[HPforGrownups] Snape and Dumbledores trust

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No: HPFGUIDX 54709

Lee wrote:
It is well documented that Dumbledore trust Snape after his defection back to the light as such. But whilst re-reading PS/SS it occurred to me that does he actually trust Snape as much as he claims, I am sure that this would have been discussed before but the thought occurred before sleep took me last night. 

"It is common knowledge that Snape wants the defence against the dark arts job."  

This as already been debunked by several people. I will just add my 2 knuts and say that I also don't belive Snape ever wanted, does currently want, or will want the DADA job. Him wanting the DADA job is just student rumor, and we've only heard HRH and Percy say Snape wanted the job. I wouldn't take their opinion on Snape, because they have been wrong about him before. 

 "1. Does Dumbledore only trust Snape to a point, therefore has he mislead Harry to a degree??? (which I would be reluctant to agree to)"

I don't think DD would purposely mislead Harry to *any* degree. I'm sure he honestly, 100% trusts Snape. He allows him to teach at the school, and he defends him against Harry, Karkaroff/Crouch Sr., and Moody. Harry truly believes that DD trusts Snape, and he wouldn't truly believe that if DD was trying to mislead him. DD doesn't lie, and misleading is as good as a lie. Moody!Crouch (is that the name for him?) also truly believes that DD trusts Snape, as well as Sirius.  In fact, because he knows the DD trusts Snape, he was reluctant to believe that Snape had ever worked for V-Mort (Sirius is speaking):  "There's still the fact that Dumbledore trusts Snape, and I know Dumbledore trusts where a lot of other people wouldn't, but I just can't see him letting Snape teach at Hogwarts if he'd ever worked for Voldemort."

<snip bit about deal between DD and Snape> " Maybe they both thought it best, and perhaps Snape does not trust himself?"

Good point. Someone did comment while ago (like, months ago) that having Snape teach DADA would be like having an alcoholic bartend (credit to whoever said that, I didn't come up with it). Maybe Snape doesn't trust himself to not fall off the wagon. Maybe he believes that he shouldn't do Dark Arts, after all he's done in his early youth (which goes into whether or not he killed anyone).

         


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