[HPforGrownups] Re: OotP-Snape wanted Harry to see

[IAmLordCassandra at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 64720

In a message dated 6/26/2003 11:43:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
p_yanna at hotmail.com writes:


> > I do not think Snape deliberately let Harry saw what was in the 
> > pensieve. 
> > 
> > Firstly, his violent response towards Harry suggested that this 
> was 
> > something that he did not expect. Snape lost control in that 
> scene, 
> > he went pale, his lips quivered, and he even threw things at 
> Harry's 
> > direction. We only saw this kind of response once before, and it 
> was 
> > in book 3 when Snape met Sirius Black again.
> > 
> ><snip> 
> 
> Fitz. 

Mim: 

> 
> I have to add to that the fact that when Snape saw Harry again in 
> Potions class, a week or so after the incident, Snape couldn't even 
> look at Harry, let alone verbally abuse him, as usual. He was 
> mortified that Harry knew. 
> 
> Another theory is that he certainly didn't want Harry to see that 
> particular memory not only because it was very embarrassing for 
> Snape but also because he wanted to spare Harry the pain of finding 
> out what his father had been like. After all, we don't really know 
> whether Snape loathes Harry quite as much as he pretends.

I think I've got something!  

Ok...in a couple of places in the book it is mentioned that Harry is not 
James.  In this memory we see a justifiable reason why Snape hates James...we have 
also seen evidence that Snape "hates" Harry because of his father (saying how 
very like James he is...). Maybe reflecting on this memory will make Snape 
also realize that Harry is not James. 


And...Maybe it'll make Harry look at Snape differently as well. 

~Cassie~ 


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