As Tater said, this is Dumbledore as we loved him prior to DH, and as we would have loved him to be for Remus. You write Dumbledore so well, whether he's contemplating Snape's surprise or the more serious issue of what he asks of those who follow him. You did a great job with Firenze, too -- though from Tater's comment, I'm now wondering if more than one us is contemplating James McAvoy as the mental image. ;)