Sorry for the late reply. I was going to post links to explain my views, then forgot. I should have replied to your post much quicker.
I don't think being able to resist harder methods necessarily means you'd be able to withstand softer methods of manipulations. Plus Snape might have had a close relationship with Dumbledore (making it harder to resist him than someone who he didn't care for like Voldemort).
Here's montavilla's views on why she thinks Dumbledore is manipulative (I don't agree with everything she says, but I do think Dumbledore manipulated Snape). http://community.livejournal.com/deathtocapslock/99429.html#cutid1
I used this definition of manipulate (3rd definition):http://www.thefreedictionary.com/manipulations
I think Dumbledore's use of Snape was shrewd. Not sure if it was devious (although it might have been).
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Date: 2010-04-20 08:21 am (UTC)Sorry for the late reply. I was going to post links to explain my views, then forgot. I should have replied to your post much quicker.
I don't think being able to resist harder methods necessarily means you'd be able to withstand softer methods of manipulations. Plus Snape might have had a close relationship with Dumbledore (making it harder to resist him than someone who he didn't care for like Voldemort).
Here's montavilla's views on why she thinks Dumbledore is manipulative (I don't agree with everything she says, but I do think Dumbledore manipulated Snape).
http://community.livejournal.com/deathtocapslock/99429.html#cutid1
I used this definition of manipulate (3rd definition):http://www.thefreedictionary.com/manipulations
I think Dumbledore's use of Snape was shrewd. Not sure if it was devious (although it might have been).