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.

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[neotoma.livejournal.com]

There's the Umbridge discussion that everyone has mentioned -- and while Snape can dice the truth fine as frog's hair, he's never actually lied by comission as far I can tell. He's actually disturbingly truthful, if highly biased.

So he has applied for the the DADA position repeatedly, and been denied. I do believe that JKR said that Dumbledore denied Snape the position with the idea of 'let's see how you do in Potions', too, which might have given Snape the idea that he could eventually get the job... which he'd be a diaster at frankly, because his students would be hiding behind their desks, even though he probably does know as much DADA as Lupin.

[prillalar]

Frankly, I wonder why Snape is at Hogwarts at all. He seems to loathe children. Well, people in general. Dumbledore, I suppose. And I wonder why he wants this particular position so much to keep applying. My god, to see Lockhart doing that job instead of him! At least Snape knows the material, even if he's not the best teacher.

and while Snape can dice the truth fine as frog's hair

I love this phrase. :)