Pensieve Peeking - & it's Dymanics

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 124155


> > Betsy:
> > As per Steve's theory (good one by the way, Steve!) Snape, by 
> > his presence in the memory by Harry's side, sees exactly what 
> > Harry sees at this point.  And I'm quite sure Snape knows 
> > precisely what point of the memory this is. <snip> 
 
> Tonks:
> It does not say that Snape was looking in the memory with Harry. I
> think you have to go into the memory to see where the peeper was. 
> Snape grabs Harry and first says "So, been enjoying yourself Potter? 
> and after Harry says "no" Snape says "Amusing man your father wasn't
> he?" So Snape assumes that Harry has seen at least the part that he
> did see. But what about the rest? We know there is more because it 
> says that Harry never got to see what happened next. <snip>. But does
> Snape *think* that Harry has seen more than he actually has? 


I am fairly sure that Snape knew how much Harry had seen. He was 
standing at the same lawn after all: "Wincing, Harry looked round to 
see who had hold of him, and saw, with a thrill of horror, a fully 
grown, adult-sized Snape standing right beside him, white with 
rage". First he snarled "Having fun" and only then hurled Harry (and 
himself apparently) from the Pensieve. And only after that "Amusing 
man, your father etc.." In fact, I wouldn't be very much surprised 
if the whole thing was staged and he'd watched Harry for some time. 

After all even if for Harry this "old school grudge" business may 
seem a sufficient reason for Snape to sabotage Dumbledore's order 
such touchiness does not square up with someone who claims that "only 
fools wear their harts in their sleeves" and who is known to be a 
"superb Occlumence" (meaning he is skilled in suppressing his emotions 
among other things). 

Nor do I think that this episode, however humiliating it must have 
been for fifteen-year-old Snape, can qualify as the worst memory of a 
Death Eater. Even if James did take off his pants. I am not saying that 
his hatred is not genuine, mind. I just wouldn't put it past him to use 
it as an excuse to stop these lessons. After all if teaching Harry 
Occlumency was dangerous for DD, so it could be for Snape for some 
reason or other.  

"a_svirn"