Ironclad reason: NOT legilemency and/or veritaserum

[grindieloe]

No: HPFGUIDX 171377

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Eddie" <harryp at ...> wrote:

> Was Dumbledore's ironclad reason that he trusted Snape because he 
> used Legilemency and/or veritaserum on Snape (with Snape's 
voluntary 
> approval)?  
> Eddie
>


I don't think so.  I know that it seems silly to think that the 
ironclad reason was that Snape was sorry that James and Lilly were 
dead... sorry he had overheard the prophecy and ran to Voldemort.  

However, I think that it is a valid, "ironclad" reason when we 
consider the overall theme of HP - LOVE.  I believe that JK has given 
us some helpful hints to guess that Snape loved Lilly - ex: both 
great "potioneers." If Snape confided this to DD, DD would believe 
him. Dumbledore believes in love. 

This is why Snape came over to the good side.  I don't believe that 
he was so sorry that James was dead, but he was sorry that LILLY was 
dead.  Thus, DD trusts Snape.  Snape is DD man... through and through.

Andrea