DD trust in Snape again. WAS: Evil Hermione

[pippin_999]

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> Alla:
> 
> 
> Well, Okay the only thing I can add then is that sure Dumbledore can 
> trust Snape because he values his friendship.
> 
> What Dumbledore can NOT do IMO is to expect Harry to trust Snape 
> because Dumbledore values his friendship.

Pippin:
Where do you see Dumbledore expecting Harry to do this? The most
I see Dumbledore asking is for Harry to accept that he, Dumbledore,
trusts Snape. I agree that it would be asking a lot for Harry to trust
Snape, because Harry does not have the maturity to set his personal
feelings aside and realize that his life is more important than losing
points or getting detentions that he doesn't deserve or being 
insulted in front  of the Slytherins (who wouldn't like him anyway.)
But I expect Harry will get there eventually, and at that point,
whatever dramatic reasons there were for Dumbledore to trust
Snape won't matter.

 Alla:
> That is why I think there IS a dramatic reason Dumbledore trusts 
> Snape and besides, would not Dumbledore need the reason to trust 
> former DE?
> 
> I mean he can value his friendship, but wouldn't he need the evidence 
> that Snape changed his ways?

Pippin:
If Dumbledore trusted Snape before, and accepted that Snape had
made a mistake and was sorry for it, then he wouldn't need evidence
any more than Harry needed evidence from Ron or Hermione. That
would be saying, "I'll give you a second chance if you do so and so,"
which is not Dumbledore's way. 

Alla:
> Alla, who also thinks that DD intended to say more because Harry as 
> an agrrieved party deserved to know.

Pippin:
I still don't get this. You are a lawyer, so maybe you can explain, at
least in your jurisdiction...if a criminal's record has been sealed by the
court, for example because he was a juvenile, do the aggrieved parties
have a right to look at it? Do you think they deserve to?

Pippin