Snape and the DADA job

[charme]

No: HPFGUIDX 107349

> "scott_craft_2000" <scraft at d...> wrote:
> > The only time anybody outside of H/R/Hr that says anything about
> > Snape wanting the DADA job is Percy in the PS/SS, so maybe the
> > reason he does not have the job is because he does not want it.

> Brenda:
> JKR reinforces the idea during an interview when she discusses why
> Dumbledore will not allow Snape to teach dark arts.


Charme:

She sure does reinforce that Snape has applied repeatedly in his
career...and specifically in OotP, JKR mentions how angry Snape is about the
fact Umbridge did so when "observing" his Potions class. Hmm.  That rather
makes you wonder why Snape is so emotionally invested in the idea of this
position, doesn't it? Why does he think he's soooo well suited to do it?
Because he was a Death Eater or spies on them?  No, I think there's more at
work here than Snape just having an obsession about that job,
thankyouverymuch.

I think it's more likely that Snape and Lucius are in league with each
other, or Snape using Lucius's apparently *huge* ego as a way to invite
discord into Voldemort's ranks. Lucius is the leader of the DE's at the
MoM -he's portrayed as commanding officer, if you will, of that team of
DE's. Either way, there's payout for Snape isn't there?

The more I think about Snapey-poo, the more I sit the fence.  Dumbledore may
trust him, but that doesn't mean everyone else has to :)

charme