Snape, Dumbledore and Lupin

[Kirstini]

No: HPFGUIDX 76685

Aam wrote:
> Hi everybody, here is a new poster who was just asking himself 
about Dumbledore's lack of reaction concerning the fact that Snape 
informed (as Lupin himself states it at the end of PoA) the students' 
parents of his "werewolfsness" ; something that, as a consequence, 
led to the latter's getting fired and prevented him from hoping for 
another job. That surely means (as we have begun to aknowledge it in 
GoF and OoP) that Dumbledore relies heavily on Snape but at the same 
time he refuses to give him the job of professor of defense against 
the dark arts however skilled and well-suited for that job he may 
seem. <Snip, snip> There must be something about Snape and Dumbledore 
that we don't know yet. What do you think that might be ?>

Hi Aam. Try searching back through all the TBay MAGIC DISHWASHER 
posts for some interesting theorising on this point (just type "TBay" 
into the search archive facility, and click on "Previous" for a 
rather long time.) You might also want to try "Fantastic Posts and 
Where to Find Them". 
It's very possible that, among all the other reasons Snape had for 
coming to the good side, he owes Dumbledore a life debt. Think of the 
finality of DD's Pensieve statement professing (pardon the pun) his 
trust in Snape. There must be other reasons for Snape's about face, 
as we have seen that a life-debt does not a double agent make (young 
master Pettigrew, for example).
I think that the generally received wisdom on list is that the DADA 
job would be too big a temptation for Snape to unleash his sadistic 
streak/dark side. Possibly something even more potent, as DD hasn't 
shied from hiring crap and absolutely unsuitable DADA teachers 
before. Not that I'm implying that Severus is a crap teacher. Oh 
Lordy, another barrage of abuse from the Snapeologists... Leave me 
alone! I'm ill!

Kirstini