Theory on James and Lilly Potters occupations

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Charme:
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About Lily and Potions....how long has Snape been the Potions Master 
at
Hogwarts? In OoP, I think he says 13 or 14 years to Umbridge's 
question,
doesn't he? You might on to something, Snow, however I thought Lily 
was
exceptionally gifted at charms....

Snow:
Snape had been teaching for 14 years as of book 5, which means that 
he became a teacher the year that the Potters were killed because 
Harry was 15 in this same book. 

Lily's wand was exceptional for charm use so I suppose that would 
mean that it was her forte. James' wand was exceptional for 
transfiguration and he was capable of transforming himself by being 
an animagus just like McGonnagall who is the transfiguration teacher. 
The only teaching positions that may have been open at the time when 
the Potters could have possibly taught there would have been dada and 
potions. In fact why was the potions position open to Snape the year 
the Potters were killed? Someone had to have left the position. I 
defiantly think you have the right idea that James and/or Lily taught 
at Hogwarts. 

I like the theory more and more though that James had been the dada 
teacher. This could also be the answer to the question that was posed 
to JKR asking whether any of the teachers were married. JKR (The sly 
fox that she is) could have been thinking of James as a teacher when 
she answered this question, yes.  

Tanya:
However, I have a query. Hagrid says in PS/SS that Hogwarts was one
of the only safe places back then. If Lily and James were teaching,
in October with the fidelus charm being set when they lived at Godrics
Hollow. Wouldn't it have made more sense for them to be living within
Hogwarts if teaching at that time?

Snow:

Hogwarts may have been a safe haven but James may not have wanted to 
put the school or its head master in jeopardy so he left the teaching 
profession to go into hiding. This could be the simple answer as to 
why James turned down Dumbledore's offer to be their secret keeper. 

I always thought that the Godric's Hollow home belonged to James but 
I don't recall it being specifically mentioned that it was. Does 
anyone know if the Godric's Hollow house belonged to James? What if 
this home belonged to Dumbledore?  Dumbledore may have offered his 
ancestral home at Godric's Hollow as an alternative to the protection 
of the school. If the home did belong to Dumbledore there most likely 
were ancestral portraits there who could keep in touch with 
Dumbledore. 

I really feel that the majority of Book Six will answer all the pre-
quell questions like this one.  Background information on all the 
characters would enlighten us without giving major plot information 
away.