sardoneia
(Anonymous)
I like to think that Dumbledore held a very specific kind of disdain for Snape. He envies him, I'd argue.
Dumbledore envies Snape:
Both Dumbledore and Snape only fell in love only once in their lifes, and this love, although in both cases unrequited, turned their lifes around for them. However,
their experiences go off in reverse:
Dumbledore fell in love with a megalomaniac psychopath, and in doing so compromised his inherent goodness. Ironically, he, as the advocat for love in the whole series, saw his own love as a weakness that caused him to betray himself.
Snape fell in love with Lily, and it is his love for her that he finally grew to become the person he wasn't allowed to become under all the abuse he has suffered.
His love was a source of strength.
Dumbledore envies Snape:
Both Dumbledore and Snape only fell in love only once in their lifes, and this love, although in both cases unrequited, turned their lifes around for them. However,
their experiences go off in reverse:
Dumbledore fell in love with a megalomaniac psychopath, and in doing so compromised his inherent goodness. Ironically, he, as the advocat for love in the whole series, saw his own love as a weakness that caused him to betray himself.
Snape fell in love with Lily, and it is his love for her that he finally grew to become the person he wasn't allowed to become under all the abuse he has suffered.
His love was a source of strength.