Classroom 3C

The Defense Against the Dark Arts Classroom is where Defense Against the Dark Arts class is taught. It is located on the first floor (books) or in the third floor (films and video games).

Curriculum and Classroom Activities

 * In the 1991/1992 School Term, the teacher was Professor Quirinus Quirrell. The classroom smelled strongly of garlic, said to be protection against a vampire he'd met in Romania and feared was coming back to get him. They have covered the Curse of the Bogies and how to treat werewolf bites.


 * Gilderoy Lockhart was the 'teacher' in the 1992/1993 School Term. He brought Cornish Pixies to class, but couldn't handle them. He talked (and wrote) a lot about the things he'd done. They did cover the Homorphus Charm, which turns a werewolf back into a person, and the Babbling Curse, but how much they learned is dubious, since he really didn't do anything he claims to have done.


 * Remus Lupin taught in 1993/1994. They studied Dark Creatures. The first class was hands-on as they battled a Boggart. He also brought a Grindylow to class so that they could observe it. They covered Hinkypunks, Kappas, Red Caps, Vampires and Werewolves in the year. Their final exam was a practical one, an obstacle course with some of the creatures they'd studied.


 * The 1994/1995 School Term brought yet another teacher, Alastor Moody (Barty Crouch, jr. Polyjuiced). Although they were only supposed to be learning counter-curses (per Ministry of Magic regulations), Moody covered the Unforgivable Curses, demonstrating with spiders. He put the Imperius Curse on each of them in turn until they could fight it off.


 * In the 1995/1996 School Term, Harry and his fellow students were taught by Dolores Umbridge, who taught theory only with no practical training whatsoever. The book used was Defensive Magical Theory and it discourages anyone from ever using any form of offensive magic spell. The chapters of the book instead focus on negotiation and states that there is no good use for a jinx. Umbridge did not allow the students to discuss the material and certainly not to disagree with it.