[HPforGrownups] Trust in Dumbledore WAS: Re: The Statute of Secrecy

[Magpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 158968

a_svirn:
I agree, though I must say that the whole "Dumbledore's trust in
Snape" thing doesn't bother me the way other things about Dumbledore
do. In this case I'd say Dumbledore's reasons for secrecy are more
understandable. Obviously, when Snape turned from his death eating
to Dumbledore they made some kind of a deal. Since it was between
the two them - well, it was between the two of them. Snape trusted
Dumbledore with some confidences that Dumbledore wasn't at liberty
to disclose. A deal's a deal. On the other hand, since the rest of
the Resistance didn't know Dunbledore's reasons they didn't trust
Snape. Tolerated him (or, in Sirius's case, barely tolerated him)
but didn't trust. Which was fair enough.

Magpie:
Yes, I agree.  The Snape situation is believably a secret between the two of 
them--and people at least do know that.  Everyone knew they were trusting 
that there was information they didn't have that made it make sense.  I 
mention it more because it's not unique--as you quoted, we've heard the "we 
shouldn't question DD," even where Dumbledore's blatantly making a mistake 
by not listening to others or letting people in on the plan.  In Snape's 
case he's at least protecting Snape's confidences.  In other cases he's not.

-m