There's no doubt that Harry Potter makes for a gifted auror, but should he have been a professor instead? Let's find out.

Aurors are essentially the police of the wizarding world. Harry Potter becomes one later in life, and it requires a mastery of many magical arts.

Aurors are basically the police of the wizarding world. They are the ones who fight against dark magic users in within Harry Potter.

Being an Auror is one of the most important jobs in the Harry Potter series — but not everyone was good at the Ministry of Magic career.

Aurors serve as one of the magical world's greatest protections against the Dark Arts in the world of Harry Potter. Employed by their respective country's Ministry of Magic, anyone who hopes to become an Auror must meet high academic standards and undergo rigorous training. Only the bravest and most skilled witches and wizards ultimately become Aurors and have what it takes to survive and succeed in the field.

An Auror is a dark wizard catcher who works within the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. As employees of the Ministry of Magic, it is their duty to find and capture any witch or wizard practicing the Dark Arts. Aurors are only briefly mentioned in the films. Mad-Eye Moody is introduced as the “dark wizard catcher” as well as Kingsley Shacklebolt and other members of the Order of the Phoenix.

Okay, let’s be honest here: who hasn’t daydreamed about becoming an Auror? All of the examples of aurors in Harry Potter are pretty hardcore. Mad-Eye Moody is probably the first auror to come to mind, but there are dozens of others. Tonks, Scrimgeour, and Kingsley are all aurors as well. So were Neville’s parents, Alice and Frank Longbottom.