Oop-Snape's worst memory

[theshef2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 64235

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "rane_ab" <rane_ab at h...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Pen Robinson <pen at p...> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > I'm wondering why everyone says it is Snape's *worst* memory.  Is 
> it?   
> > I don't remember noticing Snape say that it was his worst memory 
> (and 
> > who else is qualified to judge?).    [Admittedly, there's an 
awful 
> lot 
> > of book to remember, after one hasty and one slightly-more 
> considered 
> > reading, so I may be wrong.]
> > 
> Everyone is calling it Snape's worst memory because that's the 
title 
> of the chapter it's in. But no, I can't say I really get it, 
either. 
> Are we supposed to take the chapter title so literally? Someone 
> suggested it might be Snape's worst memory for *Harry* to see. 
Though 
> on the other hand, when I look at the title like that, I do 
interpret 
> it as indeed being Snape's worst memory... Doesn't make much sense 
in 
> calling the chapter exactly that if that's not the case. But it's a 
> little confusing.

Well, we didn't get to see the end of the memory... All we saw was 
James and Sirius being bullies, James hitting on Lily, and Snape 
being humiliated. Then Harry got pulled out of the Penseive.

Harry did notice that Remus was looking tired, and speculated that 
the full moon was near. Maybe if he had been allowed to continue 
watching, we would have seen the Whomping Willow Incident. In fact, 
that was my first thought when the Marauders went and sat outside, 
that we were going to SEE what happenned that night. I'm sure Snape's 
*worst* memory was being saved by the same people who made his life a 
living hell, but we didn't get to see it being played out.

Shef