"All right, all right. Lily's child, Lily's child."
Dumbledore had no desire to argue with Professor Snape over a topic like this.
There was no point. If Severus wanted to think that way, then she could. It made no difference to him.
Being kind to Harry merely surprised Dumbledore. It was hardly a bad thing.
The central question now was this.
Should they grant Harry greater access and more conveniences for studying magic, just as Professor Snape had suggested?
For instance, giving him access to the library's Restricted Section and allowing Harry to study and use Dark Magic at Hogwarts within certain limits...
Or did they need to give Harry a regular practice classroom specifically for studying magic?
Whatever Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall thought, that was what Professor Snape thought, at any rate.
It doesn't matter whether they think it's important. I think it's important.
Besides, on that basis, how should they help Harry?
How much help should they give him?
What degree of restriction would count as reasonable?
Clearly, none of these questions could be answered immediately.
After all, Dumbledore and the others had a great many things to consider.
Hogwarts was not Harry's alone. They could not consider Harry and Harry alone in absolutely everything.
They also had to consider the other young witches' and wizards' feelings. They could not break so many of Hogwarts's rules solely for Harry.
Without firm rules, learning magic could easily become a source of anguish.
Professor Snape understood this perfectly well and asked for nothing more.
They could think it over. At worst, Professor Snape could pull a few strings and find Harry a relatively quiet place to study first...
Besides...
"Dumbledore, I actually have quite a few questions for you about Legilimency and Occlumency."
"Oh, and there are some techniques for