Like Don Corleone, Dumbles makes offers one cannot refuse
Dumbledore is the original iron hand in a velvet glove. He'd be less creepy if he admitted it instead of proclaiming that his biggest flaw is that he loves too much. (As far as I can judge, the chief object of his genuine love and forgiveness is himself. Forgiveness towards others, when you look past that Prodigal Son's Father pose he's so fond of striking, does seem to boil down to the "family" approach: he'll do you a favor if there's something in it for him, and then he owns you. But I digress.)
It would tell us a lot about Snape's and Dumbledore's relationship if we knew what they were discussing. If Snape was refusing to carry out Draco's task and DD insisted, that would make them both appear very noble. But that "maybe he didn't want to do it any more" sounds like a current assignment, and suggests a much more truculent Snape: "Maybe I'm fed up with all this, have you thought of that?" If so, DD's reply is a clear and present bitchslap: "you will do as you're told so STFU".
Interesting, btw, that Hagrid speaks of Snape without animosity. Given how thin-skinned Hagrid is, that implies Snape is able to coexist peacefully with his coworkers. Some of them may actually like him. Just sayin'.
Nobody in Gryffindor seems to care much about Ron being poisoned
Another side effect, no doubt, of being mates with Harry. Harry is not a people person. He's made one friend (Hermione is more of an unofficial secretary) and that's enough for him, so naturally Ron isn't going to have other friends either. Socializing without Harry? Perish the thought.
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Date: 2006-02-23 11:50 pm (UTC)Dumbledore is the original iron hand in a velvet glove. He'd be less creepy if he admitted it instead of proclaiming that his biggest flaw is that he loves too much. (As far as I can judge, the chief object of his genuine love and forgiveness is himself. Forgiveness towards others, when you look past that Prodigal Son's Father pose he's so fond of striking, does seem to boil down to the "family" approach: he'll do you a favor if there's something in it for him, and then he owns you. But I digress.)
It would tell us a lot about Snape's and Dumbledore's relationship if we knew what they were discussing. If Snape was refusing to carry out Draco's task and DD insisted, that would make them both appear very noble. But that "maybe he didn't want to do it any more" sounds like a current assignment, and suggests a much more truculent Snape: "Maybe I'm fed up with all this, have you thought of that?" If so, DD's reply is a clear and present bitchslap: "you will do as you're told so STFU".
Interesting, btw, that Hagrid speaks of Snape without animosity. Given how thin-skinned Hagrid is, that implies Snape is able to coexist peacefully with his coworkers. Some of them may actually like him. Just sayin'.
Nobody in Gryffindor seems to care much about Ron being poisoned
Another side effect, no doubt, of being mates with Harry. Harry is not a people person. He's made one friend (Hermione is more of an unofficial secretary) and that's enough for him, so naturally Ron isn't going to have other friends either. Socializing without Harry? Perish the thought.
-L