[HPforGrownUps] DADA (possibilities)

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 7730

Mo said:

> Seriously though, do folks believe that Snape actually wants the DADA
> position?  IMO it's all speculation and rumor on behalf of the students.
1)
> Snape is way too passionate about potions.  2) In CoS, I'm positive we are
> told that Lockhart was the ONLY applicant for the DADA position.  There
are a
> lot of blanks about Snape and I think the students have filled them in
based
> on their feelings toward Snape and not with actual facts.  I really don't
> think Snape wants or ever did want the DADA job.

This has undoubtedly been said already, but if Dumbledore is using Snape as
a double agent against Voldemort, he would surely not want him in the DADA
position.  IMO, Snape would find it more difficult to persuade Voldemort
that he was prepared to betray Dumbledore if he was teaching the students
Defence Against The Dark Arts rather than Potions.  That said, I'm sure
Snape would like nothing better than to teach DADA and the students may have
picked up on this without realising why Dumbledore keeps overlooking him for
the post.

Neil

A Merry Christmas to everyone!

PS - I probably won't make the chat either this week.... then again, I
might.

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