Snape is an honest nasty DISLOYAL person (who will betray Dumbledore)

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No: HPFGUIDX 39296

Hmmmmm....

Cindy writes:
> But I don't see why people are so darn confident that Snape won't 
> turn against Dumbledore.  I mean, isn't it pretty much a given that 
> *someone* will betray Dumbledore?  Dumbledore certainly has to get 
> out of the way so that Harry can save the wizarding world, right?  
> 
> That means that *someone* has to betray Dumbledore, and that 
someone must have Dumbledore's trust (so that they can get the drop 
on him) and must be capable of killing him.  I don't see Dumbledore 
losing a duel with Voldemort or being ambushed.  Dumbledore is too 
smart and powerful for that.  The only person who can bring down 
Dumbledore is someone who has his trust and uses that trust to stab 
him in the back.
> 
> So who does Dumbledore trust enough to let his guard down?  It's a 
> fairly short list, I think:
> 
> 1.  Snape.  Boy, that would be a shocker!  The ultimate betrayal!  
> Someone to whom Dumbledore gave a second chance, someone "cunning" 
> enough to be in Slytherin, someone who knows a lot of dark curses, 
> someone who knows how DEs operate.  I think Snape is the best bet 
> for a betrayal.  And a Big one, too!
> 

My response:

I agree with you *but* I think this will be a planned event and not a 
true betrayal.  If Dumbledore believes that there is a prophecy which 
foretells that Godric G's heir will bring down Salazar's heir, then 
he might be willing to sacrifice himself in order to bring down 
Voldemort.  If he knows that it is of paramount importance to have 
Snape back in Voldemort's inner circle, I believe that he would be 
more than willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good.  He'd 
just be heading off for the next adventure, wouldn't he?

We know that Dumbledore trusts Snape.  We do not know *why* he trust 
Snape, but he does.  Explicitly.

Wouldn't it be a great plot twist for Snape to "turn on" Dumbledore 
in order to get into the inner sanctum...and perhaps Harry comes to 
know this happen, but Dumbledore's last words are to "trust Snape."

OOohhhhh....

Heidi R.