[HPforGrownups] Re: DADA teachers

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 24235

magpie1112 at yahoo.com wrote:

> Hi!  I'm a newbie too, so I hope my answer isn't old hat....I've
> always thought of two reasons why Snape hasn't been given the DADA
> position.
>
> (1) It may lie in WHY he wants the job - if Snape only wants the DADA
> position because of the prestige factor (or some other vague
> ego-massaging reason), Dumbledore would probably want to keep Snape
> away.  We've never heard Snape's reason for wanting that position.
> Perhaps Dumbledore doesn't want to stir up any buried ego-to-jealousy,
> jealousy-to-Deatheater feelings in Snape.
>
> (2) In PoA, Lupin said "This potion is the only thing that helps. I'm
> very lucky to be working alongside Professor Snape; there aren't many
> wizards who are up to making it."  So perhaps Dumbledore is keeping
> Snape in the position where Snape can do the most good (and where is
> true talents lie).  Perhaps it is in Hogwarts' best interest to have a
> truly talented Potions teacher than to switch Snape to DADA
> (because even though the DADA position is hard to fill/cursed, we've
> seen 4 different people teaching it...)?

I will add a (3), that I had proposed a couple months back--that Snape
may actually want the position, but either doesn't apply or is not
placed there by Dumbledore, for his own protection. There's lots of
creatures aligned with Voldemort who would probably be only too happy to
have Snape for lunch in revenge (if his spy status is known; or his
deserter position may be enough). Being in the DADA position might
simply be too dangerous, putting Snape in the awareness and line of fire
of various Dark creatures.

--Amanda


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