The length of the Pensieve Scene

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 117333


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at y...>
wrote:
> 
> bboyminn (Steve) wrote:
> <snip> 
> > I think we are dealing with two separate but related things. At the
> > top is Snape's intellectual decision to hide that particular memory.
> > Next is Snape's own SUBCONSCIOUS attachment to that memory. 
> > 
> > ... subconsciously he can't detach himself from his emotions about
> > being a 'victim'. ...
> > 
> > We could speculate ... other occassions when Snape was the 
> > attacker; when he attacked James without provocation.  .., he 
> > probably also hide (those) in the pensieve, ...
> 
> Carol responds:
> I have only one objection to your analysis, the speculation that he
> probably his some unprovoked attacks on James in the Pensieve. He
> selected only three memories; there must have been dozens of hexing
> incidents, some with James and others with Severus as the initiator.
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> Whatever else was in that Pensieve was not, I would bet my computer
> ..., ... was related in some way  to the DEs and Voldemort. ... It
> was absolutely necessary that they be protected, and absolutely 
> necessary that Snape access Harry's dream and any thoughts that 
> Voldemort might be planting in Harry's head and report them to 
> Dumbledore. 
> 
> Carol

bboyminn:

While I have no problem with your overal conclusions, I do take
exception to one point-

"...He (Snape) selected only three memories; ..."

What you mean is that /we/ only /see/ Snape put three memories in the
Pensieve because Harry only sees three. (Note: I didn't look it up,
I'm taking you at your word.) But Snape may have been storing memories
in the Pensieve for half an hour before Harry arrived; he may have
stored dozen of memories.

Again, I do agree that Snape would have surely stored any sensitive
information about Dumbledore & The Order, and Voldemort & the Death
Eaters.

Additionally, I agree that Harry wasn't afforded the same courtesy of
storing sensitive memories because it would have been important for
Dumbledore, via Snape & the Occlymency lessons, to know if Harry were
receiving any /visions/ that might pose a potential threat or risk.

Just wanted to make that one point.

Steve/bboyminn (was bboy_mn)