Snape and Harry WAS Re: Pensieves objectivity AND: Dumbledore's integrity

[melclaros]

No: HPFGUIDX 79803

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "A. Delavan" 
<ameliagoldfeesh at y...> wrote:
> 
>  (Elle):
> I think that Harry was just being nosey (as usual.) 
> If he were really looking to have some "Fun with
> Snivellus" to laugh about later with Ron and Hermione,
> he totally *hit paydirt* with what he saw in the
> pensieve.  But he never even told Ron and Hermione
> what he saw, now did he?
> 
> Elle (not a Snape-hater, not a Snape apologist)
> ----
> A Goldfeesh:
> I believe Melpomne is being misunderstood here:  I
> believe she means that *Snape* thinks that  "Oh no,
> Potter wasn't looking for Potters, he was looking for
> more "Fun with Snivellus" and we all know it."   Not
> that Harry was looking for a way to get at Snape.
> 


Mel:
Yes Goldy, thanks. But *I* also believe Harry was looking for more 
Snape in the Penieve. I doubt he was looking to "get at" him with it, 
but to perhaps see just how far the situation went--or maybe he just 
wanted to see what was under those grey pants? LOL.  But you're 
right. I was writing from Snape's perspective as well as my own 
suspicions.

As to "But he never even told Ron and Hermione what he saw, now did 
he?" 
No, he didn't. But I'm absolutely SURE he would have done if Snape 
hadn't caught him in the act and thrown his tantrum. That scared him 
into silence.

I'd also like to take this oppty to edit/correct a typo in one of my 
last posts. 
I wrote:
"Now (and I work in a school, I see this every day) if a student so 
much as looks at a 
student cross-eyed (in the student's opinion) we have parent's 
marching into the office with lawyers."
Obviously I meant "Now (and I work in a school, I see this every day) 
if a TEACHER so much as looks at a student cross-eyed (in the 
student's opinion) we have parents marching into the office with 
lawyers.

I'd also like to mention, to those who think I'm living in fantasy 
world (well more of one than the list in general ) that I am well 
aware that despite my strident efforts to understand and defend the 
man, Severus Snape would very likely sneer at my attempts, tell me 
I'm wasting my time, ask  "when did I ask  for *your* help?"  and  
find great pleasure in squashing me like a bug. 

Melpomene, the bug