[the_old_crowd] Are prodigals allowed?

[susiequsie23]

Kimberly:
There are tons of things I'd like to ask about/comment on/"me too" 
over, but I rather don't feel I've earned the right, what with just 
showing up again.

PS - just one thing I have to ask, in hopes you kind souls will help 
me out!  Since we know the DADA job really was jinxed after all, and 
we know Dumbledore knew it was, do you think he never bothered to 
mention that to Snape, or do you think Snape kept going for the job 
all these years even knowing it was jinxed, and why would he do 
that?  I imagine we are to assume, since Dumbledore gave Snape the 
job at last, that at least Dumbledore, if not both of them, knew this 
was Snape's last year at Hogwarts.  What that says, as always, I 
don't know.


SSSusan:
Welcome back, Kimberly... from one who wasn't even around when you left, I'm afraid. ;-)  

As to your question, my inclination is to believe that Snape knew about the jinx on the position.  Maybe not all the particulars (did anyone know the *particulars* of the jinx?), but I think he understood that taking the position meant you'd not be in it long term.  

That said, I think he applied every year either: 
A) as part of a ruse to give the impression (for the DE kids & their parents) that he wanted the position tho mean ol' DD wouldn't let him have it;
or 
B) out of a genuine desire to teach DADA and as a way of showing DD that he was willing to do whatever was necessary, even if it meant his being jinxed or his only being able to perform the job for a year.

Siriusly Snapey Susan


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