"I trust him".

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Now, Dumbledore's trust..

When McGonagall doubts Hagrid (his ability to cope)

Dumbledore says: "I'd trust Hagrid with my life."

When Harry questions Snape, DD says simply: "I trust him".

Harry reckons that 'you could usually count on (a.ka trust) Dudley to 
know the days of week, because of television'.

Harry also trusts Sirius like he trusts no one else.

What bothers me here, is: just *how far* is Dumbledore's trust in 
Snape go? Is it just trusting Snape to come up with a potion, or 
trusting him with his life, or, most likely, something in between?

When it comes to Potions, that's where Snape can be trusted Snape CAN 
recognise a potion by smelling it. Not when he goes around accusing 
people. Not to DADA.

Occlumency-lessons. Was there a goal to make Snape&Harry to 'walk in 
each other's shoes' as the saying goes, in order to create an 
understanding between them? At least, Dumbledore's regret about not 
realising that 'wound' being too deep seems to mean that, putting 
Snape to teach Harry Occlumency was an attempt to help Snape to put 
aside his old grudge over a dead man, help him heal and for the two 
to repair their relationship... Didn't work.

Finwitch