The Hogwarts staff had invited Harry to address a special assembly of Defense Against the Dark Arts students, mainly those who were expecting to take either their OWLS or NEWTS in the subject this coming term. Harry had felt bashful upon receiving the offer – he had never thought his fame nor his luck were exactly requisite credentials of experience on which to teach, never mind give lectures. In this, he had always felt impotent, even when he had been recruited to lead the DA.