Dumbleodre and Snape

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No: HPFGUIDX 1222

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "snuffles " <msmacgoo at h...> wrote:

> 
> I'm not trying to defend Snape, but I am interested to consider why 
> Dumbeldore does not interviene. I don't want to beleive either that 
> he is bad or loosing it due to age and infermity. (when someone 
> suggested that Dumbeldore might go over to Voldy's side I just 
> wanted  to cry - NNNNOOOOO!) I want him to be really good. but it
is 
> hard to reconcile this need with his behaviour towards Snape.
> 
> SO - what do you think?
	As a sometimes pointy-haired boss, I'll try to answer that one. 
The world is full of people who are extraordinarily good at some
aspect of their jobs but have difficult personalities...every 
organization I've ever been involved with had someone like that in
it. 
Dumble can't intervene too often without undermining Snape, in which 
case Snape would quit. Happy day for Harry, but...
	
  Learning to deal with people like Snape is essential if you're
going to be a leader as Harry seems destined to be. Harry is learning 
that while he can't control Snape's behaviour he can control his 
reaction to it. He doesn't have to let Snape, or Vernon, or Malfoy
push 
his buttons.