What would convince Harry/canned memories

[Schumar1999]

No: HPFGUIDX 134475

Amanda wrote <snip> : I had two questions. Why didn't Dumbledore just *tell* Harry why 
he could trust Snape? And how, now, can Harry possibly learn, and *believe in,* thereason 
Dumbledore trusted Snape?

Schumar's thoughts: Perhaps Dumbledore had made a solemn vow to protect Snape and 
keep this secret not necessarily in the way of an Unbreakable Vow but more of the kind of 
oath all members of the Order have to take. I also think that the oath that Order members 
have to take would also be sufficient of Dumbledore to trust Snape
 does anyone 
remember where Dumbledore reminds Harry of this oath? I also wonder if Harry KNEW why 
Dumbledore trusted Snape, somehow Voldemort might be able to get this information by 
Legilimency. If no one knows for sure why Dumbledore trusts Snape, then Snape is safe 
from being found out to really be on the side of the Order by Voldemort. Another 
thought
 perhaps Hagrid is a Secret Keeper to this oath... something tells me that he 
might know more than the other Order members do, but then again he may be the most 
loyal to Dumbledore's word.  The theory that this memory may have been siphoned like 
the ones that go into the pensieves is also a brilliant theory. I think it was also very telling 
that even McGonagall, who of course was deputy Headmistress, did not even know the 
reason why Snape was trusted by Dumbledore. If Dumbledore had died in a way where 
Snape wasn't involved, would McGonagall have kept him on staff just because Dumbledore 
trusted him without knowing why?

I must say, I am now half expecting Harry to find a Pensieve in Godric's Hollow
 or at 
least some jarred (stored, not necessarily vibrating) memories that he would have to take 
to a pensieve that will show EXACTLY what happened when Voldemort killed the Potters, 
and exactly why Severus Snape CAN be trusted. I'm expecting these reasons to also show 
how Snape is helping Harry as well as doing other good that Dumbledore ultimately 
wanted, such as Saving Draco and protecting a remorseful and grateful Narcissa. 

I think that it is also very important in regards to Snape another theme I see come up 
often
 there is more than just Good and Evil
 Good people can do very bad things, and 
Evil people can have some good in them. Like Kathy writes: <snip> They (Harry and Snape) 
will always hate each other, but I am sure they will have to work together.

Anyone else?

Marianne S.