Harry's anger (was Re: Draco's anger.)

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>>TrekkieGrrrl:
>Since when has two wrongs equalled one right?< 

>>Eggplant:
>Since they found out they were in a war. If this really is a war 
the good guys will do far more distasteful things than look in 
Snape's Pensive before they're through.<
<snip>

Betsy:
Okay - you show me how Harry snooping into Snape's pensieve helped 
in the war effort, and I'll agree that Harry was right to do it. :) 

>>Eggplant:
<snip>
>...I want moral ambiguity, I want controversy not a paragon of 
ethics.<

Betsy:
Professor Snape, may I introduce Eggplant?  Eggplant, this is 
Professor Snape. =D

>>TrekkieGrrl: (I think?) 
>that Snape removed that memory was the very reason why Harry was 
*not* entitled to see it.<

>>Eggplant:
>Harry had memories that he didn't want Snape to see but Snape found 
a way to overcome Harry's defenses; Snape had memories he didn't 
want Harry to see, but he found a way around Snape's precautions.<

Betsy:
Actually, IIRC when Harry *really* didn't want Snape to see a 
particular memory (the Cho kiss) he was able to push Snape out of 
his mind. (I believe that was in the first lesson.)  And Harry *did* 
have access to Snape's memories - and not very good ones at that.  
There was one memory (that we know of anyway - could have been more) 
that Snape held back, and as TrekkieGrrl brought up earlier, it was 
a memory that could and did cause Harry himself a lot of pain (no 
one wants to see their parents acting so very badly).

What Harry did was wrong, wrong, wrong, and inexcusable.  Even Harry 
realized it at the time - his rationalization to take a peek was 
fairly weak IIRC.  And Harry paid a price in the revelation that his 
father was not perfect.

Betsy