Who is the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher in the cursed child?

In Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts, Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody was to take the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Moody exposed the students to some of the darkest magic in the Wizarding World — including the three Unforgivable Curses.
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Who was the 7th Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?

7 AMYCUS CARROW

The last person to hold the position as professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts was Amycus Carrow in The Deathly Hallows. Remember, this book was where Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters set in to take control of Hogwarts.
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Who were the Defence Against the Dark Arts teachers?

Ranked: The Defence Against the Dark Arts teachers
  • It's said that the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts is 'cursed'. ...
  • Severus Snape (Half-Blood Prince) ...
  • Gilderoy Lockhart (Chamber of Secrets) ...
  • Mad-Eye Moody/Barty Crouch Jr (Goblet of Fire) ...
  • Amycus Carrow (Deathly Hallows) ...
  • Dolores Umbridge (Order of the Phoenix)
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Who Is The Best Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?

Harry Potter: Every Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher, Ranked
  1. 1 Albus Dumbledore Occupies The Position Before The Jinx Becomes An Issue.
  2. 2 Severus Snape Excels At Both Potions And DADA. ...
  3. 3 Remus Lupin's Lycanthropy Doesn't Stop Him From Being A Good Teacher. ...
  4. 4 Mad-Eye Moody Is A Death Eater In Disguise. ...
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Who taught Dada after Snape?

It was taught by the Death Eater Amycus Carrow, who taught students how to perform the Unforgivable Curses, with a particular emphasis with ordering students to practise the Cruciatus Curse on disobedient students, along with the summoning of Fiendfyre.
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Why There Was a Different Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor Every Year: Harry Potter Explained



Who taught Dada before Quirrell?

accio-quote.org/articles/2007/0730-bloomsbury-chat.html The only professor of DADA mentioned being in the position before Quirell was Galatea Merrythought (HBP, worked with Dipett, Dumbledore and Slughorn), but a Wikia search (I know, hardly conclusive) says he left the position in 1945 (though isn't cited as far as I ...
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Who was the sixth Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?

6. Severus Snape. Professor Snape finally assumed the rule of Dark Arts teacher during Harry's sixth year.
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Who was the best DADA teacher?

Remus Lupin

By far the best DADA teacher seen pre Voldemort's death. Without Lupin, we would never be caught spending half our lives wondering what our Patronus would be (mine is a cat, in case you were wondering) and we'd have no idea what our Boggart would look like (snake.
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Who was the potions master before Snape?

Swoopstikes was once Potions Master. Horace Slughorn held the post from at least 1920 until his retirement in 1981, when Severus Snape took his place.
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Who was the DADA teacher in 5th year?

Gilderoy Lockhart, fraudulent and incompetent, is one known teacher who has taught nothing to the classes of his respective tenure, aside from nonsensical and unrelated materials. In the 1997-1998 school year, the class was changed to Dark Arts.
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Why is there always a new Dark Arts teacher?

As explained by Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Voldemort cursed the position after that, resulting in the school being unable to "keep a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher for longer than a year."
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Is umbridge a Death Eater?

No, she is not a death eater, but many of her views fall within those of Voldemort's plans. For instance: Magic is Might - Voldemort and the Death Eaters want to establish wizard power and authority over muggles.
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Who gave Slughorn the poisoned mead?

Occasionally, Slughorn's greediness works out for the best. When Draco sends a bottle of poisoned Mead intended for Dumbledore, Slughorn keeps it for himself.
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Who taught Potions after Snape died?

Snape served as the school's potions professor through 1996, until he became the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor and was replaced by Horace Slughorn.
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Who was always tricking first year students at Gryffindor?

Who was always tricking first-year students at Gryffindor? Peeves the Poltergeist tricked them.
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Is Barty Crouch Jr a good teacher?

Barty Crouch, Jr.

Posing as Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody, Crouch was an extremely good teacher. Not only was he able to fool Albus Dumbledore for the majority of a year, but he also taught extremely beneficial lessons, such as how to overcome the Imperius Curse.
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Why did Snape never get the Defense Against the Dark Arts job?

Because Dumbledore - just like he didn't trust himself with power of being a Minister of Magic - didn't trust Severus Snape who used to be "up to his ears in Dark Arts" to be too close to Dark Arts again. As in, he was worried that Snape may be seduced by the lure of the Dark Side.
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What was under Quirrell's turban?

When Harry first meets Quirrell, he has adopted a turban for everyday wear. His nerves, expressed most obviously in his stammer, are so pronounced that it is rumoured the turban is stuffed full of garlic, to ward off vampires.
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How did Voldemort attach himself to Quirrell?

Hagrid had removed it from the vault earlier that day. Voldemort was able to attach himself to Quirrell when he failed to wash his hands after using a public lavatory.
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What house was Professor Moody?

One of the defining characteristics of Harry Potter fans is a tendency to Sort everyone they meet. I did it to my family (all Ravenclaws and Slytherins), my teachers and professors (mostly Ravenclaws, one Gryffindor, and one Slytherin), and every one of my friends.
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Who gifted Slughorn the wine?

In 1996, Draco Malfoy had Madam Rosmerta, who he had placed under an Imperius Curse, send a poisoned bottle of this mead to Horace Slughorn, thinking that Slughorn would in turn give it to Albus Dumbledore for Christmas; Argus Filch did not detect the poison due to his inability to recognise it, nor did he doubt ...
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How was Ron making it snow?

Ron was waving his wand around absentmindedly without paying attention to what he was doing, so it produced a random magical effect, sort of like how wands shoot sparks when you test them at Ollivanders' as a first-year — except in this case, it produced snow.
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Why was Ron choking?

Known users. On 1 March, 1997, Ron Weasley was poisoned when he drank some poisoned oak-matured mead that was intended for Albus Dumbledore. Harry, remembering the above mentioned incident in Potions class, quickly found the bezoar he had given Professor Slughorn and shoved it down Ron's throat, saving his life.
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What is Umbridge's Patronus?

Dolores Umbridge also produces a Patronus in the shape of a cat. Umbridge uses her Patronus to keep the Ministry of Magic's Dementors in check. Warner Bros. While Umbridge is an objectively hateful woman, she is also a skilled witch.
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Is Nymphadora Tonks Hufflepuff?

Tonks attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1984 to 1991 and was Sorted into Hufflepuff House. She was in the same year at Hogwarts as Gryffindor Charlie Weasley.
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