[HPforGrownups] DD's reason for trusting Snape (Re: TBAY: Definitely NOT a Snape Theory)

[Magpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 145289

> Scam:
>
> Just butting in here .... but am I reading this wrong or is it
> just that we all have assumed up to this point that the reason
> DD has given HP for trusting SS is untrue???

Magpie:

Dumbledore has refused to give Harry his reason for trusting Snape. He told 
him that Snape had remorse for giving Voldemort the prophecy when he found 
out how LV had interpreted it and Harry leapt to the conclusion that DD 
trusts Snape on the strength of Snape seeming to feel really bad about 
giving LV the prophecy, but DD never gave him the reason.  Snape himself 
offers this same reason to Bellatrix (he says he spun DD a tale of remorse 
and DD fell for it) but we actually don't know what really happened to make 
DD feel like he can trust Snape absolutely.

Harry also asks DD this question in GoF and Dumbledore says his reasons for 
trusting Snape are between himself and Snape.  He's never lied about it, but 
he's also never revealed it to anyone as far as we know.

-m