Who is Harry Potters defence against the dark arts teacher in year three?

Answer 1

# Professor Quirinus Quirrell # Professor Gilderoy Lockhart # Professor Remus Lupin # Professor Alastor Moody1 # Professor Dolores Umbridge # Professor Severus Snape # Amycus Carrow2 1It is revealed later in the book that it was actually an impostor playing the part of Moody. It was actually Barty Crouch Jr.

2This was a year that the school was taken over by the Dark Arts. Harry did not attend Hogwarts that year.

Answer 2

The Defence agains the Dark Arts teacher in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is Gilderoy Lockhart.

Gilderoy Lockhart is one of the few characters in the novels whom Joanne Rowling has admitted to basing on a real person. (She has never said who).

In the films the role is played by Kenneth Branagh.

Answer 3

In his third year, Harry is taught by Professor Remus J. Lupin, who later becomes a more major character.