Re: The DADA position jinxing




"Christopher M." <nospamcm_anon76@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I wonder why Voldepants didn't just jinx all of the teaching positions at
> Hogtown University. But then I guess Snape wouldn't have been able to stay
> long as Potions master, and Voldepant's spy.

He had no purpose in jinxing them all. He jinxed the one he wanted in spite
to Dumbledore. That's it. No part of the world domination plan here.

> It must have been something that the Pantsmeister did out of
> spite--without
> much
> forethought. Or maybe he was afraid that if a DADA teacher stayed for more
> than one year he or she might discover something that the Pantsmeister was
> trying to hide.

Spite.

Dumbledore

> Maybe that's the reason why Snape sought the DADA position. Maybe the
> Pantsmeister wanted Snape to regain the DADA position so he could do what
> the previous, one year, teachers could not--recover one of the horcruxes.
> Maybe that's the real reason why Dumbledore wouldn't let Snape have the
> DADA
> position, until recently.
>
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

For that, Severus would have to know about the horcruxes. Dumbledore made no
indication of telling him and we can be relatively sure Voldemort didn't
trust him with the knowledge. So despite being instrumental in aiding
Dumbledore, Severus remains in the dark, so to speak.

I suspect Dumbledore didn't want to give the position to Severus to keep him
out of bad habits, but later also because he realized he'd be jinxing
Severus if he did so.

Ard Rhi


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