"Snape's Job"

[justcarol67]

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owlery2003 commented:
It's a tribute to the depth JKR built into Snape's mysterious 
character. I think it's easy to see how Severus gets away with it. 
Nobody "trusts" him (except DD, of course!), and everybody suspects 
him. He's not likeable (to other characters in the books!!). 
 
Ravenclaw Bookworm:
I disagree. Other than Sirius, whose animosity goes back years, most 
adults seem to accept Snape.  
 
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It's the trio that don't trust Snape. That doesn't mean other *like* 
him, but they trust him and are *interested* in what he has to say 
in his top secret report. <snip>

Carol:
One more example to back up Ravenclaw Bookworm: The other teachers
follow Snape's lead when he suggests that Lockhart is "just the man"
to rescue Ginny from the monster in the Chamber of Secrets (294 Am.
ed.). First Sprout, then Flitwick, and then McGonagall follow Snape's
lead, pressuring Lockhart to act on the boasts he's made. And when
Lockhart leaves, thanks to Snape and his supporters, McGonagall says
with great satisfaction, "Right. That's got *him* out from under our
feet" (294-95). So the other teachers, especially the four heads of
Houses, are a team, and in this instance their leader was Snape.

And BTW, in GoF, at least, Hermione repeatedly reminds Ron that
Dumbledore trusts Snape. I can't remember whether she does the same
thing in OoP. But rather than saying that it's the Trio who doesn't
trust Snape, I'd say it's Ron and Harry. Otherwise I agree completely
with RB's post.

Carol