Why Hermoine trusts Snape

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 69405

Peg: 
> Darrin, I rather think that you're onto something with #4.  But I do 
> not think that Snape or DD told her a thing.  She's a very bright 
> young woman, and a good researcher, to boot.  She may very well have 
> pieced together enough information to know just exactly what's going 
> on with the Potions Master we love to hate.  

This is entirely possible.  All those court records may or may not be public 
documents for anyone to read. It is also possible she has found in a book 
somewhere exactly what it means when someone has greasy hair, sallow 
skin and glittering black eyes.

She did get a major assist from Snape in figuring out the Lupin thing though. 
But, since Lupin assigned a vampire essay as well...

>  But I believe he's made a choice for good over 
> evil, and that he's dedicated to the cause of destroying Voldemort.  
> Hermione knows, and though I'm sure she's never forgiven him, she's 
> decided not to pursue any issues that relate to him.  Her reasons may 
> come out later, and I'm pretty sure it's completely unrelated to any 
> of the fanfic I've read lately.

Hermione also respects teachers who can teach her stuff. Trelawney and 
Umbridge are the ones she's backtalked, but only because, in her eyes, they 
are useless. (And she's not far wrong.)  Only her personal friendship with 
Hagrid keeps her from being more vocal about him. (And no matter what my 
friend Jenny says, Hagrid IS improving.)

So, she could entirely be willing to put up with Snape because, damn it, he 
knows stuff she wants to learn. But, the second he stops being useful to her, 
he should watch his back. 

I don't want to discuss fanfic. I had to take six showers just to get it out of my 
head this morning. 

> Peg--Who, if she's wrong, would like to be there with Darrin when V 
> scoops out Snape's heart with a melon baller.

You bring the  lawn chairs. I'll bring the beer.

Darrin