Questions tagged [defence-against-the-dark-arts]
For questions about Defence Against the Dark Arts (DADA),a fictional magical class taught to magic users in the Harry Potter universe of J.K. Rowling.
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Did Voldemort actually curse the job of Defense Against Dark Arts professor after being denied the position?
So, everyone and their formidable Grandmother believes that DADA position at Hogwarts is cursed so that anyone taking it only lasts a year at most.
Some people who know more than others, might ...
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How did the curse on the DADA job work?
The facts:
The job was cursed.
Did Voldemort actually curse the job of Defense Against Dark Arts professor after being denied the position?
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Was Quirrell the Defense against the Dark Arts teacher for more than one year?
It's well seen throughout the series that there is a “curse” on the DADA teacher position, that no one can hold that post for more than a year. But it seems like Quirrell has been around for longer ...
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In what year did Voldemort curse the DADA job
Dumbledore tells us that DADA professor job at Hogwarts was cursed - no teacher lasted for more than a year - ever since Voldemort was denied the position.
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Why didn't Dumbledore assign someone with a clue to be a DADA Professor in the first year
Based on answers to this SFF question, it seems that Quirrell was not a very good candidate for DADA professorship - a book-smart "delicate" guy.
Yes, he was - as per Hagrid - "brilliant". But if ...
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Is there a canon confirmation of why Dumbledore never gave Snape DADA teaching job?
We know from the books that Severus Snape always wanted DADA teaching position.
Is there any canon (books/interviews/pottermore) confirmation of why exactly Dumbledore didn't want that to happen in ...
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Who's In Charge Of DADA 19 Years Later?
Seeing that Defense Against the Dark Arts is a crucial subject, both in Harry's life as well as a part of the school-going wizard's curriculum, it must be in the hands of a good professor.
Is it ...
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Why didn't Dumbledore remove Quirrell from DADA teaching when he realized something was wrong with him?
In "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", from Snape's memory that Harry views, we learn that Dumbledore had misgivings about Quirrell, when he said to Snape:
Keep an eye on Quirrell, won't you?
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Why Voldemort sent some of his best men to occupy the DADA job if he had cursed it?
We all know that Voldemort had cursed the DADA job (or if he didn't do it explicitely, that he has at least the knowledge about this job beeing cursed because nobody has been able to keep this job for ...
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Why was Quirrell appointed DADA Professor?
Quirrell was a nervous and "fragile" student (reference).
This seems to be someone qualified to may be study Charms, but had I been in a position of authority, he shouldn't have been allowed anywhere ...
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Why didn't Ron and Harry ask Professor McGonagall for help instead of Lockhart to enter the Chamber of Secrets?
After Harry and Ron discovered Hermione's note (torn from a book) and they figured out where the Chamber might be and that Slytherin's monster is a basilisk, they went to the staffroom.
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Why did "Moody" suggest to Harry that he should consider becoming an Auror?
"Moody" (Barty Crouch Jr) suggests this to Harry after he is almost caught out of bed in the middle of the night.
"You ever thought of a career as an Auror, Potter?"
"No," said Harry, taken ...
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Was cursing the DADA job a good idea?
I haven't read the books in a long time, but I was interested by Did Voldemort actually curse the job of Defense Against Dark Arts professor after being denied the position? and similar questions so I ...
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Did Dumbledore know what was going on in DADA during year 4?
So, did Dumbledore know what was going on in Defense Against the Dark Arts class during Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts? I have a hard time believing that Dumbledore would have allowed the ...
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Why did Snape want the Dark Arts job?
There's a lot of talk about why Snape was denied the Defense Against the Dark Arts teaching job, but why did Snape want it in the first place?
He is shown to be very skilled at two branches of magic: ...
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Why did nobody complain about Gilderoy Lockhart's lessons?
I think we can guess that Lockhart's lessons were not the lessons EVERY student enjoyed. Having tests about his books where he asks "When is Gilderoy Lockhart's birthday and what would his ideal gift ...
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Why didn't Voldemort curse the headmaster's position (if he was able to curse the DADA teacher position)? [duplicate]
If Voldemort was able to curse the DADA teaching position, why didn't he (or wasn't able to) curse the headmaster position? that could have helped him get Dumbledore out of his way for applying for ...
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