Harry and Snape and Dumbledore

[Gina Rosich]

No: HPFGUIDX 53968


I just finished rereading GoF last night.  And I found a few things striking.
First, Harry mentions several times in the last few chapters that Dumbledore seems very powerful, yet is looking old and tired.  Second, his eyes linger on Snape at the leaving feast contemplatively.  Snape does the same, for a short bit.  But Harry's linger longer.  Finally, Hagrid ominously says that they'll all be safe so long as Dumbledore is around.
 
What seemed most apparent to me was that Dumbledore, while fully capable, may be starting to feel he is not up to spearheading another war.  Yes, he responds.  But he is 150 years old.  Someone else MUST carry the torch on.  So, I think he will feel compelled to tell Harry "everything he should have 5 years ago" in preparation for his own departure.
 
I also think Snape and Harry will regard each other much differently in the future.  A small part of me wonders if Snape is jealous of Harry's power at such a young age.  That he is able to fight off Voldemort better than most grown wizards.  Snape was not able to do that.  He joined, then left. Which is admirable in itself (I am an unabashed Snape fan).  But nonethless, that was his own ordeal and journey.  Harry now knows things about Snape many others his age don't.  And they are on the same side and went through quite an ordeal against Fudge.  Harry is suspicious of Snape, but knows Dumbledore trusts him.  He will be forced to reconcile that into his world view.  And I'm sure we will learn so much more about Snape's history and bravery, what lurks below the surface.  I can easily foresee the day these two can look each other squarely in the face as adult men working together.  And I fully believe Harry will be a formidable leader in years to come.
 
As for Snape or Dumbledore et al. being evil.  I don't buy it for 2 reasons.  One, Harry cannot live in a world where no one is what they seem and everyone is evil.  Too depressing and a bit pointless.  Second, the foe glass.  Snape, Dumbledore and McGonagall appeared very clearly in Crouch-Moody's foe glass.  If one of them was really on Voldemort's side, their face wouldn't appear.  I don't have reason (yet!) to doubt the accuracy of the foe glass.  And Snape's image in it was mentioned more than once.



Gina :-)



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