Dragons, Produced and Tickled, and Other Pleasantries

[pippin_999]

> > Sigune pipes up:
> > 
> > I'm not sure I have that much to add to this, but I did want to say 
> > that I wholeheartedly agree. I think it would be hard to explain 
> > why Snape remained at Hogwarts once Voldemort was out of the 
> > picture, if he had only turned to Dumbledore to save his butt. The 
> > Order members certainly got on with their lives, and did not need 
> > to reside at Hogwarts in order to be stand-by.

Nora: 
> See, I actually think it's become a little easier post-HBP.  When we 
> had visions of Snape the pureblood living at Snape Manor, keeping the 
> teaching job doesn't make much sense.  But Snape's probably not well-
> off (guessing by the house), he probably doesn't have powerful family 
> connections to fall back on (although the number of Prince!Sues out 
> there has been what you'd expect, in the scary wide world of fic), 
> and although we don't have too much information about the status or 
> pay of Hogwarts teachers, I'd say it's not a stretch to call it a 
> pretty good job.
> 
> So Snape is in a position where he can still see what things are 
> going on, and it's a reasonably comfortable position.  Sure, he has 
> to behave in some ways, but as Pippin pointed out, he's also free to 
> indulge his cruelty when the rules will let him.  And Dumbledore puts 
> up with his foibles where other people might not.

Pippin:
Nice try. But Snape was nicely connected to Lucius,   and the ministry 
has plenty of room for sadists like dear old Dolores on the staff.

Are you saying Lucius couldn't have gotten his old pal Snapey a
ministry job? And what about Slughorn? It's not clear whether 
Snape was in the Slug club, but he was at Sluggy's Christmas
party, so I'd guess yes, in which case Snape could get a job
anywhere within the reach of Sluggy's web.

Then there's Karkaroff...I don't think Snape would have had
trouble finding employment elsewhere.


> -Nora would still love to see Snape try to run something like a 
> graduate seminar, where students can draw blood just as well
>

Pippin:
We saw Snape dealing with Lockhart in the staff room. He can
play with the big boys just fine.

Pippin