Why does Snape wants DADA job if it cursed? LONG

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 148934

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Sydney" <sydpad at ...> wrote:
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> You know, looking at those two lines... I'm back to Suicidal!Snape (or
> Kamikaze!Snape if you prefer).  It hits every point.  It has bang.  It
> has irony.  It wouldn't be out of place in a Victorian novel.  It has
> a lot of potential energy to drive cool scenes.  It can generate
> motion from Harry.  It can connect in interesting ways to other
> Unsolved Snape Mysteries like why Dumbledore trusts him so much and
> ties into the remorse thing.  And, pace Lupinlore, it's not
> excessively heroic.  Ladies and Gentlemen-- THE WINNNEEEER!  
> 

:-), it certainly isn't excessively heroic.  Having said that, Suicidal!
Snape seems to be extraordinarily incompetent when it comes to getting 
what he wants.  He's wanted to kill himself for almost twenty years and 
STILL hasn't managed it?  Oh yes, he is determined to kill himself IN A 
PARTICULAR WAY, and only THAT WAY will do.  May I introduce my old 
friend, IrrationalObsession!Snape.  It's just that in this particular 
scenario, his irrational obsession is with dying in a specific way for 
a specific cause, as opposed to getting a specific job. Okay, I can buy 
that one. 

Makes me think, though, that Harry could have solved all of his Potions 
problems with relative ease.  Picture it:  Snape walks into a Potions 
Dungeon that a certain loyal house-elf has done up in Japanese 
Medieval.  There is a Wakazashi sitting on his desk in a black-laquered 
stand.  In front of the sword a note:

MY DEAREST SEVERUS.  TAKE THE HONORABLE WAY OUT.  LOVE, LILY.

Out of consideration for Dobby, Harry should, of course, have Kreacher 
clean up the mess.

Lupinlore, who thinks the Wizarding World could solve a lot of its 
problems by arranging junkets to Argentina.  I'm told psychiatric 
services there are excellent, plentiful, and relatively inexpensive.