Snape's Final Straw

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No: HPFGUIDX 150871

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sugaranddixie1" 
<sugaranddixie1 at ...> wrote:
>
> >Angie wrote:
> > OK, calling all Snape-Haters and Snape-Lovers.  A series of 
related 
> > questions:
> > 
> > <snip>
> > 
> > 2) If Snape is really DD's man, what will it take to convince 
Harry 
> and 
> > the rest of the Order?
> > <snip
> 
> E.T. here-
> <snip>

> 2)As for what it will take to convince Harry et al.-
> 
> I think that DD's reason for believing in Snape was more than just 
his 
> gut feeling.  I think it was something more concrete.  I even have 
a 
> feeling that DD was shown not to be infallible to set us up for 
what's 
> coming.  In other words, we started seeing some of the mistakes 
DD's 
> made & that leads us to believe he's made a huge mistake where 
Snape's 
> concerned.  He resisted giving Snape the DADA position & I think 
this 
> was to lead us to think that DD wasn't 100 percent sure of Snape's 
> loyalties.  Maybe, however, it was more a matter of DD trying to 
help 
> Snape by keeping him away from temptation. Not questioning his 
> allegiance, but recognizing his weaknesses. So what I think will 
happen 
> is that the reason DD trusted Snape will be revealed & it will be 
such 
> a valid reason that (along with the above-mentioned sacrifice) 
Harry & 
> the others will see the light.
> 
> <snip>

Angie again:

I believe there is a concrete reason, too, and it involves something 
that happened on "that fateful night."  But I digress.  After reading 
HBP, I am convinced that DD didn't give Snape the DADA position 
because it was cursed.  I think DD believed LV would return someday 
and he wanted Snape to have an ironclad excuse for being at HW. If 
Snape had the DADA position earlier, he would have only lasted a year 
and then out he goes.  (Which, actually, is another reason I believe 
DD knew he was dying -- he knew Snape didn't need to be around the 
next year when DD and Harry were no longer there*, so he finally let 
Snape teach DADA.) But DD probably told Snape it was to keep him from 
temptation, at least originally.

*DD had to know that Harry would go Horcrux Hunting and would not 
return to HW.