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

[juli17 at aol.com]

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Alla wrote:

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

I just have to note that if Dumbledore dislikes Snape, he also hides
that well, IMO ;-)

In fact, it's hard to figure out what Dumbledore feels for many 
teachers and students, beyond amused tolerance. The strongest
sense I get about Dumbledore's feelings for Snape is that he 
holds Snape to certain expectations, and gently admonishes
Snape toward improvement when Snape is not meeting those 
expectations. Dumbledore's clearly has something vested in 
Snape's redemption, and I suspect some of that is emotional 
investment--i.e. he's fond of the greasy git, or at least, of the 
inner goodness he's certain dwells somewhere deep (perhaps 
very deep!) within our ornery potion master's soul. 

Julie 


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