Defence Against the Dark Arts

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
DADA
Pronunciation
/dɪˈfɛns əˈgɛnst ðə dɑrk ɑrts/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. Boys and girls of Hogwarts, it's time to say goodbye to two of your finest Defence Against the Dark Arts(DADA) teachers-that is Alan and David Thewlis last day on Harry Potter.
  2. Well, not until a certain git by the name of Lockhart took over as Defence Against the Dark Arts(DADA) teacher, at any rate.
  3. Barty Crouch's part of this plan was to take Polyjuice Potion to impersonate Mad-Eye Moody, who was to become the new Defence Against the Dark Arts(DADA) instructor at Hogwarts that year.

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