[HPforGrownups] Snape's job

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No: HPFGUIDX 44119

Sirius Kase wrote:

> What you have posted is closest to what I believe, I think that prior
> to Harry's first year, Quirrel was at Hogwarts but not in the role of
> DADA instructor.  So Snape misses out on the DADA 
> appointment a
> minimum of 4 times.


There's something in relation to Snape that I've been thinking about for a while and I'll post it now.  And I apologize if it's been discussed before, I'm fairly new to the list.  

Do we really know that Snape wants the DADA job?  I don't remember reading that anywhere, so if I've missed it just tell me and that will mess up my whole theory, but it's all good.  Percy says everyone "knows" he wants the job.  Often what everyone knows is not the truth(aka gossip).  Percy's theory certainly seems supported by Snape's attitude to whoever the teacher is, but what if his hatred comes elsewhere?  In SS, we know he suspects Quirrell, and tries to scare him into coming back to the good side.  In CoS, well, that's pretty explanatory(Snapes extreme hatred could come from the reasons that all the teachers dislike Lockheart, but also Lockheart says he'll brew up a potion and Snape goes "Excuse me, but I am the potions master here", or something close to that.  In PoA his hatred of Lupin comes from when they were boys, and whatever other unknown reasons that have been discussed extensively here.  In GoF, he doesn't like Moody because he used to be on the dark side, and I believe Moody caught him(can someone find this in canon?  I went to go look but I'm not sure where to look.).  Also, Snape seems to have a passion for Potions, talking about the "softly simmering cauldrons", etc.  

My point is, that Snape has had a reason to dislike all the DADA teachers besides the fact that they have the DADA job.  Anyone else have thoughts on this?

~Katey