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Year 1: Quirinus Quirrel
Year 2: Gilderoy Lockhart
Year 3: Remus Lupin
Year 4: Barty Crouch Jr., disguised as Mad-Eye Moody.
Year 5: Dolores Umbridge
Year 6: Severus Snape
Year 7: Amycus Carrow (that year it was simply 'Dark Arts' without 'Defence Against')
Dark Arts was only taught in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Hogwarts taught Defence Against the Dark Arts. In the second book, Professor Gilderoy Lockhart taught this subject.
There have actually been several Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers over the course of the series:
1. In The Sorceror's Stone, the teacher's name was Quirinus Quirrel.
2. In Chamber of Secrets, the teacher's name was Gilderoy Lockhart.
3. In Prisoner of Azkaban, the teacher's name was Remus Lupin.
4. In Goblet of Fire, the teacher's name was Alastor Moody. However, we later learned that it was really Barty Crouch, Jr. posing as Moody, using Polyjuice Potion.
5. In Order of the Phoenix, the teacher's name was Dolores Umbridge.
6. In Half-Blood Prince, Severus Tobias Snape took over the position at last, and Horace Slughorn took over his original position as Potions Master.
7. In Deathly Hallows, Severus appointed the Carrow siblings, Alecto and Amycus, to the position following his rise as Headmaster.
No one dark arts isn't a class at hogwarts. There is only defense against the dark arts.
Arithmancy. Hermione takes this class, but Harry does not so we never actually meet Professor Vector.
Harry is hardworking where defense against the dark arts is concerned. He is tireless in his pursuit to stop Voldemort. He teaches fellow students in Dumbledore's Army, and takes it upon himself to foil Voldemort's plots repeatedly.
Defense against the dark arts
Divination in nineteen ninety five she is sacked by Umbridge but Dumbledore has to keep her in the castle in case Voldemort finds her. in nineteen ninety six she gets her job back but has to share it and she is not happy with that arrangement. Hello! New person here. She teaches Divination.
In Harry Potter, the Aurors are the dark wizard catchers. They are employed by the Ministry of Magic and are highly skilled in Defense against the Dark Arts, Potions, Transfiguration, Charms, and basic subjects.