[HPforGrownups] Re: Still wondering why Snape trusts DD! (was: James the Berk?)

[Dolies]

No: HPFGUIDX 106480

--- aggiepaddy <aggie at raggie.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
<ggie:

I can go along with you to a certain extent but. . . ;o)

What SSSusan and Kneasy are querying is why Snape didn't turn the 
Marauders in and why, after DD didn't severely punish those 
responsible (that we know of), does Snape still ultimately side with 
DD.

It is assumed that Snape becme a DE and then rejoined DD just before 
Lv's defeat.  This is several years after The Prank.  Why did Snape 
rejoin? Who knows! But for DD to *believe his story*, to trust him, 
there has to be a story! Snape wouldn't have just said 'Gizza job!' 
and DD say 'OK'.  The story is the curious part! And what we're all 
after! I agree that Snape could trust DD because DD trusts Snape, but 
there has to be a reason for DD to trust Snape - doesn't there?   
It's kinda like chicken and egg I suppose!  Which came first the 
story or the trust!  (Whichever one's male!!! - Sorry elves, couldn't 
resist!)>

D here:

Well I mentioned about THE story, so of course I know about THE story. 
But isn't it the key (you know...the billion dollor answer) to Snape's
main mystery that we've been speculating on this list since the birth
of of this list?  Kneasy was asking *why Snape trust DD* (which we
rarely discuss), NOT the other way around *why DD trust Snape and what
story had Snape convinced DD* (a topic that has been speculate in every
exhausted way). SSS and Kneasy were pondering shouldn't Snape felt
betrayed by DD in his handling of the Pranks and Mauraders, why would
Snape trust DD. I was saying that, Pranks/Mauraders (or any debt,
bargain) did not play any part in Snape trusting DD. Snape's current
trust do not "weight" in a balance in relation to how DD treat
marauders in the past (Why does everything has be Marauders' related?) 
His trusting of DD could be purely base on DD's willingness to believe
*his STORY". It is the fact DD believes HIM that's why Snape trust DD
in return, regardless of how DD handled student affairs in the past,
because this is the only man that give his trust to Snape, and Snape
honor that. Hope that clear your confusion.

D.