The best reason for Dumbledore to trust Snape (Lily?)

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 138025

Betsy:
> I think having Snape's heart and soul (as it were) so entirely on 
> display would have gone a long way towards convincing Dumbledore of 
> Snape's total change of heart.  And the incredibly personal reason 
> for that change would also explain why Dumbledore kept that reason 
> such a secret.


SSSusan:
When I first started nosing around HPfGU, before the release of OoP, 
I admit to reading about LOLLIPOPS [32909] and thinking, "Whoa! That 
would explain a lot!"  And then sort of discarding it for it's Tewww 
Ewww to be Trewww factor [34857, 34862] and its being, well, maybe a 
little hokey.

YET.  With HBP, I felt we got, if not canon *support* for LOLLIPOPS, 
certainly some intriguing possibilities for backup and no refutation 
(I don't think).

So... yes, Betsy, it would also explain, methinks, DD's reluctance to 
share the reason for his trust with Harry.  I re-read the scene last 
night where Harry challenged DD to tell him why he trusts Snape, and 
DD seemed to be contemplating actually answering Harry... and then 
elected not to.  I think, as long as Harry hates Snape so and as 
along as DD held out hope for Snape & Harry to manage to 
work "together," there was no way he felt he could drop that 
bombshell.  It would reveal too much about Severus and it would 
appall Harry.

Siriusly Snapey Susan, 
who suggests people **really** ought to go read 34857, as you just 
might be shocked how many of the SAME issues regarding Snape (when 
did he turn from Voldy, is he good or bad or something else entirely) 
were being discussed back then in Feb. '02.