What Dumbledore trusts Snape to do? WAS: Re: High Noon for OFH!Snape

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No: HPFGUIDX 149583

> > >>Sydney:
> > > And Harry asks him in HBP, "How can you be sure Snape's on 
OUR   
> > > side?", and D-dore says, "I'm sure.  I trust Severus 
Snape      
> > > completely".
> > > <snip>
> 
> Betsy Hp:
> There you go, Alla.  There is no limitation to the world 
completely.

Alla:

No, there is no limitation to the word "completely", but nothing 
stops JKR ( the way I see it) from specifying in book 7 what DD 
trusted Snape to do COMPLETELY.


 
> Betsy Hp:
<SNIP>
> Honestly, I think trying to say that Dumbledore *doesn't* trust 
> Snape completely is a bit like arguing that Harry will end up 
> married to Hermione.  It's fun for fanfiction, but it's really not 
> part of the text.  Like, at all.

Alla:

I really don't see what speculating about DD NEVER saying what he 
trusts Snape to do has to do with fanfiction. I mean, he does NOT 
say anything about it, right? So, why is it fanfiction to speculate 
that maybe there IS a blank which JKR will fill out later?

I mean, if I were starting to argue that Snape is actually Harry's 
father, or Draco is Harry's best friend in disguise or lover, then 
yeah, that probably be too fanfictionary, since that I see zero 
support in canon for, but again, I am sure other people would find 
canon support for these arguments, so that is subjective too.

It is just speculation based on something that I think could turn 
out to be missing in the text or I should probably say Neri thinks 
and I like his line of thinking.:-)

But before we go too far, I really don't insist on that argument as 
being strong one. I see it as a possibility, yes, because that is 
the kind of textual surprise, not convoluted plot twisting, that I 
think JKR may give us or NOT. It just seems like her style to me.

I prefer the argument that Dumbledore's trust in Snape will turn out 
to be at least partially  misplaced. And I think we have plenty 
canon support for DD trusting the wrong people.

JMO,

Alla