Podcast Question of the Week – Episode 186

It’s time for Dumbledore and Snape to face the jury.

Following Snape’s memories speaking on his behalf, Dumbledore is also permitted an opportunity to explain his actions. In the end, these two characters reveal complicated, layered characterizations that place them both in morally gray spaces, often causing fans to have split opinions on the two. Why do some readers react more positively to Dumbledore than to Snape and vice versa? What is it about the two of them that, in Harry’s eyes, places them on even, admirable ground (as evidenced by the naming of Albus Severus Potter)?

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