in defense of Harry OOP Spoiler

[rowena_grunnionffitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 67244

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "darrin_burnett" 
<bard7696 at a...> wrote:
> Rowena: 
> 
> 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. 
> > 
> 
> Minor point here. Snape didn't get put on probation until he wasn't 
> able to produce Veritaserum after Umbridge catches Harry using her 
> fireplace, which was right before Harry and the Crusaders went off 
to 
> the Ministry of Magic.

   I thought she was reminding him of his probationary status not 
imposing it, but on rereading I see her words could bear the other 
interpretation.

> As for the rest, absolutely Harry had no excuse. He even thinks to 
> himself how reckless it is before he does it. The one POSSIBLE 
> excuse, that he doesn't trust Snape and wants to find out what he 
was 
> protecting, isn't really used and I'm not going to make it for him, 
> since he doesn't.

   Obviously we are in complete agreement on this point.
 
> But again... Snape knew, even if Harry didn't, how important it all 
> was. 

   All I can say is if somebody had intruded on *my* most traumatic 
and humiliating memory I wouldn't be very reasonable myself. Snape 
*is* wrong to stop the lessons but I sympathize with his emotional 
state. 

> Darrin
> - But who among us could resist? :)

   Me! Seriously I don't feel any temptation at all to meddle in 
other people's memories. Especially somebody as likely to have awful 
memories as Snape!