[HPforGrownups] Re: Favorite Snape Scenes - He's such a lovely professor, no really.

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 122786

> Renee:
> Snape apparently doesn't trust DD's judgement concerning others, 
> though it's DD's judgement of him that kept him out of trouble
> after 
> the first Voldemort war. He's only too eager to think the worst of 
> others, even though DD apparently never thought the worst of him.  


I don't think it's quite like that.  It's not Dumbledore that Snape
disrespects or doesn't trust.  It's more like he feels that
Dumbledore's trusting nature is open to abuse by unworthy people. 
His anger at Lupin throughout the year in POA (when he thinks Lupin
is helping Black get into the castle) is almost a rage on
Dumbledore's behalf: how dare you betray this man who gave you a
chance when no one else would?  

I really do think that Snape's regard for Dumbledore is quite solid
and close to worshipful, and if Dumbledore was a less good man he
might encourage that as a way to keep Snape tied to him.  

Magda


		
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