Dumbledore's motive?

[ohnooboe]

No: HPFGUIDX 115489


Here's a half-formed idea perhaps some could help me hash out...

Why is it that Dumbledore have such a hard time appointing a DADA 
teacher in 15 YOOH (Year of our Harry)?  While it's seemingly been a 
hard position to fill, it's always had a prof.  Why NOW can he not 
fill it?  How many people must DD know who could have at least filled 
in for a year?  He filled Trelawny's position in what seemed like 
minutes...with a centaur, no less.  Why was it "hard" for him to fill 
this position?

My thought is that perhaps DD had some motive for not hiring a 
teacher?  Did he WANT the MoM in Hogwarts?  Was this his way of 
keeping a closer eye on Fudge and the Ministry?  I'm sure he KNEW 
(from Fudge's reaction at the end of GF) that Fudge would be poking 
his nose around Hogwarts and FERVENTLY denying any LV stories of 
new.  Was the hullaballo before DD left in OotP staged in someway?  
Did DD know something like that would happen after the MoM stuck it's 
nose in at Hogwarts?  Perhaps that was his excuse to make a "grand 
escape" and get the truth about Voldemort's return out in the open.

Just a thought or two...

Patrick