TBAY: Definitely NOT a Snape Theory (long)

[Miles]

No: HPFGUIDX 145300

nrenka wrote:
> I find that right of Harry's to know *why* he should trust someone
> more compelling than Snape's right to keep his secrets, particularly
> because Harry is, frankly, also more important in the long run to
> actually fight Voldemort--and this knowledge may help him.

Miles:
I agree he should know in order to share Dumbledore's trust.
It's obviously important we don't know it and Harry does not.

In the story itself, I belief the problem is Harry's incompetence in
occlumency. We saw several confrontations between Harry and Voldemort. In
every single one, Voldemort could have "seen" something according Severus
Snape. Assuming, that the reason is not only convincing for Dumbledore, but
for all other people who know about it, Voldemort himself would believe it
and turn against Snape. That would be enough reason to make it a secret -
telling nobody means nobody knows, so nobody can tell Voldemort.

The other reason we don't know it is as obvious. If we, the readers, knew
about why Dumbledore trusts Snape, we probably would not discuss ESE, OFH or
DDM!Snape. We would know.

Miles