The needlessly strict (and unfairly indulgent) uncle: Snape. For students in his house, Slytherin, Professor Snape could be indulgent. He often turned a blind eye to Draco Malfoy’s bad behaviour – when a spell Draco aimed at Harry inadvertently hit Hermione, causing her teeth to grow past her chin, not only did Snape not reprimand him, but
Nicholas Tucker described the early Harry Potter books as looking back to Victorian and Edwardian children's stories: Hogwarts was an old-style boarding school in which the teachers addressed pupils formally by their surnames and were most concerned with the reputations of the houses with which they were associated; characters' personalities
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19. Parvati Patil. Parvati Patil distinguished herself as one of the best students in Harry's circle, especially during her participation in Dumbledore's Army. She was always ranked among the best students in class, including Transfiguration and Divination. She also cast powerful Defense Against the Dark Arts spells.
Defense Against the Dark Arts is the class that teaches defensive magic to students so they can protect themselves against the Dark Arts. Often simply referred to as DADA class. The position of DADA professor was cursed by Tom Riddle when Dumbledore refused to let him teach at Hogwarts. 71560N6.harry potter characters teachers names
