OotP-Snape wanted Harry to see

[falcongk81]

No: HPFGUIDX 64782

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, IAmLordCassandra at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 6/26/2003 11:43:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> p_yanna at h... 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.
> 

Its possible that Snape is not as mean as he acts, but I don't buy 
it.  From the very first time the two meet, Snape takes great 
pleasure in pushing Harry around.  Its pretty clear to me that Snape 
loathes Harry (which is not irrational, having seen just what sort of 
torture the Marauders put him through).  I haven't even been treated 
half that bad, and I would probably not like the spawn of certain 
people in my past that have treated me unkindly.  I think Snape's 
reaction had nothing to do with trying to spare Harry's feelings.

FalconGK