Lucius & Voldemort, Snape & DADA

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Fyregirl wrote:

<Lucius is a DE and 
<returned to Voldie when he called the DE's back to him. He'll go 
<back to the muggle torture, just to stay in VOldie's good graces. Of 
<course, he'll be careful to be masked and disguised so no one in the 
<MoM finds out who he is (until later on when our Hero's unmask him) 
<in order to maintain his social standing. I think this will actually 
<benefit Voldie as well, as he will have a good connection to the MoM.

May I disagree in a few points:
1)Lucius Malfoy tortures because he likes torturing, not to do old
Voldie a favour.
2)Of course he will stay careful and masked, but I doubt Voldemort
is very keen on having good connections with the MoM. 


<Snape/DADA: I think, and this is just my personal theory, Dumbledore 
<planted the theory that Snape wants the DADA job, just in case all 
<heck breaks loose. If all the students think Snape wants the DADA 
<job and he is an evil kinda guy, it would be easier for outsiders 
<(read this: DE's) to believe that he is a bad guy, just at Hogwart's 
<to infiltrate and stab Dumbledore in the back. SO Snape goes along 
<with this act and just never says that he is perfectly happy as the 
<Potions Master, in fact, this is what he prefers to do.

Hmm, I don't know. First thing, I'm not sure that Snape enjoys 
teaching-I'd rather say he hates it. Teaching potions is particularly 
odious for him, as it is „his" very own discipline, where he can 
stand imperfection and clumsiness even less.
Furthermore, _if_ there is really a cover that shouldn't be blown 
(and some posts on this subject have convinced me that there isn't), 
DADA would be the last thing he should teach: A Death Eater shouldn't 
teach defense against Death Eaters- potions is much more low profile. 
OTOH, that could be exactly the reason why he might want the job: 
Before Mad- Eye Moody, he would have been the one with the 
experience, who'd know exactly _what_ to teach his students: Not 
Cornish Pixies or Grindylows, but fighting curses etc. Which, if he 
did it well, would blow his cover- see above.

Susanna (thankful she could write a post about her much- loved Potions
Master whose hair she would most willingly give a wash)