[HPforGrownups] Snape understanding Harry

[Scott Santangelo]

No: HPFGUIDX 72195



Buttercup <cathio2002 at yahoo.com> wrote:
You'd think Snape would have understood Harry better
once he viewed his memories during the Occlumency
lessons, realizing that Harry had been humiliated as
much he had when he was a boy. I wonder if he saw the
memory of the Sorting Hat saying Harry would do well
in Slytherin. 
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You know, that's a good point. I argued against the POV that Harry was "way out of bounds" by looking into Snape's pensieve/memories, but now that you mention it, Snape sure had plenty of opportunties to browse Harry's mind and glimpse his memories. Oh, sure it was in context of "teaching" him occlumnecy, and with some very sensitive memories (Cho!), it triggers Harry to actually defend his thoughts against intrusion. But Harry has always taken advantage of opportunities to pick up on information. In Filch's office (Kwikspell letter), DD's office (sorting hat, pensieve) - why not someone you truly dislike too? Harry feels hemmed-in by boundaries being set by others, and struggles to look beyond the limits set for him.

owlery2003



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