Theory on James and Lilly Potters occupations

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No: HPFGUIDX 107586

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "M.Clifford" <Aisbelmon at h...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "charme" <dontask2much at y...> 
> wrote:
> > From: "nihil8750o"
>  it would not make much sense for James and Lily Potter to face the 
> dark lord multible times if James was a janitor or something not in 
> the field of dark arts defence even though they were in the Order of
> > the Phoenix.
> > 
> 
> > 
> > Charme:
> > 
>  I am quite intrigued at the thought of one of them being the DatDA 
> teachers; my bet isn't on Lily it's on James in this case. That 
> would make the Snape factor much more dynamic, as Snapey-poo would 
> want a position he could have shown he himself was much better at 
> than James was.
> 
> 
> 
> Valky:
> "SOLD!, again Charme my hat is off."
> 
> Imagine, *James* having once been a DADA teacher.
> 
> ^^^Snape on this^^^ _growl_ 'What did *he* know about Dark Arts! 
*I* 
> studied and lived it! (spitting) *Potter!* was nothing but a pretty-
> boy Quidditch Player!"
> 
> Oh yes! I see it clearly.................... {when Snape went to 
> work at Hogwarts *one* year before The GH incedent the DADA teacher 
> position had become *newly vacant* due to James' need to go into 
> hiding.)
>  
> It makes toooo much obvious sense that Snape would have initially 
> applied to the position as a *fitting* replacement for Potter, most 
> certainly secure in his belief that *anyone* could see he was far 
> more expert in the field than James could ever have been. 
> Surely he would have thought it would be a *relief* to DD, that 
> someone with some *real* DA expertise was *finally* going to 
> instruct the students. 
> 
> Sooo cohesive with the Snape we know.

Snow:

I really like this theory!

Some possible canon fuel to ignite the fire:

OOP chap. Career advice- pg.670 US "
And Snape was just this little 
oddball who was up to his eyes in the Dark Arts and James- whatever 
else he may have appeared to you, Harry- always hated the Dark Arts."

I personally don't recall an instance throughout the series that 
would have implied to Harry that James liked the dark arts so why 
this statement? 

If James had been a dark arts teacher he was possibly teaching 
the "defense" of the dark arts. Maybe that's whom Lupin learned his 
wonderful teaching skills from.