Snape, Harry, Dumbledore and flaws in the books

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 106491

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> Pippin wrote previously:
> >>> I think Dumbledore would consider it self-righteous in the 
> extreme--as he says, he has no power to make other men see the 
truth.
> Meaning, as McGonagall would put it, that he does have that
> power, he's just too noble to use it. <<<
> 
> DZEYTOUN replied: 
> >> And there is the problem. I don't find that noble. I find that
> spineless and not at all admirable. <<
> 
> HunterGreen:
> How is that spineless? He's not *afraid* of changing Snape, he just 
> doesn't see that as his place. Yes, I know he's headmaster, but 
> there's no real *reason* that Snape *has* to change his methods. 
(we 
> could go in circles with this...but I don't see any reason Snape's 
> methods are inappropriate for the school and society that *he is 
in*).


Alla:

It is spineless, IF Dumbledore indeed thinks that Snape methods are 
inappropriate, even for the society he is in, but has a guilty 
conscience as to how he handled Snape in his youth and now he chooses 
to turn a blind eye to what he does to children to appease Snape 
somehow.

For the record, I don't think that Dumbledore feels guilty as to 
handling Snape and marauders, I believe that we will learn that 
everybody got exactly what he deserved after Prank night (Yes, it is 
a speculation for now)

I think the only reason Dumbledore lets Snape be in school is 
for "teaching how to deal with nasty people" bruhaha.