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

[justcarol67]

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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.  

Lauri wrote:
> 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.)
 

Snape has continually proven himself worthy of trust. Not once has he
been the villain of the book, no matter how little Harry trusts him.
He tried to thwart Quirrell's hex and he sent the Order of the Phoenix
to save Harry from the Death Eaters in the DoM, to name only two
examples. And he distrusted all those DADA teachers when Dumbledore
didn't, with good reason in most cases. Dumbledore, who has worked
with Snape for fourteen years and knows him well, has some reason
(other than what we've seen) for trusting Snape, which he is
withholding from Harry and JKR is withholding from us. (Voldemort,
OTOH, distrusts Snape and intends to kill him.) Dumbledore is
certainly not perfect, but I'm certain that he's right in this.

Carol