Re: Harry's incuriousness about Snape's DADA position

On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:53:51 -0700, "Fish Eye no Miko"
<fisheye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

gjw wrote:

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But second, let's not forget that this is not a death curse. If it
were, everyone who had held the position would be dead.
And they are not. Lupin, for instance, lost the job, but
otherwise emerged unscathed from the position.

His status as a werewolf was made public, making jobs hard to find. So,
no, not "unscathed".

Given his shabby appearance on the Hogwarts Express when he first
arrived, I suspect that he wasn't exactly overflowing with job
opportunities when Dumbledore offered him the position. Dumbledore
kept his secret, but other employers would probably have checked his
background and never hired him to begin with. Lupin tells Harry: "The
news would have leaked out anyway." My take is that his "outing" by
Snape merely informed the Hogwarts students and their parents, making
it impossible for Lupin to continue teaching at that school - which
was probably his only real hope for a teaching position to begin with.
The shack incident also reminded him of how dangerous he could be
around children, and that seems to have convinced him not to pursue
teaching in the future.


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It seems that most of the time, those who have suffered the most
serious consequences from the job have brought the problems on
themselves through their evil actions.. Quirrel was trying to kill
Harry when he perished. Lockhart was trying to wipe out their
memories when his spell backfired.

...Umbridge's own arrogance, ignorance, and prejudice led to her
downfall...

True. I didn't mention her in the same breath as the other three
because she didn't seem to suffer any permanent damage - she's still
working for the Ministry...


And Snape is now on the run because he killed the only man who
ever tried to help him.

Indeed. That's a good point. ^_^

Catherine Johnson.

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