Teachers

Hogwarts employs a fairly moderate and stable number of teachers, who usually stay at the castle until they die or leave. The following are the teachers whose names are mentioned in the Harry Potter books:

Deceased

 * Albus Dumbledore - former Headmaster of Hogwarts until killed by Severus Snape (see below) in 1996; taught Transfiguration before becoming Headmaster
 * Professor Quirell - former Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher (1991 - 1992) until killed by Lord Voldemort and/or Harry Potter
 * Galatea Merrythought - former Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher (ca. 50 preceding HP series)
 * Professor Binns - History of Magic teacher; only ghost teacher in Hogwarts

Heads of House

 * Minerva McGonagall - Headmaster of Hogwarts (1996 - ); Transfiguration teacher; Head of Gryffindor House
 * Filius Flitwick - Charms professor; Head of Ravenclaw House
 * Pomona Sprout - Herbology professor; Head of Hufflepuff House
 * Horace Slughorn - Potions professor; Head of Slytherin House

Other teachers

 * Rubeus Hagrid - Care of Magical Creatures professor; Hogwarts groundkeeper
 * Sibyll Trelawney - Divination teacher; made prophecy concerning Harry Potter and Voldemort
 * Firenze the Centaur - Divination teacher; replaced Trelawney in Order of the Phoenix and taught alongside her in Half-Blood Prince
 * Professor Sinistra - Astronomy professor
 * Professor Vector - Arithmancy professor
 * Madam Hooch - Flying teacher; referee at Quidditch matches
 * '''Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank - substitute teacher for Care of Magical Creatures
 * Wilkie Twycross - temporary Apparition instructor provided by the Ministry of Magic

Defence Against the Dark Arts teachers
The Defence Against the Dark Arts post was cursed by Voldemort when he was not allowed to teach that subject. As a result, no teacher can hold the position for more than one year; they are either killed, driven insane, or leave. The following list shows the duration of their stay as well as their demise.


 * Severus Snape - DADA teacher 1996 - 1997; former Potions teacher until 1995; departed Hogwarts to rejoin the Death Eaters
 * Dolores Umbridge - DADA teacher 1995 - 1996; formerly Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic; siezed power as Headmistress in early 1996; fled Hogwarts after attacking a group of centaurs in the Forbidden Forest
 * Bartemius Crouch, Jr., disguised as Alastor Moody' - DADA teacher 1994 - 1995; exposed towards the end of Goblet'', soul sucked away by a dementor
 * Remus Lupin - DADA teacher 1993 - 1994; departed Hogwarts after fellow teacher Severus Snape revealed he was a werewolf
 * Gilderoy Lockhart - DADA teacher 1992 - 1993; lost his memory in 1992 when one of his Memory Charms backfired; moved to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries
 * Professor Quirell - DADA teacher 1991 - 1992; killed by Voldemort and/or Harry Potter during an attempt to steal the Philosopher's Stone