Snape's worst memory

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No: HPFGUIDX 81287

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> it seemed to me 
> more natural that Snape would remove the memories that would hinder 
> him working with Harry. He has obviously been prejudiced against 
> Harry from day one, for no real discernable reason except that he 
> hated Harry's father. Removing the painful memories would make it 
> easier for him to stay objective while teaching Harry in the one-on-
> one sessions. In my mind, that would be a more obvious reason for 
> removing the memories than expecting Harry to see them in his head, 
> which Harry did only by accident. 
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> 
> Karen

This is an interesting thought that never occurred to me, but I did 
wonder why, if he was so crash-hot at Occlumency - perhaps good
enough 
even to hide his thoughts from LV - he felt the need to use the 
Pensieve at all, just to keep out embarrassing memories. Another 
thought: if the Pensieve was *that* handy for making you "forget" 
things, wouldn't it be simple enough for a spy to just use it before 
heading for LV's presence? :-) Somehow, I suspect it's not that 
simple. Sue B