Why DD might not want Snape for DADA job

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 95163

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Janet Anderson" 
<norek_archives2 at h...> wrote:
> Carol said:
> 
> >I have no doubt whatever that Snape is a dangerous man, one
> >whom Dumbledore wants on his own side, but he isn't a criminal and 
I
> >very much doubt that DD would have hired him, much less trusted him
> >with difficult missions outside the school, if he had ever 
performed
> >one of the Unforgiveable Curses. (What did he do for Voldy? IMO he
> >made complicated and possibly deadly potions.)


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Janet Anderson wrote: 
> I disagree with this for two reasons.
> 
> First, we already know that Dumbledore is not averse to working 
with 
> Mundungus Fletcher, who is not only a thief, but not even a 
reformed thief 
>xsnip
> Secondly, I think that Dumbledore's trust of Snape is the most 
powerful 
> element in his reformation -- whatever the reasons (and wouldn't we 
all like 
> to know) behind this mutual trust, I think it overcomes anything 
which took 
> place before Snape changed sides. x> 
x

Potioncat: 
As far as what DD will accept, even Sirius says, "...but I just can't 
see him letting Snape teach at Hogwarts if he'd ever worked for 
Voldemort." (Padfoot Returns, GoF)  He was wrong, and as much as I'd 
like to agree with Carol, I have to agree with Janet. We don't know 
what Snape's role was as a DE.  It is possible his role excluded him 
from the worst of the torture and killing and at some point he had to 
deal with the fact that it was going on.  But we'll have to wait and 
see.

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