Facilis descensus Averni---Snape's little problems

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No: HPFGUIDX 140454

> > <snip> suddenly all the fighting for Snape's soul, fighting to 
keep
> > him clean from Dark Arts is deemed irellevant, IMO.
> 
> Christina:> 
> I've never bought into this logic, and I still don't.  Having
> Dumbledore's hesitancy to put Snape in the DADA position be about
> tempting him to the Dark Arts makes absolutely no sense to me. 
> Dumbledore may keep Snape from the Dark Arts job, but he puts him 
in a
> *much more tempting* position when he sends him back to be a spy on
> the Death Eaters at the end of GOF - ...
> 
> I think that Dumbledore kept the DADA job from Snape mainly 
because he
> knew about the DADA curse and couldn't risk losing Snape. ... > 
it.  Everyone knows that DADA teachers don't last- the position isn't
> highly coveted.  ...
>  Also, with LV on the prowl, it was absolutely essential for the 
> children to get a solid education in DADA (a subject in which 
> they are a bit behind).  This doesn't even touch on 
> Dumbledore's need for Slughorn's memory.
> > > Christina

AUSSIE/NORBERTSMUMMY
The need for Slughorn's memory, yes. But also, like Trelawney, DD 
wanted to invite Slughorn under his protective wing since Slughorn 
had been on the run from DE for more than a year.

If Snape did not vacate the Potions position, Slughorn would have 
been hard pressed to teach a different topic than the one he tought 
and retired under.

To quote a Wild Western, "There ain't enough room in this here 
school for 2 potions teachers. Showdown at high noon."

There is also the factor that DD trusted Snape "conditionally" and 
not completely trusted him enough to unleash him on students in the 
DADA role.

aussie