Why it was less risky to use Snape was Re: Who is the adult

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Pippin:
> The same was true of Dumbledore. When Harry looked 
> Dumbledore in the eye he felt a surge of love and hope so strong 
> it caught Voldemort's attention, and Voldemort knew those 
> couldn't be his own feelings. But  Harry doesn't have warm, fuzzy 
> feelings about Snape, so Voldemort can't distinguish Harry's 
> feelings  from his own miasma of hatred and resentment. 
> 

Potioncat:
Great idea!  And all the more reason for Snape to keep bad feelings 
alive.