Snape's textbook and the purpose of Slughorn being Potions professor

[dumbledore11214]

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> HunterGreen:
> Well, the simple reason that Slughorn didn't teach DADA, is that 
he's a 
> potions teacher. 
<SNIP>
> The other things that Slughorn did (the slug club, telling Harry 
about 
> Lily) could have been done if he was the DADA professor. (Though, I 
do 
> find it interesting that *two* heads of Slytherin house have been 
> potions professors, not DADA, which would seem the natural choice, 
hmm 
> perhaps its just that Snape began teaching the year that Slughorn 
> retired?)
>  Plus, wasn't it fun to see someone else teaching potions? 


Alla:

It sure was, Huntergreen. I have mixed feelings about Slughorn, 
actually. I mean, he is undoubtedly a good guy, but for some reasons 
Slug club gave me creeps. I still feel that JKR is not very fond of 
some type of ambition, I am not sure.

But I will forgive Slughorn for many things because of this one 
line. :-)

"Ten points to Gryffindor for sheer cheek" I felt it was a very nice 
play on Snape's remarks to Harry :-)

Besides, appearance of Slughorn, IMO is one more point in favor of 
Snape actually being on Voldie's side.

Because he sort of takes Snape's place.


JMO,
Alla.