DD's respect for Snape (Was: Unreliable narrator - The Snape Timeline

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> 
> Carol responds:
> It seems to me that Dumbledore treats Snape with something like
> fatherly affection, for example pulling a cracker with him at
> Christmas (which unfortunately turned out to contain a vulture 
hat).

snip.

> Even when he reprimands Snape, he's usually firm but gentle.
> I see no disrespect for Snape by Dumbledore in this passage or
> anywhere in the books. 

snip.

He is treating
> Severus Snape exactly as he is treating Sirius Black, and he is
> viewing both of them as needed members of his team.
> 
> I could cite other examples of his fatherly attitude toward Snape;
> they're everywhere. 


Alla:

Sorry, Carol, but that was not the argument of the initial post and 
not mine.
I was not challenging the fact that Dumbledore trusts Snape, but to  
trust the person and to LIKE the person is not the same thing.

Dumbledore's trust in Snape is indeed everywhere. He respects him as 
loyal member of the Light forces.

I don't remember any.examples of Dumbledore's "fatherly affection" 
toward Snape I consider it to bemostly fandom creation.


I see that Dumbledore definitely respects Snape (whether this trust 
and respect is misplaced is remains to be seen, but I will concede 
that most likely Snape is loyal to Dumbledore and light). I don't 
see anywhere that Dumbledore LIKES Snape or LOVES him. I would say 
that he tolerates him at most out of necessity, but that is of 
course just my speculation.


What do you make out of the ending of PoA , for example when 
Dumbledore rather harshly stops Snape hysterics?

""You don't know Potter!" shrieked Snape. "he did it, I know he did 
it-"
"That will do, Severus," said Dumbledore quietly. "Think about what 
you are saying. This door had been locked since I left the ward ten 
minutes ago. Madam Pomfrey, have these students left their beds?"
"Of course not!" said Madam Pomfrey, bristling. "I would have heard 
them!"
"Well, there you have it, Severus," said Dumbledore calmly.
"Unless you are suggesting that Harry and Hermione are able to be in 
two places in once, I am afraid I don't see any point in troubling 
them further" - PoA, p.420, paperback.


To me, it looked like rather cruel mockery by Dumbledore, because I 
think that all teachers know about time-turners, not just 
McGonagall, so Dumbledore practically tells him what happened and 
tells him to shut up.


Now, of course you can argue that Snape could've not know and 
Dumbledore told him later about time-turner.


In any event, the most what I saw from Dumbledore in that scene is 
pity towards the man "who is not unbalanced, just suffered a severe 
dissapointment"

Now, I am not saying that Dumbledore can feel the affection towards 
Snape, but if he does, he hides it well, IMO.