Snape's DE past

[totorivers]

No: HPFGUIDX 111363

  Ok, this is easy..... Dumbledore gave power to Snape. He most 
likely helped him gain book about potions, plus Snape *is* an 
authority figure at Hogwarts. Snape knows that when he is with 
Dumbledore he isn't hated or made fun of. Snape has *power* during 
the years Voldemort isn't there. Before, Snape wanted power as a DE, 
but realised it was impossible. Plus, a non fanatical DE is soon 
dead, so he had to lie. And if *helping* Dumbledore gives him power, 
then why not. It explains why Dumbledore let Snape act like he does. 
In the same way, Dumbledore does trust Snape, as Snape has what he 
wants, and knows that betraying Dumbledore would be a very bad idea. 
Dumbledore is right to trust Snape. But where do you take the idea 
that Snape helped with his spying? Through the books, Snape has been 
a liability for Dumbledore, and Dumbledore doesn't care, as it gives 
Snape a chance for redemption -a chance Snape didn't take yet.

  As for Sirius, he sees in Snape the perfect Black, the boy who 
goes into the dark arts because he wants power, and he is too weak 
to grab power in the normal way. Same thing with potion, does being a 
potion master mean anything? Snape just made an effort that few 
others did, but he has never shown true depth of character.. As I 
said, Snape is a broken man that Dumbledore pities. He is the 
perfect exemple for an uredeemable character.

"totorivers"