Does Snape hate Dumbledore?

[juli17 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 138276

 
Valky wrote:

"On my  first read of HBP, I'll full admit, that the hatred and
repulsion etched on  his face *instantly* reminded me of this moment in
POA. It was my first  thought.. 'he never got over it then, even after
finding out he was  wrong..' Yeah I absolutely bought it. The canon is
there. Alla and Larry  are spot on, IMO."

"I would go as far as to say we have this particular  question 'Could
he really *hate* the old man?' thrown fair in our faces all  through
the series and theres anvil sized canon in OOtP."

"DD admits  this very mistake and he is even seen apparently making it
AGAIN, all in  the same chapter. Oh yeah, its there. In Dumbledore's
speech: first he says  Sirius is too mature and wise to take Snapes
goading to heart.. and hands  up who thought he was right?...  yeah I
thought so. Alright, hands up  who just *trusted* that he knew this...
Yeah see most of us, No? We were  just left with trusting him...  But
then he turns around and says 'Oh  yes the Occlumency lessons, an old
mans mistake, I thought that Snape could  put aside his old
resentments.. But NO he didn't."

Valky looks  around at Alla and smiles, "Still trust me..?" ;D
and with that she hoists  herself back to the other side of the fence..
for now..  



Julie says:
 
My problem with the Snape hating Dumbledore theory is still 
Snape's inconsistent behavior on the Tower. If Snape hated
Dumbledore and was thrilled to be getting rid of him, then  he 
wouldn't just look at DD with "hatred and revulsion" etched
on his face, he'd put it into words. Snape has never had any 
problem outlining his perceived deficiencies of others, as we 
witness repeatedly in his interactions with Harry and Sirius,
among others. 
 
Nope, I can't quite buy Snape's brief "hatred and revulsion"
look as an indication of his feelings for DD. Much too
minimal a response for our snarky Potions/DADA master,
who also rarely misses an opportunity to call attention to 
his own perceived superiority. ESE!Snape would have been
all over that, IMO.
 
Julie 
 


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