CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 28, Snape's worst memory

[Laura Lynn Walsh]

No: HPFGUIDX 114933

>Snape’s first words to Harry are “You are late,
>Potter”. He removes his thoughts in the pensieve again

I know this has come up before, but I still haven't read a
convincing answer.  Why does Snape wait until Harry, who
is late, shows up, before he removes the memories that
he doesn't want Harry to see?  Is he purposely trying to
taunt Harry - to test him - to egg him on?  Does he
actually WANT Harry to see the worst memory, so he
can justifiably lose his temper and throw him out?  If
occlumency is about controlling your emotions and
Snape is supposedly a "superb occlumens", is it possible
that the whole fit of rage is just a sham?

>DISCUSSION QUESTIONS.
>
>6. This question is specifically for my benefit. Can
>anybody please explain to me why Snape was still
>reading his exam paper even though Flitwick collected
>the parchments. Were they writing two copies of the
>exam with one copy left for the student personal
>records? I would appreciate the clarification.

Others will probably answer this, too.  Generally the
exam questions came on one paper and the answers
were written in a separate booklet - or in this case on
a separate parchment.  So Snape was still looking over
the questions, not his answers.

Laura Walsh   lwalsh at acsalaska.net