Snape & DADA

[prillalar]

Yes, more Snape. Throughout the books, the students talk about how Snape wants the DADA job but is always denied it. I always figured that was just a rumour, spread because they don't like Snape. But is there anything that indicates it's actually true? I'm unsure now.

Comments

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Ooh! I know this one! Nowhere, canonically, does Snape confirm that he truly wants the job, but JKR did so in interviews. She said, "Snape asked for the position when he came to work for Dumbledore, but Dumbledore was concerned about him working with Dark Magic, and so said, 'Let's see how you do with Potions for now.'" (paraphrased) I actually watched this interview; it was the one with Stephen Fry in front of that huge audience right after OotP was released.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

*sees neotoma's reponse above* Oops, that'll teach me to reload the page to see comments that might have been added before I hit "New Comment."

[prillalar]

Let's all take a moment to think about Stephen Fry.

Mmm.