[HPforGrownups] Dumbledore lied to Harry... AGES ago

[Meliss9900 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 175639

In a message dated 8/16/2007 10:01:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
AllieS426 at aol.com writes:

WHAT???? If you believe (and I do) that JKR had the whole thing  
mapped out from the beginning, this makes no sense. Dumbledore 
clearly  knew that Snape was protecting Harry out of love for Lily, 
and the promise  he made Dumbledore after she died. We have seen 
Dumbledore redirect Harry,  and lie via omission, but I can't recall 
another outright lie like that.  We have NO REASON to think that 
Snape felt anything of the  sort.

Allie (who still worships the old man, but finds this a little  
disappointing
 

True, but I'm going to cut the old guy a little slack here.  He  had promised 
Snape to never reveal the reason that he  [Snape] agreed to spy on LV and the 
deatheaters. Harry wanted/needed  an explanation of some sort and this 
juggling of the truth was better than  betraying Snape's trust.
 
And I do think a part (a very small almost invisible part) of Snape  
hating/saving Harry was also due to the life debt to James. .no matter how loath  
Snape would have been to admit it.    
 
Melissa
 
 



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