Snape's Pensieve

[Dysis]

No: HPFGUIDX 137037

I think it is worth mentioning that Snape left his Pensieve in 
Hogwarts. He was surprised to learn that the Death Eaters were in the 
castle - Flitwick had to run all the way down to his office and inform 
him! Snape then went to the tower and killed Dumbledore as we all 
know - but then he fled - without any of his personal belongings! 
Perhaps Snape has some important information in that Pensieve?

In Book 4, Ch 25 (p.471 in the US hardcover version), Harry is out of 
his bed, under the invisibility cloak, with his foot stuck in the 
stairs while Crouch!Moody, Snape, and Filch are all standing around 
him. Filch begins to mention that someone broke into Snape's office, 
and Moody asks "'Not hiding anything else in your office, are you?'

Harry saw the edge of Snape's sallow face turn a nasty brick color, 
the vein in his temple pulsing more rapidly."

What if the Pensieve held very important information? In Book 5, 
before one of the Occlumancy lessons, Snape pulls out three memories 
and puts them into his Pensieve. I've heard theories that one of these 
memories could be the redemption scene, where Dumbledore pardons Snape 
and begins to trust him. But I was thinking, with all the theories of 
Dumbledore's planned death out right now, what if Snape also put the 
memory of of the plan in there? DD also may have done this in his own 
Pensieve. Either way, I think Harry could learn quite a bit from 
either Pensieve, and I wish he would! We could learn sooo much from 
those Pensieve's.

Before I go, I should also mention that Snape is very intelligent. 
He's been a spy (whether a good spy for the Order or a bad spy for LV) 
for a very long time, and sooner or later he will realize that having 
his Pensieve back where anyone can get to it is extremely dangerous to 
his motives, whether good or bad. I think we can expect to see Snape 
returning to Hogwarts to get that Pensieve back, and any other objects 
that he thinks might be detremental to his cause if anyone found them.


Dysis.