DD's affection for Snape, was:(Re:Snape Theory right here...)

[goodnight_moon5]

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Arya wrote:
> 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.  
>


Interesting theory, Arya.  I suppose I thought Snape learnt 
occlumency the same place he learnt all the curses he knew before 
coming to Hogwarts. (According to Sirius in the cave in GOF.)

One question for you: do we have canon for DD feeling actual 
*affection* for Snape?  Have we seen him behave affectionately toward 
him? Yes, in Every Book DD tells someone, "I trust Severus Snape."  
But Dumbledore trusts people he should not trust, in every book.  
(Erm... primarily DADA teachers.)  

Considering those two facts - that DD continually says he trusts 
Snape, and that DD trusts too much - make me very suspicious of 
Snape.  (As JKR means me to be, no doubt, LOL.)

Lauri