Oop-Snape's worst memory

[kiricat2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 64261

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "theshef2002" <shefali22 at h...> 
wrote:
> --- 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.
> 

But, weren't James and Sirius 15 in this memory?  Snape clearly says 
Sirius was 16 (in PoA) at the time of the Prank. I think that was at 
least a year away.

Marianne