[HPforGrownups] Re: Wondering.... about Snape & McGonagall

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In a message dated 10/22/2004 7:13:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
spotthedungbeetle at hotmail.com writes:
> SSSusan:
> You're right, we don't hear her call him fair.  OTOH, we don't 
> hear her saying he's *not* fair, either, rolling her eyes 
> about "yet another Snape story" from the students, or etc.  She 
> *does* let her true feelings show--even in front of a classroom of 
> students--concerning Divination & Trelawney, so I'd rather expect 
> her to let *something* show, too, regarding Snape if, indeed, 
> she thought he wasn't fair.  
When reading this a thought popped into my head.  MM does show her feelings 
about Trelawney and divination, but maybe that has something to do with the 
fact that Sybil's not in the Order.  Perhaps DD and MM give Snape a little more 
leeway because they know he's loyal and what his job is in the scheme of things 
concerning Voldemort.  I do however think that DD and MM think that he's 
unfair to Harry because of the statement DD makes to Harry regarding Occlumency...
           
"I trust Severus Snape," said Dumbledore simply.  "But I forgot another 
oldmand's mistake---that some wounds run too deep for the healing I thought 
Professor Snape could over ocme his feelings about your father---I was wrong."  pg 
833  Chapter 37  Order of the Phoenix US hardback

IMO this shows that Dumbledore does know how Snape treats Harry.  Does anyone 
else have any other ideas of what this could mean?  Of course this is 
refering to Occulmency, but it also shows to me that DD knows this to be an on going 
problem.  

Chancie


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