Snape's Worst Memory

meriaugust meriaugust at yahoo.com
Wed Dec 31 16:12:05 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 87855

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Blair" <SnapesSlytherin at a...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "meriaugust" 
<meriaugust at y...> 
> wrote:
> > I am just reading the chapter in OotP when Harry looks into 
Snape's 
> > pensive, and I have just been wondering why Snape chose the 
> memories 
> > he did to put into the pensive (mainly the one of his OWL and 
young 
> > James Potter tormenting him) and keep the ones (like the one of 
his 
> > father and mother yelling) that Harry could see. I would have 
> > thought that the memories of his parents fighting and the 
bucking 
> > broomstick and the lonely room would have been equally as 
> > embarassing as the OWL day, while the OWL memory has the added 
> bonus 
> > of showing Harry exactly how stuck up and arrogant his dad and 
> > godfather really were. Any thoughts? 
> > Meri
> 
> I thought that it was Severus' way of sort of making common ground 
> between the two of them -- crappy childhoods.  The only argument I 
> can think of is that Severus didn't think Harry would be able to 
see 
> them -- but then why would he have gotten rid of those memories in 
> the first place?
> 
> Oryomai
> --Is there a special ward in St. Mungo's for those who maniacally 
> defend Severus?

Also, Dumbledore would have informed Snape that Harry knows what a 
Pensive is, and that his curiosity would certainly lead him to look 
in it if given th opportunity. All I can think is that Snape maybe 
wanted Harry to see that memory, no matter what his reaction after 
the fact. 
Meri who isn't sure what Snape's deal is, yet, but is sure that she 
dislikes him for his treatment of Neville





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