Man the canons - the rant on Snape's Pants

[Tammy]

No: HPFGUIDX 127413



> Rebecca Stephens
> [James and Sirius] even said the reason they harassed
> Snape was that "he exists" and Lily said they hexed
> anyone who annoyed them.
> Then, after Lily left they hung him upside down in the
> air and  James says "Who wants to see me take off
> Snivelly's pants?"  Then the memory cuts off.  I don't
> think there is any indication they left Snape alone
> after that.
> 
> tinglinger
> The memory in the pensieve was cut off because Snape
> caught Harry observing his shame. If there was more
> of Snape to expose, the Snively One would have had no
> reason to terminate the memory after James' question 
> and leave the rest dangling in his mind to be 
> Legillimens by Harry. If Snape was able to avoid
> further embarassment, he would leave the whole scene
> in the memory as a moral victory to lessen the
> satisfaction of the prying mind of his oppressors.
> 

Tammy:

I think the only way it could have ended with a moral victory is if
Snape had found a way to stop it by himself. If he ended up rescued by
anyone, teacher or otherwise (which is the more likely ending if he
wasn't pantsed), it would serve as further humiliation in his mind. It
would have meant that he couldn't handle things himself. He seems to
be the kind of guy who prizes self-sufficiency.