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When Albus Dumbledore first invites Remus Lupin back to Hogwarts to take up the Defense Against the Dark Arts post, his motives are quietly strategic—he believes having Lupin on the grounds is the safest precaution against the recent escape of Sirius Black. Remus, quietly weary of a world that shuns him, accepts the role with a genuine, modest confidence, truly believing he can break the curse of the position and actually teach the students something useful. For their part, the students are initially just relieved to see a man in frayed robes step up to the podium, thrilled to finally have a professor who isn't a pompous elitist like Lockhart or a self-absorbed nightmare like Quirrell.