[HPforGrownups] Re: why I'm loathe to believe that Snape is evil, evil, evil

[Laura Lynn Walsh]

No: HPFGUIDX 138800

>--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "colebiancardi" <muellem at b...>
>wrote:
>The reason why DD didn't offer Snape the DADA job before
>>  was that DD knew the post was cursed.  We just discovered that in
>HBP,
>>  but DD knew about this for a long time.
>
>Hickengruendler:
>
>But if this was true, it would be really awful from Dumbledore to hire
>all those other people. Dumbledore had hired a new teacher each year
>since Voldemort applied for the job. And the idea that "the epitome of
>goodness" does not want to sacrifice Snape, but is perfectly ready to
>get all those other people in danger does not sit well with me.

Laura:
But I don't actually believe that the curse causes
something bad to happen.  If the real Moody had shown
up to teach DADA and it was decided that he would do
so for only ONE year, things would have been fine
and nothing would have to have happened to him.  This
was, in fact, Dumbledore's plan.  Quirrell was evidently
fine after his first stint of teaching at Hogwarts. 
As long as the person leaves after one year, I don't
think we know that the curse directly causes harm.

Personally, I don't believe that the curse made Pretty
Boy Lockhart use Ron's wand.  I believe that he got
himself into that difficulty.  Just as Quirrell and
Umbridges actions caused their problems.  To me, the
curse just means that the person has to leave after
one year. 

Laura Walsh   lwalsh at acsalaska.net