Conspiracies and re-assessments

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> Potioncat:
> Good memory, I remembered it differently, that he was interested 
in 
> DADA,  but here it is.  Percy in SS/PS chpt 7, "He teaches 
Potions, 
> but he doesn't want to--everyone knows he's after Quirrell's job. 
> Knows an awful lot about the dark arts, Snape."
> 
> After all these years that suddenly struck me as odd. How do the 
> students know this?  Does Snape mutter it to his Slytherins?  Have 
> parents whispered it within earshot of kids?  Has a teacher let it 
> slip? Has it come up in NEWT classes when students study Dark Arts 
> to learn how to fight them? (I'm referring to the restricted 
section 
> of the library.)  Is it true?  For someone who is reported to 
> dislike teaching Potions, he seems to enjoy potion making and is 
> very good at it.
> 
>

TT Potioncat:
I am reading GoF and came across something that erased the above 
post.  Chapter 29: The trio are looking for Professor Moody:  "When 
the bell finally rang, they hurried out into the corridors toward 
the Dark Arts classroom..."

Here the phrase "Dark Arts" means Defense Against the Dark Arts.  
So, was Percy implying that Snape knew about Dark Arts the lessons 
or Dark Arts the magic?
Potioncat