Two scenes for most everyone (was Re: Retribution for Snape the Teacher)

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 144047

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "leslie41" <leslie41 at y...> wrote:
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> If it is, it's an "abuse" that Dumbledore himself has never 
> obviously sought to remedy.  In fact Snape is promoted and DD takes 
> him even further into his trust.  The "fiasco" of the occlumency 
> lessons, and Snape's overall classroom demeanor, are not something 
> that trouble Dumbledore, any more than Hagrid's performance does.
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Do we know the failure of occlumency didn't trouble him?  DD seems to 
hold his cards very tightly to his chest.  We know that people have 
complained to him about Snape before, evidently repeatedly.  What were 
his thoughts and reasons?  I don't think we know.

You are right, however, that DD's tolerance of Snape needs to be 
explained a LOT better than it has been.  Tolerance of child abuse (and 
once again, Snape most definitely IS a child abuser) is certainly not 
in keeping with an "epitome of goodness."  DD's tolerance of Snape is 
indeed inexplicable and reprehensible, especially given the picture of 
him that JKR wants to project.  But, she has told us more is coming 
concerning DD's "detachment," so maybe that will rescue him from the 
moral disgrace his tolerance of Snape implies.


Lupinlore
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