CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 26: Seen and Unforeseen

[Caius Marcius]

No: HPFGUIDX 112925

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, sunnylove0 at a... wrote:

>  
> 5) Why is Snape so upset when Harry breaks into his memories?   
Does he 
> expect Harry to taunt him, like James?    

Actually, Harry's vision of the DOM door opening wide angers Snape 
more than Harry's mental penetration - "For some reason, Snape seemed 
even angrier than he had done two minutes before, when Harry had seen 
into his teacher's memories." 

And look at Snape's immediate reaction when Harry *first* opens his 
memory -  "I don't remember telling you to use a Shield Charm
 but 
there is no doubt that it was effective
" Snape doesn't seem angry, 
just a bit nonplussed. This is one of the few times - maybe the only 
time - that Snape gave Harry positive feedback during the Occlumency 
lessons. 

My guess is that Harry was probably more worried about Snape's 
reaction - I'm sure that Snape expected that Harry would have seen 
some of his memories - that's why I'm sure it's true that he "did not 
beg for the job, and why he so carefully placed the real "off-limits" 
memories in the Pensieve.
  
     - CMC