McGonagall and Lupin's reaction to Harry's story (Was: It's over, Snape is evil

[Marilyn Peake]

No: HPFGUIDX 138503

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" 
<justcarol67 at y...> wrote:
>
> I also noticed the very swift turning against Snape--suspiciously 
fast, in fact, almost as if it were planned and they were in on some 
secret that they were keeping from Harry
> 
> What exactly is going on here? Why would they turn so quickly 
against a fellow Order member whom Dumbledore trusted so implicitly?

Marilyn responds:
I think there are two main reasons, in real life, why a person might 
distrust someone like Snape: He belonged to the Death Eaters at one 
time, and he abuses students who he dislikes for personal reasons.  
I'm guessing that some of the Hogwarts staff have accepted, but 
wondered about, Snape for quite a long time.

Best Wishes,
Marilyn

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