Chapter 25 - Snape, DADA, and drum majors

[linman6868 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 14603

>From Susan's excellent post on Dumbledore, Lewis, etc.:

> Also, this recurring rumor that Snape wants to be the Defense 
Against the 
> Dark Arts teacher, but Dumbledore won't let him (with the 
implication that 
> Dumbledore doesn't trust him?). Maybe Snape does; maybe he doesn't. 
But if he 
> does, maybe Dumbledore won't let him because he needs him as the 
POTIONS 
> master...it's Snape that
> make's Lupin's very difficult werewolf potion, and the truth serum 
is 
> difficult and highly valuable....

I have a friend who in high school *desperately* wanted to be drum 
major.  Every year he begged the band director to give him a chance 
to try out.  But the band director told him every year that he was 
just too good on the alto sax to spare from the section.  And since 
woodwinds in marching band need all the good loud players they can 
get, the band director told him, don't even try out.  My friend, who 
would have made an able drum major, was crushed, but he got the point.

Snape's ability to get the point where Dumbledore is concerned 
(barring all the "OUT WITH IT, POTTER!  WHAT DID YOU DO?" episodes of 
course), is underestimated by Harry and Ron, probably not without 
reason considering said episodes.  But there's no denying Snape's 
talent in the area of Potions OR of DADA ("He knew more curses when 
he arrived at Hogwarts than most of the kids in seventh year...").  
As someone said, it sets up interesting developments later on.  I 
can't wait to be surprised, myself.

Lisa