[HPforGrownups] Re: How much of the Prophecy Snape heard WAS: Dumbledore Does Lie

[Janette]

No: HPFGUIDX 159034

 Potioncat:
> If Trelawney's comments in OoP are accurate, she was hired in October.
> So we're talking about 4--6 weeks into term. (I've forgotten now, why I
> think it's the first part of October.) If she is applying for a new
> opening, then perhaps something had recently happened to the previous
> teacher. <snip>
>
> It's remotely possible that the DADA position had not been filled at
> all. The war with LV had started and perhaps people were too fearful to
> apply; or really good DADA types were occupied with fighting LV. It's
> possible that both teachers had been killed in the fight with LV.
>
> I think LV wanted Snape at Hogwarts and had him apply every year until
> he got in. It would explain how Snape was able to slip out of some DE
> work. He had to keep his reputation clean.


montims:
I've missed something.  Why was Snape there at all?  OK, he was following DD
around, and spying for LV.  OK, he was told by LV to get a job at Hogwarts,
and maybe this didn't displease him.  But why, actually, was he listening
(or trying to listen) to DD interviewing Sybill?