After defeating Lord Voldemort at the Battle of Hogwarts in Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Harry Potter goes on to fulfill his dream of being an Auror. He was first given the idea of becoming somebody who fights against dark wizards by Death Eater Barty Crouch. Jr but, despite that, he still proceeds to forge a name for himself in one of the most difficult jobs in the wizarding world.
Of his classmates, only Neville Longbottom (as far we know) becomes a teacher, succeeding Professor Sprout as head of Herbology. We now take a look at other characters in the Potterverse who would be great at the castle - and those who wouldn’t.
10 Great: Hermione Granger
Seriously, how on earth would Harry Potter have stayed alive if it wasn’t for Hermione Granger? The Boy Who Lived may have been the one to end Voldemort’s brutal rule of the wizarding world but he’d of got nowhere near achieving that if it wasn’t for his muggle-born friend digging him out of most holes he’d find himself in.
Hermione was, as Sirius Black put it, the ‘brightest witch of her age’. She uses her skills to better many wizards and witches older than herself, producing magic that her fellow class-mates could only dream of. Throw in the fact that she’s tolerant, kind and good-natured and she certainly ticks all the boxes required to be a teacher.
9 Bad: Ron Weasley
We love Ron Weasley, of course we do. He’s loyal to Harry and, like the Boy Who Lived, also competent when it comes to fighting against dark wizards. However, the reason he wouldn’t make a great teacher is because, simply put, he lacks the maturity needed for such a role.
Take Deathly Hallows: Part 2 for example. Although he’s being influenced by a Horcrux he acts petulantly and runs away at the first sign of trouble, choosing to return to The Burrow while Harry and Hermione carry on the fight. He means well and later returns, of course, but he often picks on those younger than himself (albeit not in a really mean way) which also counts against him.
8 Great: Alastor Mad-Eye Moody
For a whole year, Harry Potter thinks that he’s been learning Defence Against The Dark Arts from one of Albus Dumbledore’s closest confidants and highly-rated auror Alastor Mad-Eye Moody. However, he’s left reeling at the end of the Goblet of Fire when it’s revealed that it’s actually been Death Eater Barty Crouch Jr the whole time, who had used Polyjuice Potion to impersonate him.
We get to meet the real Moody over the rest of the books and movies. And it’s clear that, though he perhaps has some paranoia issues, he knows his stuff and has valuable experience. We do, though, understand why he didn’t want to teach at Hogwarts after the whole Polyjuice Potion ordeal.
7 Bad: Luna Lovegood
Like Ron, Luna Lovegood is another precious character within the Harry Potter universe. She’s kind, good-natured and also intelligent, using her clever brain to get Harry into Ravenclaw Tower during the Deathly Hallows book. Yet the brutal fact is that she’s a tad too eccentric to teach at Hogwarts.
Take Sybil Trelawney, for example. She’s widely mocked by the majority of her students because they see her as weird, as somebody whose views differ significantly to their own. And given how Luna believes in things such as Wrackspurts, when the rest of her peers don’t, we just can’t ever see her becoming Professor Lovegood at any point in time.
6 Great: Harry Potter
Harry Potter had to make the list - and already has teaching experience by the time he leaves Hogwarts. We are, of course, referring to the Order of the Phoenix book and movie where he starts an illegal class under the nose of the Dolores Umbridge to train many students within the castle on how to defend themselves against Voldemort and his villainous Death Eaters.
It’s clear that despite his initial doubts, Harry thrives at the role. He takes great delight at seeing Neville Longbottom go from strength to strength, Ginny Weasley becoming an accomplished caster of the Bat-Bogey Hex and the bulk of his class being able to perform the Patronus Charm. His role as teacher comes to an end, however, when Umbridge eventually catches up to him.
5 Great: Molly Weasley
When you think of the best teachers, they seem to have some sort of maternal or paternal instinct within them that makes them approachable and liked individuals among their students. And that’s why we believe that Molly Weasley, mother of seven children (including six boys, which is no small task) would thrive as a Hogwarts Professor.
What goes under the radar about Molly is that she’s actually an extremely accomplished witch. She helps Minerva McGonagall and Horace Slughorn protect Hogwarts in the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 blockbuster and manages to defeat Bellatrix Lestrange in a duel at the end of the movie, sending Lord Voldemort’s closest servant to the grave.
4 Bad: Draco Malfoy
This is one that pretty much goes without saying. Though Draco Malfoy is a changed man in the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, he’s still somebody you wouldn’t want teaching your children - mostly because of the way he behaved during his time at Hogwarts himself.
Draco, during his spell at the castle, was a bully. He preyed on those weaker than himself, doing things such as stealing Neville Longbottom’s Rememberall, mocking Harry over his fear of Dementors and even siding with Lord Voldemort near the end of the series. Though he ultimately comes back to the light, and all is forgiven, it’s unlikely anybody would want to be taught by a former Death Eater...
3 Good: Cedric Diggory
Ah, what might have been. It’s a cruel twist in the Goblet of Fire when, having warmed to the character of Cedric Diggory throughout the book and movie, readers and watchers were left crushed when he’s mercilessly murdered by Peter Pettigrew in the graveyard of Little Hangleton on the orders of Lord Voldemort.
Cedric had all the attributes needed to be a teacher. He was courageous (standing up to Pettigrew and fighting his way to the Triwizard Cup), loyal (he repaid Harry Potter’s faith when he informed him of how to open the golden egg), intelligent (working out the egg before Harry) and of general good character. It’s a shame, therefore, that he never got the chance to have a life after Hogwarts.
2 Good: Sirius Black
While Sirius Black is impulsive, reckless and known to be a rule-breaker, he’s somebody whose wizarding skills would have benefitted a generation - particularly at a time where Lord Voldemort is operating at the peak of his powers. Had it not been wrongly being incarcerated in Azkaban for crimes he didn’t commit when he may even have got the chance.
Sirius would have likely toed the line under Albus Dumbledore, who undoubtedly would have kept a close eye on the Marauder. And we can’t help thinking he’d have been a better teacher than the likes of Gilderoy Lockhart Dolores Umbridge and Quirinus Quirrell.
1 Bad: Lord Voldemort
You guessed it. Lord Voldemort is the final entry on this list and, in another world, the villain could have actually taken up a role at Hogwarts. It’s revealed in the Half Bloo Prince that he once went for an interview at the school but was snubbed by Albus Dumbledore and later cursed the role of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher by way o revenge.
That’s for the best considering he’s a mass-murdering, nasty individual. When he was younger he had the brains but he didn’t have the people skills, being a bully and influencing others to do evil. When he takes charge of the school in the Deathly Hallows he does so from afar which is probably for the best. Think how bad his punishments would be? We can’t imagine his detentions would be pleasant...
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