Possible reason for giving Snape the job

[witchypooh67]

No: HPFGUIDX 135461

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Missy" <missygallant2000 at y...> 
wrote:
> Not the job at Hogwarts, but the job as DADA Professor.  
> 
> I've been thinking about this a lot, actually.  And I think one of 
the 
> reasons that he got the job is because of McGonagal.  She made a vow 
> that she would see to it that Harry was made an auror.  And I think 
> that maybe she convinced DD to give him the job, so that someone 
else 
> could do Potions, and based on Harry's OWL grade, he would be able 
to 
> continue his coursework.  And that would enable him to eventually 
> become an auror.
> 
> Missy (Who is still a E!SE Snape person)

Now Kelly:

Missy, I had thought about that as well, but I think there must be 
more to it than that.  After all, Dumbledore was Dumbledore.  He could 
have forced Snape to take Harry or even tutored him in potions.  There 
must be another reason.  My real question is why did Jo make Snape the 
DADA teacher?  What was her reason for writing the story this way?  
After all, she could have had Harry scrape an O in Potions.

Kelly, who never wanted to believe Snape was ESE!, but now can't think 
about him without feeling angry.