"Snape's Job"

[mclellyn]

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-justcarol67 at y...> wrote:
> 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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 Carol:
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 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.
 
 Gadfly McLellyn:

If Dumbledore trusts Snape then why at the end of GOF when Dumbledore 
says to Snape "you know what I must ask you to do" segment he looks 
at him with "a trace of apprehension on his face, as Snape swept 
wordlessly after Sirius" p713 US paperback Parting of the Ways 
chapter?  He may be telling the pupils he trusts Snape because he 
doesn't want to undermine his teachers authority.  But that passage 
does open some doubt that Dumbledore does trust Snape.  Dumbledore 
can be fooled....think of QuirrelMort, Evil!Moody
Gadfly McLellyn