"I thought he could overcome his feelings..."

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 129141

>>Lupinlore:
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>Now, one would expect that if DD is really as observant as he is 
supposed to be, he would have figured this out about Snape sometime 
over the last five years.  As I said before, has he been paying any 
attention at all to how Snape acts on the subject of Harry?  But 
Snape's behavior itself?  Although I once found it strange, after a 
lot of thought I don't find it that hard to explain, or believe, at 
all.<

Betsy:
But though Snape will bitch and moan (or snark and sneer), he's 
generally been a team player (assuming he's playing for the team).  
>From the first book on, he's been Dumbledore's right hand man, even 
when the job is to protect Harry.  And though he's obviously not 
thrilled with the Occlumency project Snape does (apparently) tell 
Dumbledore he'll do it.  And for several weeks, he does. 

So I think Snape quitting the lessons really did come out of left 
field for Dumbledore.  What I wonder, is if Snape told him the entire 
story.  Did Snape just say Harry was too stubborn, etc., or did he 
tell Dumbledore about the pensieve incident?  I don't think canon 
tells us anything either way.  I mean, Dumbledore doesn't give Harry 
any kind of "snooping is wrong, hmm-kay?" lecture, but honestly, 
there wasn't really any time for that sort of thing.

(And it seemed to me that the pensieve incident *was* the breaking 
point for Snape.  He'd been less than thrilled with Harry, but he was 
still doing the lessons with no sign of quitting until that time.) 

Betsy