Our Man Snape and Dumbledore

[Vicki Merriman]

No: HPFGUIDX 1192

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Joywitch " <joym999 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Susan McGee" <Schlobin at a...> 
wrote:
> > NEVER INSULT ALBUS DUMBLEDORE IN FRONT OF ME
> > 
> > Look at the characters who love and revere Dumbledore: James and 
> Lily 
> > Potter, Remus Lupin, Rubeus Hagrid, Sirius Black, Arabella Figg 
> (she 
> > couldn't be the same one as the Dursleys used to leave Harry with 
> > could she?), Minevera McGonagall, Arthur and Molly Weasley....etc.
> > This is significant. These are people who have known him 
throughout 
> > the last battles against Voldemort when no one was safe in their 
> > homes. (I just love the scene when the older Weasley brother 
> > immediately says "I'll go to Dad".....)
> > 
> > Therefore, Albus Dumbledore is good. 
> 
> I am with Susan on this one.  If Neil, Scott and anyone else 
continue 
> to say that Dumbledore is evil I will turn them into pigs with a 
wave 
> of my pink umbrella.
> 
> Seriously though, the thought of Dumbledore being a bad guy is just 
> too disturbing to contemplate.  I realize that I am the one that 
> suggested that perhaps evil would triumph in the end (i.e. Book 7) 
> but NOT THAT WAY!!!!!!
> 
> It is odd, though, how Snape gets away with being so incredibly 
> unfair.  How could it be possible that Dumbledore doesnt notice, or 
> care?  I could see that maybe he thinks being treated unfairly will 
> toughen them (Harry & co.) up, but what about Neville?  The way 
Snape 
> treats Neville is just cruel.  It really is hard to understand why 
> Dumbledore never intervenes.  But I REFUSE to believe that it is 
> because he is a bad guy.
> 
> -- Joywitch