Who Trusts Snape?! (OofP spoilers)

[oh have faith]

No: HPFGUIDX 71247

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kiricat2001" <Zarleycat at a...> 
wrote:  (and quoted, but I'm afraid i lost track of who was being 
quoted so apologies for non-credit!)

>> > > And DD hired Lockehart, that poseur. 
> > 
> > We are told that there were no other applicants for the job.
> 
> 
> Although we are also told that our guy Snape has regularly been 
> applying for the job...
> 
>

It's just that line that made me think maybe it's all student rumour 
and myth that Snape is so keen on the DADA job - unless he gave in 
and missed a year, and then thought "You hired THAT?!" and started 
applying again.  Umbridge noted that Snape has applied every year 
for the job since his appointment, though, so presumably it's a 
matter of record.  Maybe DD won't give him the job because it's 
harder to find a replacement Potions teacher than a DADA teacher?  

As for Lockhart's appointment... uh, I have a JKR quote which I just 
have to find... "Dumbledore believes there are all sorts of lessons 
in life; horrible teachers like Snape are one of them!"  
(http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/quickquotes/articles/2000/1000-
livechat-barnesnoble.html)  You may not learn DADA from Lockhart, 
but you'd learn a lot about human nature!  

> > > And DD thought SB was indeed the mass murderer. 
> > 
> > So did everyone else.  And as far as I know, Sirius never denied 
> > that he was the murderer (before his escape, that is); at least 
> > it's never mentioned that he did.

Dumbledore may have had gut feelings about Sirius, but he had 
absolutely no evidence, and no idea what really could have happened 
until he found out about Pettigrew being an animagus.  

I suppose... Dumbledore couldn't have known that the Potters 
switched secret-keeper at the last minute, or he would have known 
Sirius couldn't possibly have betrayed them because he wasn't the 
secret-keeper - and he would have know that it must have been 
Pettigrew.  In which case, it's the Potter's bad, for misjudging who 
they could trust.  Lacking just about all the knowledge in this 
case, it's no wonder Dumbledore couldn't act.  

Faith's Girl