in defense of Harry OOP Spoiler

[Indigo]

No: HPFGUIDX 66832

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Barbara Bowen 
<Barbara_MBowen at y...> wrote:
> SPOILER
> 
> Okay, not a fan of Snape.  My 2 knuts on the penseive
> flap.

I actually am a fan, but here are my two knuts, too.  
> 
> 
[snip] 

> I know Harry did a BAD thing by trespassing on Snape's
> thoughts in the penseive.  > 
> Sorry to be so severe to Severus!  But Harry had some
> excuse here.
> 
> Marmelade Mom  
> 
back again after my Invisibility Cloak for the release of the book 
and just general lurkage.

Snape has gone on for four [now five] years telling anyone/everyone 
who will listen about how *arrogant* Harry is, how little disregard 
for *rules* Harry is. 

Yet he intentionally started the Occulumency class and left the 
pensieve somewhere unlocked, knowing full well Harry is curious and 
tends to do whatever occurs to him without thinking through the 
consequences.

Viewed in that light, it might well have been Snape setting Harry up 
to "prove" to himself that the boy is as bad as everyone [especially 
Snape himself] makes Harry out.  

I felt as bad for Snape in the flashback, but his current-day 
reaction was way over the top.

Indigo