Why does Snape wants DADA job if it cursed? LONG

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 148818

Sydney
> -- -- The real reason Snape wants the DADA job:  Comes with parking space.
> 
> Argh.  You know what?  I don't really like any of these!  Any other
> suggestions?


Pippin:
Maybe it's not the perks that come with the job but the secondary responsibility.

PS/SS:
Along with the four Heads of Houses, the DADA teacher contributes an
obstacle to the set of protections around the Stone.


CoS:
"You're the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher!" said Harry. "You can't
go now! Not with all the Dark stuff going on here!"

PoA:
"This parchment is plainly full of Dark Magic. This is supposed to be your
area of expertise, Lupin. Where do you imagine Potter got such a thing?"

GoF:
Moody joins the conference discussing Harry's unexpected entry into
the contest, though apparently Dumbledore did not invite him. (He
enters after the others.)

HBP:
"He must have known a spell we didn't," whispered McGonagall. "Afer all,
he was the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher."

It sounds as if the DADA teacher has special responsibilities, maybe even
additional abilities conferred by the spells of protection on Hogwarts, to
protect the school from Dark Wizards. It could be that Snape wanted 
those powers, or wanted to show he could be trusted with them.

It *is* common knowledge that there's a curse, by the way.

"People aren't too keen to take it on, see. They're starting to think it's
jinxed. No one's lasted long fer a while now" -- Hagrid, ch 7, CoS.


Pippin