Another Theory was:Snape and Harry (Re:Snape Theory right here...)

[Arya]

No: HPFGUIDX 84840


> Iris:
> 
> > I always found this scene very enigmatic. Why did Harry change 
into 
> > Snape in Dumbledore's thoughts? Why does JKR associate their 
images 
> > with gold?
> > Should we understand that both Snape and Harry are precious to 
> > Dumbledore; that Dumbledore loves Snape just the same way he 
loves 
> > Harry? Maybe he sees them as his spiritual sons.
> > Or should we consider that there's a strong tie between Snape and 
> > Harry? Another time, the Pensieve shows the similitude. In OotP, 
it 
> > appears that 15 years- old Snape was physically very similar to 
> > Harry (they both look pinched and unhealthy; they both look 
sloppy; 
> > they both are given rough times). Does Snape hate Harry because 
he 
> > can recognize himself in the boy? 
> > And finally, we mustn't forget that they both have a strong tie 
> with 
> > Voldemort, they both wear a physical mark he gave them. 
Voldemort, 
> > formerly known as Tom Riddle. Another strange boy, with strange 
> > ideas and a hard childhood. Dumbledore took interest in that boy 
> too when he was still at 
Hogwarts.                                                            
> > Dumbledore, Riddle/Voldemort, Snape, and then Harry. Do they 
> compose 
> > a lineage? Not being "a Snape's expert",I'd like to know if this 
> has 
> > been debated yet, and would be happy to read your comments.
> 
> Annalisa:
> 
> I actually have a theory percolating in my brain that's rather like 
> this ... I was thinking of of posting it to TBAY (I even (almost) 
> have an acronym for it!) but I've never posted to TBAY before so I 
> was hesitant to do so. So I'll outline it here.
> 
> Similar to what you've said, I detect a very close relationship 
> between Dumbledore and Snape, almost father/son-like; even when 
> Dumbledore rebuffs Snape, or teases him - for one thing, Snape puts 
> up with it, which is very unlike him, and for another, despite the 
> fact that Dumbledore disagrees with Snape so many times, he still 
> seems to be very fond of him.
> 
> Basically it's my theory that Snape and Dumbledore share a 
> connection, as in a familial connection. That does not necessarily 
> mean there is a blood link between the two of them -- though I 
don't 
> rule that out -- but that Dumbledore knew Snape before he went to 
> Hogwarts, when he was a little child, and might have been a friend 
of 
> his family's. Specifically I think his mother's side of the family 
> (because I for one DO believe that the memory Harry saw in the 
> Pensieve was of Snape's parents, and not of Snape and his wife, for 
> reasons I won't go into here, but will if anyone wants me to). 
> 
> I don't know if I have a can(n)on for this theory, but I think it's 
> very likely. At the very least it's as likely as Mrs. Norris 
turning 
> out to be the mysterious Florence ;)
> 
> Does anyone agree with me? Do you think this could survive in 
Theory 
> Bay?
> 
>

I've kind of been fostering the theory that since Dumbledore is an 
Occlumens and Snape is an Occlumens and someone had to teach Snape 
how to do this....(hmm, someone say perhaps who may want to help 
Snape be capable of lying in Volde's presence in order to spy?)...and 
I think it was D-dore who taught Snape.  Now, we can see from Harry-
Snape Occlumendcy lessons that if one is open to see, then an awful 
lot of insight can be gained about a person while teaching them this 
art.  I tend now to think that D-dore's affection and trust of Snape 
is directly related to the likelyhood that Dumbledore once soent 
hours pointing his wand at Snape and crying, "Legilimens!", making 
Snape gasp upon the floor as he shared his own agonizing childhood 
and past life.  


Arya