in defense of Harry OOP Spoiler

[rowena_grunnionffitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 67060

   IMO there is no defense for Harry's behavior. He knows exactly 
what a pensieve is, correctly deduces that these are memories Snape 
does not want him to see and chooses to snoop anyway in hope of 
learning more about the dream that he's taking these lessons to shut 
out! Serves him right that he finds out something nasty about his 
father instead. Frankly I don't blame Snape for throwing Harry out of 
his office in a fury. I agree it was his duty to resume the lessons 
but I can see how it could be emotionally impossible for him to do 
so. It might also have been practically impossible once Umbridge, 
through Draco, became aware that Snape was giving private lessons of 
some sort to Harry. Snape is on probation after all. 


   The hostility on both sides was clearly impeding the lessons, that 
and the fact Harry didn't want to shut out the dreams but rather to 
find out what they meant. Oh, and on the 'invasion of mind' issue, 
Harry invaded Snape's too in the course of the lessons - indeed was 
expected to do so hence the precaution of the pensieve.