Reason Dumbledore trusted Snape

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 171726

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> va32h:
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> I suppose it makes sense if one agrees with your assessment of Snape, 
> but I don't. 
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> Snape struggles with self-loathing *now*, as a result of something he 
> did as a DE, but I disagree that he felt inferior to the Marauders, 
> or deserved to be picked on, even on a subconscious level. 
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> Quite the opposite. I think Snape developed a sense of superiority 
> early on. 

Pippin:
But where do we see this in canon? He's proud of his magical ability,
but Hermione's proud of hers too, and that doesn't stop her from feeling
dreadfully insecure. Snape's brilliance just made him a potions nerd --
and there's no sign anybody but Slughorn ever cared about that. His
prowess at curses doesn't seem to have made him special either. He
was just, as Sirius said, that greasy little oddball who was good at
dark arts. 

vah32
> In fact, I think that *is* how Voldemort brought Snape into the fold, 
> and that at some point Snape realized that he'd been duped, that 
> Voldemort tells every Death Eater a different story, designed to 
> appeal to that person's circumstances, desires, and beliefs (which is 
> why he tells Harry that wearing one's heart on one's sleeve is a huge 
> mistake. 

Pippin:
I agree with this, but if Snape only became disillusioned with the leader,
not the cause, then why go to work for someone as zealously against
the cause as Dumbledore? After all, Voldemort had lots of enemies
among people like the Blacks who agreed with his goals but were 
revolted by his methods. 

Pippin