Why Snape doesn't get DADA job

Sat Jul 31 15:00:48 UTC 2004

No: HPFGUIDX 108294

Adi <theadimail at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
>> He [Dumbledore] knows when Snape applied that one day Harry will 
be coming to this school and DADA will be the most necessary and 
urgent skill the school can give him. And knowing Snape's animosity 
for James and others, he thinks that Snape might be obnoxious with 
Harry and might prove to be a very bad teacher to Harry and worse 
scuttle Harry's interest in the subject. <<
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Michelle:

Although your theory does have validity, another thought is the fact that 
he used to be a DE and there just MIGHT be a conflict of interest, don't 
you think?