[HPforGrownups] Snape and DADA from DD's perspective (Was: The DADA job - Not Snape's cup of tea

[Kathryn Jones]

No: HPFGUIDX 141928

justcarol67 wrote:


> 
> In HBP, more is at stake than Dumbledore's need for Slughorn's memory,
> which is only one factor among many in his decision to give Snape the
> DADA post. Circumstances have changed. The war is on. Another Potions
> master, whom DD happens to want at Hogwarts for other reasons, is
> available to replace Snape if DD moves him to the DADA position.
> Conveniently, this teacher is also a Slytherin, who can take Snape's
> place as HoH when he inevitably loses his position at the end of the
> year as the result of the DADA curse. DD has no need for two Potions
> masters, but, as ever, he has a DADA vacancy, and, as in OoP, no one
> has (apparently) applied for the cursed DADA position--unless Snape
> himself has done so, and I believe he has. It's Snape or no one
> (unless the MoM supplies another candidate, not a desirable option).
> In these dangerous times, Dumbledore can't afford *not* to use Snape's
> skills (discussed later in this post), even though he knows that Snape
> won't be back the following year. Perhaps he suspects that he himself
> won't be back. But curse or no curse, he  can't put off hiring Snape
> to teach DADA any longer. He has no other choice. Whether he likes it
> or not, it's time.

  KJ writes
    While I agree with the majorit of the posts on this subject, I just 
want to add that I think it is all simpler than that. Why, if Voldemort 
jinxed the DADA job, would he still leave it in effect after his 
rebirth. If he ordered Snape to apply for that job, it would explain why 
Snape did apply for it each year. He was unable to explain to Voldemort 
that Dumbledore would not give him the job because it was jinxed. 
Dumbledore would expect Snape to apply every year as per his 
instructions, but it would not be given to him for all of the reasons 
expressed above. Once Dumbledore was injured and weakening, he had to 
set everything in place to insert Snape as close to Voldemort as 
possible. He pulled in Slughorn, gave Snape DADA, knowing that it was 
the last year for both of them. I think Snape was surprised by the UV 
but could also see a way out of it by allowing it to kill him. 
Dumbledore was quite willing to make use of it to increase Voldemort's 
trust in Snape. I can see Voldemort expecting Snape to perform the deed 
if Draco did not, which means that it was also the last year that he 
intended to leave Snape at Hogwarts.
KJ