Reason Dumbledore trusted Snape

[navyhelm]

No: HPFGUIDX 171639

I have not read all of the messages posted so forgive me if
this was brought up before now but I wonder why the idea of
Eileen Prince being Snape's mom is mentioned. I too think Snape
is a horrible man but I love him for being so mean. But, if my
calculations are correct, based upon the Chamber of Secrets with
the diary, then Voldemort had to be in school with Eileen Prince
since the HBP also listed the date of the DADA book from the HBP
to be 50 yrs prior. I think it is true that JK Rowlings often
mentions people that will come back later. So, although Dumbledore
does see the best in people, he never trusted Tom Riddle but did
trust Snape. Snape was a DE and Tom Riddle was just a teenager who
did mean things. So, why would Dumbledore trust Snape when he never
trusted TR. So, I do not believe the only reason that Dumbledore
trusted Snape was because of some regret of the Potters' death.

The whole idea of the original DE killing mudbloods when Voldemort
was in power also does not make sense. It would have been known to
all that Snape was half muggle. I don't see why he would have been
so close to Voldemort unless Snape tried to get in with him. We do
know that Snape was very good at creating dark magic as well as
Occlumency. So, maybe Snape was always trying to get in with the
DE and Voldemort because of something that happened with his mother.
Just a thought.

navyhelm