Snape Teaches Defense Against the Dark Arts, Assigns Werewolf Essay

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Professor Snape fills in for Remus Lupin in Defense Against the Dark Arts and deducts points from Gryffindor for Harry's tardiness. Ignoring the class's syllabus, Snape forces the students to study werewolves and assigns an essay on how to recognize and kill them. Hermione Granger corrects Snape, but he insults her as a "know-it-all," leading to Ron Weasley's angry defense of her, earning him detention.