Do you really think that Snape would have forgiven Dumbledore for lying to his face?
Absolutely not. Snape will carry that grudge to his grave, just as he carries every other grudge. But I'm not sure what else Dumbledore could've done with Fudge right there. I'm not generally given to defending Dumbledore, 'cause I think he's a manipulative old coot who treats his followers horribly, but I'm not sure he had a graceful way out of this particular situation. ("Graceful" in this instance meaning "preserving both Sirius' life and Snape's feelings.")
Do you really think that after seeing how Dumbledore treated a member of his own and staff, and then finding out a Werewolf was on the grounds do you really think that Fudge would believe much of anything Dumbledore has to say about teh dark forces.
Fudge didn't have any problems with Dumbledore's treatment of Snape. Remember, Fudge knows nothing about Dumbledore's history with Snape or Snape's history with Sirius. And most of the lies Dumbledore told were specifically for Fudge's benefit. So as far as Fudge was concerned, Dumbledore acted reasonably and Snape was totally unhinged.
The revelation about Remus is another matter entirely. It does seem, from OOP, that this severely weakened Dumbledore's relationship with Fudge, and may have contributed to Fudge's refusal to believe Dumbledore at the end of GoF. (Though Fudge's overall (lack of) character had a lot to do with that, too.) Of course, there probably wouldn't have *been* any public revelations about Remus if Dumbledore hadn't pissed off Snape, so it all interconnects in the end.
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Date: 2004-05-28 12:41 pm (UTC)Absolutely not. Snape will carry that grudge to his grave, just as he carries every other grudge. But I'm not sure what else Dumbledore could've done with Fudge right there. I'm not generally given to defending Dumbledore, 'cause I think he's a manipulative old coot who treats his followers horribly, but I'm not sure he had a graceful way out of this particular situation. ("Graceful" in this instance meaning "preserving both Sirius' life and Snape's feelings.")
Do you really think that after seeing how Dumbledore treated a member of his own and staff, and then finding out a Werewolf was on the grounds do you really think that Fudge would believe much of anything Dumbledore has to say about teh dark forces.
Fudge didn't have any problems with Dumbledore's treatment of Snape. Remember, Fudge knows nothing about Dumbledore's history with Snape or Snape's history with Sirius. And most of the lies Dumbledore told were specifically for Fudge's benefit. So as far as Fudge was concerned, Dumbledore acted reasonably and Snape was totally unhinged.
The revelation about Remus is another matter entirely. It does seem, from OOP, that this severely weakened Dumbledore's relationship with Fudge, and may have contributed to Fudge's refusal to believe Dumbledore at the end of GoF. (Though Fudge's overall (lack of) character had a lot to do with that, too.) Of course, there probably wouldn't have *been* any public revelations about Remus if Dumbledore hadn't pissed off Snape, so it all interconnects in the end.