The Unloved Son (was Re: Could I be wrong about Snape being evil?)

[esmith222002]

No: HPFGUIDX 156746

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at ...> 
wrote:
>> "'Severus,' said Dumbledore, turning to Snape, 'you know what I 
must
> ask you to do.  If you are ready. . . . If you are prepared. . . .'
> 
> "'I am,' said Snape.
> 
> "He looked paler than usual, and his cold black eyes glittered 
strangely.
> 
> "'Then good luck,' said Dumbledore, and he watched, with a trace of
> apprehension on his face, as Snape swept wordlessly after Sirius.
> 
> "It was several minutes before Dumbledore spoke again" (GoF Am. ed. 
713).
> 
> There can be only one explanation for DD's silence. He's too 
overcome
> by emotion to speak. (BTW, Snape's paleness and glittering eyes
> exactly mirror Harry's before he enters the third-floor corridor in
> SS/PS, a description the narrator has to step out of Harry's pov to
> give us.)
> 

Playing devil's advocate, that is not the only explanation. It could 
simply be that DD is deep in thought now that his plan is finally 
kicking into action. It could be that DD is worrying about whether 
Snape can pull it off. IMO Snape being trusted by LV is key to 
Harry's eventual defeat of LV. Therefore DD would be very worried 
about Snape's first contact with LV. He would be worried whether he 
was emotionally involved or not. It is vital to the success of the 
plan!

Brothergib