Who is the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher in Fantastic Beasts?

Quirrell teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts In the 1991–1992 school year, Quirinus Quirrell taught mainly theoretical knowledge, which, four years later, the Ministry deemed he was the only teacher before Dolores Umbridge to be of acceptable standards.

What did Dumbledore teach in Grindelwald crimes?

the Dark Arts
Dumbledore always taught Transfiguration at Hogwarts so when he is suddenly teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts in Fantastic Beasts, fans were obviously concerned.

How many Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers were there?

Professors Quirrell, Lockhart, Lupin, (imposter) Moody, Umbridge and Snape — Harry’s six Defence Against the Dark Arts teachers. Over the course of the Harry Potter books, seven different teachers assumed the role of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor.

Why was it so difficult for Dumbledore to kill Grindelwald?

The fact that Dumbledore loves Grindelwald makes it more difficult to face him because he must kill the love of his life, plus the Blood Pact, which I think its more of a Love Pact: a pact of non aggression between two lovers in a world that they know it can lead them in that direction, makes things intolerable for Albus.

Why can’t Newt Scamander fight Grindelwald?

Although hinted through the whole film, it is confirmed by the Hogwarts teacher to Newt Scamander in one of the last scenes: he can’t fight Grindelwald because of a blood pact they made when they were teenagers. Newt Scamander gives Grindelwald’s pendant to Dumbledore, where drops of blood (from both characters) are stored.

Why does Dumbledore want to destroy the Blood Pact?

Dumbledore says that he may be able to destroy it, implying that the blood pact isn’t something abstract but actually lays in there, and destroying the artefact would destroy the pact. The idea is novel and it introduces a new spell in the Wizarding World, similar to the Unbreakable Vow.