OOP: It is Snape's fault!!!!

[greatlit2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 66565

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Maria Ribera <riberam at g...> 
wrote:

> 
i also agree with 
> those who say that Snape should be the adult of the two and behave 
> accordingly, resuming the Occlumancy lessons with Harry.

Harry is not a child. He is fifteen years old, and has gone through 
more than most people that age. Even if he was a normal person, he 
would still not have any excuse for that behavior at his age. This 
doesn't mean that I believe Harry should be held to adult standards, 
but we should not be so quick to blame Snape either. I personally 
wouldn't want to teach someone that had no respect for my privacy, 
and made no effort to learn what I was teaching.

> 
> But my point is: Snape should never have removed his memories in 
front 
> of Harry! (snip) i find it a bit silly 
> for an adult not to know that a teenager's curiosity will be 
stronger 
> than his or her good conscience. 

Not all teenagers allow their curiosity to get the better of them. 
For all of his strengths, one of Harry's biggest problems is his 
nosiness. No teacher should have to worry that their fifteen year 
student will go snooping around their office. 

(snip) So yes, Harry did something 
> very wrong, but i think in a way Snape provoked him.

Snape's general treatment of Harry over five years did lead to 
Harry's disregard for his privacy. But Snape did not do anything 
during the Occlumency sessions to deserve such a violation of his 
privacy. My question is, if Harry had seen Lupin or Sirius's 
Pensieve, would he have gone inside? What would be his excuse then?

greatlit2003
"The mind is a complex and many-layered thing, Potter...or at least, 
most minds are..." -Severus Snape