Ok we know Harry is powerful and can comand a class for DADA in Order of the Pheniox when he instructed the DA, Dumbledores Army, and also JK said in an interview that a student from Hogwarts would become a teacher, now since all the other teachers are gone, could Professor MaGonnagol ask Harry to teach? Any thoughts?

hmmm...thats sounds pretty much about right and good...seeing as how Harry is basically the top student in DADA....now i dont follow many of the interveiws or any of that.i just follow the books and go off that...but from what i remmebr in HBP Harry said he wouldnt be returning to hogwarts anyways...so would it matter??


but you probably know more than me so i have no idea why im reply-ing

but my guess is that Harry will refuse the offer as DADA teacher and seeing that Hermione and Ron will both be escorting Harry on his journey, Proffesor will have no choice but to chose Neville as the new DADA teacher

hmmmm...that is a very compelling argument but I just don't think so. MacGonnagol is very strict and yes Harry is very capable but he's too young I mean Headmaster Dippet wouldn't let Tom Riddle become a teacher even though he was the best in the year

Well before i started reading all about the new book, i wud have believed it but jk rowling stated in an interview that harry wasnt returning to be a teacher. sorry guys.

Well if Harry is the next Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher then we all know he is going to snuff it don't we. Or he could be the break in the chain of the mysterious teachers dissappearing. I dunno what to think, he won't have time though will he hunting for the Horcrux's.

I believed after reading Book 6 that Harry will be offered the position of DADA teacher at the end of Book 7 as a way of breaking the chain of the jinx...but at this point I don't think so. I don't think he'll want to become an auror anymore, though, easier ... heh, I guess killing him is the easiest way around it.

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i think that harry is going to take the job and then he will quit it because it is interfiering with him hermione and ron finding the horcruxes. but i think in the process of quiting his job as the dada teacher harry will find out that voldomort jinxed the job so that know one could have it unless it was him. that is my though on the book.

-susie

I think Harry will not take the job even if it is offerd because not only dose he have to find and destroy the herhexas but he has his N.E.W.T.s to study for.

i also dont think harry is going to become the DADA teacher cuz he said he wasnt going to come back to hogwarts anyway,hes probably is just gonna look for horcruxes and defeat voldy and that might take a 2 years on its own.i think maybe harry might understand that the jinx might not be broken if he teaches DADA anyway and he probably knows something bad might happen if he teaches.you guys also have to understand,harry cannot teach until voldy is dead,i know harry wil make sure of it.

Oh, I hope so, I know in the end of HBP that Harry says he will not be returning but I think he will exspecally when asked to teach his favorite subject. I think that would be a cool way to keep Hogwarts in the story, so I really hope Harry does teach DADA.

i highly doubt that.killing horcruxes and defeating voldy is ten times more important then teaching DADA but maybe when hes done he'll come and teach.

So I think I've like already posted something that is similar to this for like the milionth time, but I think I'll reply to this one to make somebody, mostly me, feel special. If Dumbledore wouldn't let the Dark Lord teach before he knew that he would become the Dark Lord mostly on the basis of his age, then what's to say that McGonagall would let Harry? She's tougher, and she's really cool, which has nothing to do with the argument, but I just thought I'd put that out there. How old is Harry? 17, older than a bunch of us, but he's not even old enough to like vote, barely to drive, and so what if he is of age in the Magickal world? That doesn't make him professor quality (I think I'm going to find a definition of professor and put it here, cause it would make me feel better), and in the US,a full time professsor has to be of at least the age of 35, with a full degree, and seeing as generally a professsor is based on his research, studies, and other achievements, yeah, I'm kinda doubting his qualifications, but I'll get those deffinitions anyways. It's from WIkipedia, but still, it's a definitions that I like, so there. "The meaning of the word professor (Latin: "one who claims publicly to be an expert") varies. In most English-speaking countries, it refers to a senior academic who holds a departmental chair, generally as head of the department, or a personal chair awarded specifically to that individual. In the United States and Canada, professor is simply a polite form of address for any teacher, lecturer, or researcher employed by a college or university, regardless of rank... Professors are qualified experts..." So, no. I don't find Harry professorship quality nor do I think he'd do such a thing (look how much Hermione had to persuade him to do it for some kids, and that was because of how much he disliked Umbridge!), and he's not as awesome as McGonagall in terms of how cool she is, so there!

~La MaitressedeMort

this is mainly to james pickles. whoever the dada professor is in the 7th book, they will be permanent till they retire. I say this because, well, this is the year harry is going to banish the dark lord. So, on that note, the curse on the dada post, will be extinguished. once wizard or witch dies, or fades away, so do their curses, jinxes, and hexes. we know this from the comment jkr made in hbp, that harry knew dd to be dead, as soon as the full body bind ceased to paralyze harry.

this is in reguard to my last post. if a witch or wizards hex, curse, or jinx, is lifted upon death, bannishment or fading away, then what will become of Alice and Frank Longbottom? You see, if Bellatrix dies in this book, then that addlement will be lifted wouldnt it? Also, harrys scar should disappear, if the dark lord dies, wouldnt it??

It would be really cool. but i don't think so.

la maitressdemort:im not saing that harry will teach when hes 17,i think he'll teach later.

we have to remember that even if voldys killed,all those death eaters are still out there.harry might go kill those and fufill his dream as an auror.

Hmmmmmm... well i dont think this is gonna happen because in the sixth book harry said he wasnt going back to hogwarts because he needs to focus on finding voldemort and trying to kill him and needs time to find all the horucruxes and makeing him vulnerable.

he might not teach, your right.i think he'll spend his life going on adventures and seeking quests. i cant imagine him settling down.

alright people! j.k. herself has expressly commented on this idea that harry will teach in the next book--she has quite clearly said NO. harry is not the student that becomes a teacher. for goodness sakes, he won't even have the time to attend hogwarts for all his searching and destroying of horcruxes and voldemort. and you guys want to drop a full-time job in his lap? cut him some slack, he's only human, magical as he is. besides, i'd prefer to see neville as herbology teacher--i know, prof. sprout is still there, but who's to say she isn't there becuz of DD's death or some mission--neville is excellent at herbology. i think the student teacher is not going to be teaching DADA--i think someone like tonks might step in for that. so many postitions to fill!!!

i know harry wont teach, hes much too adventurous. and if he kills voldy and lives, he might just go on destroying more evil.

many say that it is harry,s turn 2 b the next dada techer,many say he will refuse the job. i think that he will ask McGonagall to find a temporary prof. when he has finished with voldy, he will return 2 become the next DADA teacher .i hope he does . (i think that he will be the cutest teacher ever at hogwarts )

yea, but can you really see him being the DADA teacher for the rest of his life? i cant. i cant even imagine him being a teacher, he was so reluctant to teach DA (dumbledores army) anyway, so....

I think that would suit Harry very well, but I don't see it happening. If it were to happen it would be in a completely different book, because in the 7th book Harry is going to put all of his efforts to the demise of Voldemort. At this point it's all up to JKR writing another book or not. As much as I'd like to see that, I don't know...

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I seriously doubt that she will ask Harry to teach, though in the long run, teaching DADA would be a good job for Harry, but he clearly states through-out the last couple of books that he wants to be an Auror. I think that maybe Lupn or the real Moody will come back to teach DADA .

i don't think i will be harry who is the teacher because if he is he wouldn't be able go search forthe other horcruxes

after he finishes looking for horcruxes he could.but i highly doubt it.he seems too adventurous to be a teacher.i can see him years from now,married to ginny with three kids,all going to fight evil....

I don't think it will be Harry. I thinbk it will be Neville.

That would be pretty cool, but I doubt if Harry will survive the seventh book. Solely because of what JKR said, about authors who kill off main characters. I think, if anyone, Neville Longbottom will be a teacher for Herbology.

Cool Idea! but he said in book 6 he wasnt going back to hogwarts!Sorry for spoiling your idea!

it seems unlikely and plus harry has to study for newts but after hes defeated LV mabey i've heard many rumors that Tonks is the new dada teacher so she can keep an eye on Harry and keep an eye on the school

it seems unlikely and plus harry has to study for newts but after hes defeated LV mabey i've heard many rumors that Tonks is the new dada teacher so she can keep an eye on Harry and keep an eye on the school

I agree with lilyluvr in that IF Harry survives the battle with LV than the rest of the DE would be after Harry, which would take time to deal with. Harry wouldn't teach anywhere until that was taken care of. So he wouldn't teach until his late twenties i'd guess, but thats a random guess.

I must agree here, if Harry is to teach at all then it will probably be when he is older and has gotten the DE under control if he doesn't stick with his ambition to be an Auror

hmm..I don't really think Harry will become DADA teacher.

Dippet wouldn't let Riddlle become DADA teacher becaseu he was too young so I think the same thing would apply to Harry, although I don't think Harry will even want to become a teacher.

After defeting Voldemort (which he will!! ) I think Harry will want to have a break from the Dark Arts and maybe settle down with Ginny or whoever he's with.

But before that he may have to deal with the Death Eaters!..... Boy, Harrys got a tough life!!

I, too, dont think Harry will become the DADA teacher in Book 7, if he was offered it he has too much work to do, so he will decline the offer, but as other people have stated, Proffessor Dippet didnt allow Riddle to become a teacher, even though he was the best in the school, because of his age. So we can assume that will be the case with Harry, Ron and Hermione.

And i cant think of anybody else in the year to go back and teach, instead of actually doing their NEWTs. Nobody's that good except Harry or Hermione.

But it will be interesting to see who actually is the new DADA teacher.

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i dont think harry will be the new dada teacher b/c he told ron and hermione that he will not be returning to hogwarts, and i dont think he will. personally i would prefer if he doesnt cause he has to search for the horcruxes. if he does become a teacher, i think he will find a horcrux in the school.

yeah, the only way he would be the DADA teacher is if he goes to look for horcuxes. but if he does, it has to be after he graduates from hogwarts. i doubt he'll become the teacher, his ambition was to become an auror,and i think he'll stick with it.

well first I dont think he will take it while hes still after LV but if he defeas him which he will and live which he will than the jinx will be broken because LV is dead

But i always thought he might become a proffesional seeker
Ron might become the DADA teacherbut it doesn't neccessarily have to be someone in there year it could be ginny or angelina

For some odd reason, I just do not see Harry as the type of person who would do that, teaching I mean. He is good at Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Dumbledore's Army showed us he can teach a bit, but I see Harry doing something else. Jo says she sees herself in harry, and she was a teacher, so I can see it happening, but I just have an inkling he will follow his parent's footsteps...(we don't exactly know what they did for sure, yet -- that'll be revealed in Book 7).

No. I think Harry would much rather be out there fighting the Dark Arts rather then just teaching it. As for the Hogwarts teacher, it's gotta be Neville teaching Herbology!

Well, i for one think that ur on the right track!! everyone seems to think that the positions jinxedand Harry did manage the DA in book 5, so it is very possible that he will be asked to fill the position!

Personally, though maybe i can see Harry be offered the postition i think he'll be preoccupied with the Horcrux search (as many of you have said). However, maybe Hermione will be tht teacher? I think that Harry might feel that, at least for a little while, he has to find the horcrux's alone, and in the men time Hermione might teach, i mean she is the best in the year. The only one better than her is Harry and only in DADA.
Also i'd like to comment on what irishwitch said about harry being preoccupied with DE after he possibly defeats Voldemort. I think that if Harry defeats the dark lord the DE are going to go into hiding and the OOTP and the ministry of magic will have to round them up. I really don't think that the DE are going to be chasing HArry around i think it'll be the other way around.

you know, maybe one of the DA will become a teacher. like the ones who really, really wanted to do this. like neville. or luna. this is all going to be in the future though, you do realise that when you are 18 or 19 you're not going to get the job.

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~Rachel

I just found out I already posted something on here, but it's getting hard not to repeat myself, I just did so a minute ago. I'm just going to reply to what people have said since I was last here, which was about four pages back. Didn't J.K. Rowling say that someone was going to become a professor? Well, my bet's on Luna or Neville, but for Harry, well, I have this really weird idea about Harry, how I don't think that Harry has any future. I'm a pessimist, I can't help it, but I am inable of seeing Harry grow up, I can't see Harry becoming an adult, which is most of the reason I cannot see Harry being a professor. I don't believe that Harry or any of the other charaters will want to become teachers like the Dark Lord did, when they are so young. If I say any more, than I'll just be repeating myself, which is kinda depressing, cause I already repeat myself more often than I ought to.

~La MaitressedeMort

hmm. it would be interesting if he did, because he definetly has a nack for DADA. but with all the other business of voldy and the death eaters, and the horcruxes, he prob wont. but then again, if at the end of the book, we sort of go into the future and see whats happening, he may be a auror or a DADA teacher. or maybe he wil just not have anything to do with the wizarding world at all!. which would be quite depressing, but never mind.

have ANY of you read the verified information?? it clearly says that one of harry's classmates will go on to become a teacher at hogwarts. and it guesses Neville. which totally makes sense! but then, he would most likely teach herbology...and what about a DADA teach? hm..

hey...now that i think about it, if somebody goes on to become a hogwarts teacher, than deathly hallows will be longer than a year! sorry, wrong thread, just thrwing it out there...

I don't think Neville will be the DADA teacher. He's alright in that area, but it's herbology that's his thing. Wot if it's not a student that's going into 7th year. Maybe it's one that's already been through Hogwarts. Many Angelina, or Cho or someone else. Just a suggestion.

No, he has to go get the horcruxes, He doesn’t have time to teach kids DADA. He also has a bit of a temper so teaching may not be a good idea. The DA was different because none of them were Slytherins and Harry as a teacher may be like Snape was to Gryffindors and annoy them

No. I do not think that Harry will be the next Defense against Dark Arts Teacher. First of all, if he even goes back to school he will be studying, seeing as he is still a student. And if he doesnt go back to school to learn, why would he waste his time searching for Horcruxes to teach? Doesnt make sense to me.

I suspect someone we know a bit will teach DADA.. perhaps Lupin again.. it would follow Book Reflection Theory.


~Albus

ok so i am new at this but i have read all the book and i can see what everyone means when it comes the new DADA teacher but i think that maybe harry would continue school even if he says he is not going to come back but i also think that he will not teach DADA . if harry is asked in teach i believe he will decline without a backwards glance and i also believe that he won't even be asked because everyone knows that he will be to busy.

I agree with jiggery-pokery. Harry has to much of a temper to teach DADA for an entire year. He also has to find horcruxes and doesn’t have time to do that and plan lessons for 4 houses.