Snape and DADA again (was Dumbledore and Lockhart)

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 16239

lea.macleod at gmx.net wrote:

> Could he not, with Voldemort in person having been present at Hogwarts
> for a whole year (inside Quirrel)? I think it was rather that he just
> couldn´t find anyone (NO, Snape does NOT want the job!!!).

I had posted this over on Snapefans, and this reminded me of it--I think
that Snape might indeed be interested, but Dumbledore has asked him not
to apply. The reason most people have given for this scenario is that
Snape would be tempted back to the Dark Side, but I had suggested also
that keeping Snape from the DADA position might be for his own
protection. Not all of Voldemort's supporters were human. As DADA
professor, Snape might be exposed to attack from such non-human
supporters, especially if his spy role were known. This makes more sense
to me than the "temptation" reason, as certain of Snape as Dumbledore
sounds.

--Amanda


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