why I'm loathe to believe that Snape is evil, evil, evil

[marika_thestral]

No: HPFGUIDX 138826

"colebiancardi" 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.

Marika: 

What if the danger these people have to face comes from inside
themselves? (Haven't seen this been discussed before, but I apologize
if that is the case.)

When JKR said that Dumbledore believed that the DADA job "might bring
out the worst in Snape" (J.K. Rowling at the Royal Albert Hall, 26
June 2003), maybe it also meant that this is what the curse does. It
brings out the worst in people - meaning everyone - not just Snape. 

In that case the answer would be to try and hire somebody who seems
harmless (like Lockhart) or somebody whose dark sides you know about,
and you belive that person in one way or an other is capable of
handling this problem (like Lupin and his furry little problem).