Timeline Questions re Snape's and Trewlaney's Appointments

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 150928

 
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> Finwitch:
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> That would seem plausible. The prophecy that got her the position did 
> refer to the one who will be born - Harry - so I'd say it WAS before 
> Harry's birth.
> 
> As for Snape coming to teach the year after -- yes, after that trial, 
> I'd say, where Dumbledore vouched for him. I guess that Slughorn 
> retired after Longbottoms were tortured, thus leaving a place open 
> for Snape...
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> Finwitch
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Hickengruendler:

I don't agree. The Longbottoms were tortured after Voldemort's 
downfall. And Snape went to Hogwarts before to Voldemorts downfall. He 
told Bellatrix that Voldemort ordered him there to spy on Dumbledore. 
And Voldemort after GH couldn't have ordered him anywhere. Even if he 
was lying to the Black sisters reagarding his true loyalties (which I 
think he was) Bellatrix and/or Narcissa probably knew, when Snape 
started teaching, therefore this point was probably the truth. My best 
guess is, that Snape started teaching in September 1981, 2 months 
before the attack on Godric's Hollow. The Longbottom attack was 
sometimes later.