The Dark Arts job, was, Dumbledore's motive

[beatnik24601]

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Ten'ou said:
Or - and here's one of Ten'ou's inspirations that is either genius 
or complete insanity... The position attracts evil. Like when you 
have a ley line that's turned dark, it attracts dark things to it... 
(like attracting like) This even explains Lupin, who has the 
tendency to  gnaw on people during a full moon unless he takes his 
medicine like a  good doggie. I for one think that is just a little 
bit evil.
 But, as evil has to be vanquished, the DADA professor has to be 
 offed - or in Lupin's case knows he is a danger to those around him 
 and resigns. And that's why a DADA professor doesn't stick around  
for more than a year. 
 Ok, I think this theory needs a little more... time. 

Beatnik replies:
Ooh, I really like this theory, and think it leans more toward 
genius than insantiy (of course, that could be because i'm somewhat 
insane myself:))  It goes along with a pet theory I've had, which 
relates back to something that a Weasley once said (sorry, can't 
recall which book), something to the tune of "Some people reckon 
that the DADA position is cursed."  I think that these people might 
reckon correctly.  Is it possible to curse a teaching post?  If so, 
who's doing the cursing?  Snape, so that he might get the job 
someday or working on LV's orders? Some other evil person at 
Hogwarts, who has not revealed their evilness yet? Or, DD, for 
various motives that are being discussed in another thread.  Anyway, 
not much canon to support it, except the offhand Weasley comment, 
but I think it's a possiblity.

Beatnik