In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Dumbledore teaches DADA. But from the books we always heard about him as of a Transfiguration teacher (say, in Tom Riddle's days).
It is stated in the movie that Dumbledore was prohibited to teach DADA by the Ministry, though the limitations seemed to be canceled at the end of the movie together with the removal of his handcuffs (not completely clear about the teaching though).
The strange thing is, however, that Dumbledore was a Transfiguration teacher and even the Head of Transfiguration Department in Hogwarts before Newt's days, as we learn from Pottermore:
Under the guidance of her [McGonagall] inspirational Transfiguration teacher, Albus Dumbledore, she had managed to become an Animagus
She [McGonagall] sent an owl to Hogwarts, asking whether she might be considered for a teaching post. The owl returned within hours, offering her a job in the Transfiguration department, under Head of Department, Albus Dumbledore.
That is of course if we accept that Minerva McGonagall in the movie is the same Minerva we know.
So it seems that he taught Transfiguration, then for some reason switched to DADA and then to Transfiguration again. While it is possible in general, is there any explanation for the reasons?
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