Rate my Hogwarts professor

WEEKEND’s list of our favorite professors at the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry:

1. Professor Flitwick (Charms)
I dare you to name a class that sounds more fun than Charms. And when you’re not using the spells for entertainment, they even have their practical purpsoses as well — levitation, summoning, bubble heads, “expelliarmus,” THE PARTRONUS? Yeah, I’d say this class is pretty awesome.

2. Professor Trelawney (Divination)
On the unintentional comedy scale, Trelawney is pretty close to a 10. Making up fake prophecies and readings would be a blast, not to mention an easy grade.

3. Professor Snape (Potions/defense against the dark arts)
As long as you weren’t in Gryffindor or friends with Harry Potter, Snape’s class would be hilarious. His dry sense of humor and penchant for total student embarrassment would make for quite an entertaining period. The potion-making, not so much.

4. Professor Lupin (Defense against the dark arts)
He’s a nice guy, one of those who would give you a break if you were a piece of parchment or two short on your essay. As a member of the Order of the Phoenix, you know he has practical experience, and as a bonus, you would get every full moon off.

5. Professor Dumbledore (Transfiguration)
Let’s see, he was the greatest wizard of his generation, he owns a pet phoenix and his beard takes second to no one else’s. If those aren’t three qualities of the ideal wizarding prof, then I don’t know what are. Not to mention, he’s quite forgiving and full of that great grandfatherly wisdom.