Dumbledore's motive?

[imthruthelookinglass]

No: HPFGUIDX 115544


In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ohnooboe" <hautbois1 at c...>
> wrote:
 
 
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? 
 
> Sophierom wrote:

 Because DD has to make a great escape, he's not there to counsel 
Harry. Neither is McGonagall or Hagrid or any of Harry's traditional 
allies because Umbridge makes sure to get rid of them all once she 
takes over.  Only Snape is left, and Harry doesn't trust Snape. 

Imthruthelookinglass:

I wonder if this is part of the master plan?  Did DD want Harry to be 
alone, as that is how he must face LV in the end?  Was this one of 
the many lessons that Harry is meant to learn before the final 
battle?  DD's methods have been somewhat questionable prior to this, 
so it seems to me entirely possible that this was contrived.  While I 
doubt DD would put Hogwarts or its student in serious danger, 
sometimes plans to go awry.

This just came to mind:  Could this have been a way for DD to bring 
Snape and Harry together (along with Occlumency)?  I doubt it, as 
there is much more to Snape than we are let to know as yet.  I'm on 
the Snape in a bad guy side of the fence.  We'll see.  

Good theories, though.