Re DADA Prof (was Multiple post)

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 141097

 
> Mira:
> If by 'brings out' you understand 'brings to light',
> or rather 'I will have to write about it' then yes,
> but otherwise the DADA job did not bring out the worst
> in those who held it, only brought that worst to our
> eyes.  Lockhart was a criminal infatuated with himself
> before he came to Hogwarts, Umbridge was horrible when
> she worked for the Ministry too (as Remus could tell
> us). The DADA job did not have to change Snape's
> personality only because it was cursed.
> 

Potioncat:
Here is Carol's famous post that started it all.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/137961

To give you my take on it: The DADA curse uses the teacher's own 
weakness(?), fault(?) to cause a downfall of sorts which causes the 
teacher to leave Hogwarts...some in worse condition than others.