Question about the prophecy and a thought about Ginny

[Andrew Snee]

No: HPFGUIDX 171146

Dana:
The only reason DD constantly repeats his trust in Snape is because 
people question Snape's trustworthiness over and over again. This 
does not have to mean that DD's trust in Snape is therefore somehow 
more special then the trust he has for the other people working for 
him and we actually do not see that DD gives Snape any kind of 
special treatment at all. 

Sneeboy2:
I'll just jump in here and say that DD confiding any information to Snape requires a different level of trust, because he knows that Snape is also has Voldemort's confidence. Sending one of your own into the enemy camp indicates a pretty high level of trust. If Snape is the one who healed DD's hand, and the one he wanted to see after he'd drunk the potion, then Snape's knowledge of DD's actions outside Hogwart's could be second only to Harry's. DD told McGonagall nothing about his actions outside Hogwarts. That's some pretty special trust. 

Dana:
I believe he trusted Snape because he believed Snape's story of remorse. He believed that because Snape declared that it was the biggest regret of his life and that he made a terrible mistake, that Snape deserved a second chance and DD gave it to him. 

Sneeboy2:
That's certainly part of it, but something tells me there's more to the story, and we'll find out what in DH. One thing is certain: if Snape is a spy for DD, he must be giving him some information about Voldemort. We don't know the quality of that information, but if it was always wrong, I'd think DD would get suspicious. IF some of it turned out to be right, and aided DD, that in itself would be a cause for trust. This is speculation, but it's part of the definition of spying to bring back info about the enemy, so I don't think it's wild speculation. 

Dana:
Draco proved he was not capable of murder and not that he chose to 
spare DD's life. To me there is a difference. Draco did not make a 
choice that he would spare DD's life at the coast of his own. He did 
not sacrifice himself so DD could live. Although I am truly glad 
that Draco could not kill DD, he did not do some type of heroic deed 
on the tower. 

Sneeboy2:
I don't disagree, but to be fair, his actions, or lack thereof, went against everything he'd been raised to believe from birth. It also put his life and his family's lives in danger. To me, having qualms about committing murder in a situation like that is not a sign of someone who's lacking guts, but of someone who has a heart. 

Dana:
He kept Snape from the DADA job not because he was worried Snape would fall back into his old habits but because he wanted to show Snape that you do not have to do what you are good at to be respected as a human being. 

Sneeboy2:
Something I find interesting about Snape's desire to teach DADA is that he must be aware of the curse on the position. He might believe that the curse won't befall him because he's loyal to LV, or because LV believes that Snape is loyal to him. Or he might want to tackle the curse head on. Or he might want to pass on his depth of knowledge about the subject. Hermione compares his style of teaching DADA to Harry's. 

Sneeboy2