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

[steven1965aaa]

No: HPFGUIDX 149609

> Alla:
> 
> Dumbledore looks as if he tries to make up his mind and THEN says 
> that he trusts Snape, if I may bring it up again. Could it be 
> because he is NOT sure that Snape is on our side and he does NOT say 
> that directly, he just says what you quoted. "I am sure. I trust 
> Severus Snape completely" Could it be that he is not answering 
> Harry's question directly, but just reaffirms his trust in Snape 
> paying his life debt? I think it is possible, personally.
> 
>
I am more inclined to believe that the pause means that DD has 
another, undisclosed reason for trusting Snape, and that he was trying 
to decide whether or not to tell Harry this reason.  If that would be 
the case it would bring up 2 questions: (1) what is the secret reason 
and (2) why is DD keeping it a secret from Harry?  To me, his feels 
similar to the unexplained "gleam" in DD's eyes at the end of GOF, 
something DD knows (and is not telling Harry) but we as the reader do 
not.

"steven1965aaa"