Weekly Magic #20
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Chapter 13
DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS
YOU WOULD REQUIRE THESE TEXT BOOKS IF YOU ARE STUDYING IN HOGWARTS:
- The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble
(1992-1993 school year only, when Gilderoy Lockhart was teaching)
- Break with a Banshee
- Gadding with Ghouls
- Holidays with Hags
- Travels with Trolls
- Voyages with Vampires
- Wanderings with Werewolves
- Year with the Yeti
- The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts by Arsenius Jigger
- Advanced Defence Against the Dark Arts by Galatea Merrythought
- Defence Against the Dark Arts by Galatea Merrythought
- Defensive Magical Theory by Wilbert Slinkhard
- Dark Arts Defence: Basics for Beginners
- Confronting the Faceless
THE REQUIRED EQUIPMENT IS:
-Wand
-Textbooks
-Parchment
-Quill
ABOUT THE SUBJECT:
Defence Against the Dark Arts (abbreviated as DADA) is a subject taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In this class, students study and learn how to defend themselves against all aspects of the Dark Arts, including dark creatures,curses, hexes and jinxes (dark charms), and duelling.
DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS IN HOGWARTS:
The class is a core subject at Hogwarts. The position of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at the school was once rumoured to be jinxed, as no teacher could hold the post for more than a year without suffering an unpleasant fate. Tom Riddle jinxed the position because Albus Dumbledore did not give him the job when he applied for it. The fact that no teacher has lasted longer than a year meant that the subject has had numerous Professors.
FACTS:
-Ilvermorny began teaching the subject in the 17th century.
-Harry Potter would occasionally deliver Defence Against the Dark Arts lectures at Hogwarts in his adulthood.
-Defence Against the Dark Arts is a required subject from first year to fifth year.
-The curriculum of the class varies greatly depending on what the professor at the time deems appropriate. Due to the jinx on the teaching post that was present before Lord Voldemort died, many teachers have been appointed to this post.
REQUIRED TESTS AND EXAMS
In the fifth year Ordinary Wizarding Level examinations are taken; as such, students are spent learning new topics and possibly revisiting the past four years of lessons (depending on the teacher). As part of their Defence Against the Dark Arts O.W.L., students must sit a written exam one of the questions (As per research) asks to describe the five signs of a werewolf and after students must complete a practical exam of; counter-jinxes, defensive spells, the Boggart-Banishing Spell, and the Patronus Charm (for bonus points).
To advance to the N.E.W.T. class a student must first achieve a high O.W.L. score of either 'Outstanding' or 'Exceeds Expectations'; most teachers set the bar at 'Exceeds Expectations'.
So that’s it for today's article, in the next issue of DADA we will go in deep studying the dark forces, till then study magically and let the magic be with you.
Weekly Magic bringing you the magic!
- Shrihari Vasisht
YOU WOULD REQUIRE THESE TEXT BOOKS IF YOU ARE STUDYING IN HOGWARTS:
- The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble
(1992-1993 school year only, when Gilderoy Lockhart was teaching)
- Break with a Banshee
- Gadding with Ghouls
- Holidays with Hags
- Travels with Trolls
- Voyages with Vampires
- Wanderings with Werewolves
- Year with the Yeti
- The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts by Arsenius Jigger
- Advanced Defence Against the Dark Arts by Galatea Merrythought
- Defence Against the Dark Arts by Galatea Merrythought
- Defensive Magical Theory by Wilbert Slinkhard
- Dark Arts Defence: Basics for Beginners
- Confronting the Faceless
THE REQUIRED EQUIPMENT IS:
-Wand
-Textbooks
-Parchment
-Quill
ABOUT THE SUBJECT:
Defence Against the Dark Arts (abbreviated as DADA) is a subject taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In this class, students study and learn how to defend themselves against all aspects of the Dark Arts, including dark creatures,curses, hexes and jinxes (dark charms), and duelling.
DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS IN HOGWARTS:
The class is a core subject at Hogwarts. The position of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at the school was once rumoured to be jinxed, as no teacher could hold the post for more than a year without suffering an unpleasant fate. Tom Riddle jinxed the position because Albus Dumbledore did not give him the job when he applied for it. The fact that no teacher has lasted longer than a year meant that the subject has had numerous Professors.
FACTS:
-Ilvermorny began teaching the subject in the 17th century.
-Harry Potter would occasionally deliver Defence Against the Dark Arts lectures at Hogwarts in his adulthood.
-Defence Against the Dark Arts is a required subject from first year to fifth year.
-The curriculum of the class varies greatly depending on what the professor at the time deems appropriate. Due to the jinx on the teaching post that was present before Lord Voldemort died, many teachers have been appointed to this post.
REQUIRED TESTS AND EXAMS
In the fifth year Ordinary Wizarding Level examinations are taken; as such, students are spent learning new topics and possibly revisiting the past four years of lessons (depending on the teacher). As part of their Defence Against the Dark Arts O.W.L., students must sit a written exam one of the questions (As per research) asks to describe the five signs of a werewolf and after students must complete a practical exam of; counter-jinxes, defensive spells, the Boggart-Banishing Spell, and the Patronus Charm (for bonus points).
To advance to the N.E.W.T. class a student must first achieve a high O.W.L. score of either 'Outstanding' or 'Exceeds Expectations'; most teachers set the bar at 'Exceeds Expectations'.
So that’s it for today's article, in the next issue of DADA we will go in deep studying the dark forces, till then study magically and let the magic be with you.
Weekly Magic bringing you the magic!
- Shrihari Vasisht
