Snape: ESE or DDM? Power of Love

[Lydia French]

No: HPFGUIDX 167141

> "K" wrote:

> So, let's just say Snape did love Lily, either in an unrequited
> fashion or as a friend. Snape warned Dumbledore of Voldemort's
> plans to go after the Potters. Would those actions and feelings
> really cause Dumbledore to have such an unfaltering trust? To allow
> a former Death Eater to teach at Hogwarts? To be around The Chosen
> One? It would be so foolish on Dumbledore's part. Love can be a
> fleeting emotion, especially over time. I just can't for the life of
> me understand why Snape loving Lily would cause Dumbledore to trust
> Snape. There surely has to be more.

firefly replies:
Snape didn't come to Dumbledore until after the attack! You see? Snape,
then a DE, told his Dark Lord about the part of the prophecy that he
heard, believing that voldy would go after a stranger whom Snape
neither knew nor cared about. However, unbeknownst to Snape, Voldy
ended up killing James, who's death Snape wouldn't have cared about
except perchance in respect to the life debt he felt he owed him, we
are unsure about that. But Voldy also killed Lilly, whom IMO, Snape
most definately did not want to be responsible for having helped kill.
In utter remorse he THEN goes to DD who hears and understands that the
power of Lily's love had redeemed Snapes lost and angry soul. I agree,
K you are correct, Lily may well have allowed Snape to feel for the
only time in his lonely life the love of a true friend. I say
unrequited more in deference to what I have to assume was the pure love
of Harry's parents for each other. I can't believe James was her 2nd
choice and Snape was the one that got away. That would belittle Lilly's
love for james or make her out to be too shallow to follow her true
feelings for Snape for whatever reasons.

firefly