Knowing it was Snape (was: What has Snape seen)

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No: HPFGUIDX 119235


 
> Carol adds:
> And not to be obnoxious or run my point into the ground, but 
Harry's
> memories are not narrated in the first person even though they're 
from
> his perspective. There's not a single "I" in the narrative 
portions of
> the books. We have something like, "He was nine. He was being 
chased
> up a tree by a dog" (very bad paraphrase, sorry). And it's true 
that
> we can't tell how *Harry* sees these memories, but it's quite clear
> that *Snape* can see both Harry and the dog.
> 
Potioncat:
Not to beat a dead horse...and to be honest I no longer remember the 
point of this discussion...but I think Carol and I are saying the 
same thing.(whether the wording is sees himself or told in 3rd 
person)(Although I think Carol said it much better.) My point is 
Harry is always in the scene except for the one with Hermione.  That 
may mean that the individual isn't always in their own memories or 
it may mean that if JKR was reading this post she would think "My 
God what a lot of nitpicking time wasters!"

And more than likely all those boys in the memories are Snape, but 
I'll allow others to hold to their theories.

(Having been granted the authotity to permit such things by my 
advanced age.)
Potioncat