Pensieves objectivity AND: Dumbledore's integrity

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No: HPFGUIDX 79740

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Fred Uloth <prof_uloth at h...> 
wrote:
 As it is well know that enmity exists between Snape and Harry he was 
the 
> BEST choice (even if DD hadn't feared Voldemort realizing he and 
Harry had 
> a kinship). I say this because Harry would have found it easier to 
clear 
> his mind for DD as there is no hatred between them...but how would 
he fair 
> in a more hostile environment where he faces LV. By practicing with 
Snape, 
> Harry is getting unique opportunity to go head to head with someone 
who 
> makes his blood boil...this gives him the chance to learn to 
control this 
> anger. I think this was a great added benefit of Snapes 
lessons...too bad 
> Harry's curiosity ruined it all.

Laura:

But that's like saying that Harry couldn't have learned Patronus from 
Lupin, when he clearly did.  He knew perfectly well that 
the "dementors" weren't real, so by your argument there shouldn't 
have been enough challenge for him to learn the spell.  But he did, 
and very effectively too.