal excuse to train without arousing the suspicions of his friends.

Snape's knowledge of the Dark Arts is what Harry could make the most use of. Harry needs to understand what he's up against and despise the Dark Arts at the same time. Snape by his very nature could bring about all of that. Oh, I expect Snape to be a vicious teacher, even go so far as jinxing students without warning for his own pleasure but what better circumstances for Harry to learn? He has learned better under a moment's threat of danger and confrontation than from day after day of monotonous teaching. Then there is also my theory that like Bellatrix, Snape learned his advanced Dark Arts from Voldemort himself. You can't get a better inside track into the Dark Lord's methods than that. Snape in turn might have to face comparisons to the best defence teacher of last year, Harry himself. I can see that leading to a duel between them, under the pretext of a class lesson of course. They would love to have a go at each other I'm sure. And Harry could lose that encounter just so he learns enough to win in the end.

[Archidemes]

Maybe it's SOMEONE Harry met but never took notice of?

[Kaylor]

Jo said that Arthur was not gonig to be the Minister, so you can rule that one out. Doubt it's going to be Lupin because of the parents (Snape ruins everyones fun), so my guess would be Tonks or one of the other Aurors. Maybe even Arthur?

[Jillstar03]

I can't imagine it being Tonks or Moody, or many other people in the Order, they will have their hands full already, trying to find Voldemort, etc...
The only thing I can think of happening is Snape, or a completely new character getting the job!

[APoetsInstinct]

Tonks would be a great one to fill the position, but I believe wholeheartedly that it will be Snape. Snape would be the best candidate so that the Potions job will be vacated, leaving it open to another, less strict teacher. A less strict teacher is important because Harry will most likely not do particularly well on his O.W.L., but will need N.E.W.T. potions. But, ya never know.

[NIrvanaFreak]

I think Snape will get the job, but only in book seven. Maybe he'll be less mean to Harry and co.....then again, maybe not! ;-) For book six, I think that maybe a new character will be introduced, or a seemingly insignifigant character from the previous books, will teach DADA.

[zoeydsngwrtr]

Actually, I agree that it could plausibly be Tonks. That's what came to my mind when I read the first post, and I see that I am not the only one who thinks so. I know there is a lot going on in the order, and her disguise is definatly needed outside, but there needs to be somebody in the order...oh, you know what, never mind. I just realized that half the professors at Hogwarts are in the order....I still think it would be intresting to see Tonks, but it would make more sense for a new character to come in, perhaps a new member of the order, or someone who doesn't know about it at all?

[tigger101023]

Originally Posted by Lord Nicholai

i agree...if Snape were to ever get the job, i think it'll be in book 7 (but who would teach potions?).

i agree it wouldn't be 'til Book 7, and that's iffy. I can see a scenario in which Dumbledore really doesn't want to give it to Snape, but he has no choice. And I think Dumbledore would come to regret that decision. Snape may not betray the good guys, necessarily, but a lot can still go wrong. After all, JKR did call Snape a "deeply horrible person", a terrible teacher, said we need to watch him, etc.

I can't ever see that Snape can "earning" the job, because of his past. Dumbledore trusts him, but I don't think he would ever voluntarily give Snape the job.

And I love the idea of it being Tonks! Now that Voldemort's out in the open, the Order may pick up more manpower. We'll see...

[ramones]

Rosiepots The link to the old thread isn't working.

I never thought of this, but what if the Half Blood Prince is the new DADA teacher?!!?!

[SarahBetz1]

I don't think Snape will get the job until book 7. I can't imagine JKR giving it to Snape just yet. No, I think he will have to wait till the end.
As to the next DADA professor, I think it could be Dumbledor, yet I can't imagine him taking the job. How many previous head masters took a teaching job?
I think it will be a new character. If you look at JKR's pattern, the DADA has always been a new character to the series.

[Hammi]

Originally Posted by filius

I think that there is a possibility that Moody of Tonks will be the teacher.

Moody has played his part for GoF. Tonks has not proven herself very..useful so far. Maybe its her turn to be the teacher.

At first I thought this would't happen because I was thinking that the ministry wouldn't give up an auror in a time of war. But then I thought well, maybe it is if they want one stationed at Hogwarts for a sort of protection. So, yeah, maybe we wil see an auror in the DADA posistion.