OOP: Re-Snapes worst memory and his parents

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No: HPFGUIDX 64362

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Nguyen, Marc" 
<marc.nguyen at g...> wrote:
> When I first read this, the first thought that came to my mind was 
that
> fatefule night that the Potters died. I took the little black 
haired boy to
> be Harry. and maybe it was Snape that was doing the yelling. I'm 
waiting to
> reread the book to be sure, since it was very early when I read the 
book.
> Did anyone else think the same?


From:   "magicalme9" <magicalme9 at y...>Message 64310  

You know Marc, that was the first thing I thought, too. Snape yelling 
at Lily to get out of the house to rescue herself or something. But 
then this definitely can't be. First of all, Baby Harry, was well, 
just a baby. So how could he sit in a corner and cry? He'd be more 
likely in his little bed sleeping. Second reason: Lily doesn't seem 
to be a submissive character. I just can't imagine her "cowering" 
while Snape was shouting at her. More likely she'd just shout back or 
(better) put a charm ( which her wand was very good for, SS) or hex 
on him to stop shouting. 
I just think Snape was a mistreated child, the poor thing :)


"K"

This description is from Harry's POV:

*...and suddenly Harry's mind was teeming with memories that were not 
his...

He was sure he had just broken into Snape's memories, that he had 
just seen scenes from Snape's childhood, and it was unnerving to 
think that the crying little boy who had watched his parents shouting 
was actually standing in front of him....*


Harry also sees a greasy-haired teenager alone in a dark bedroom and 
a scrawny boy trying to mount a bucking broomstick. These are all bad 
memories that belong to Snape. This is an opportunity for us to get a 
glimpse of his childhood and events that helped shape his life.

Surely Harry would recognize if the man was Snape and the woman his 
mother. I'm not saying it's not possible for Snape to have been at 
the Potter's house. I just don't think this is what Harry is seeing 
at this time.

By the way, how soon before Harry will be able to read the minds of 
others? Surely he will find he has that ability. 

 
Magicalme:

magicalme (who greatly supports Snape and thinks that being terribly 
humiliated in front of the whole school at age fifteen by the coolest 
people in the school may well be the very worst memory, well the most 
humiliating anyway)

"K"

Thank goodness there are others who think this was a very humiliating 
event.