The Set Up (was Re: Pensieve memories again. Was: Harry's anger

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No: HPFGUIDX 122463



> Snow:
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In other words this scene happens for a reason
and the reason
Snape
allowed Harry to purposely see himself place memories in the
Pencieve is nothing more than a test that both Snape and Dumbledore
accurately assumed Harry would fail at. This was a way to convey
information to Harry without Harry becoming suspicious as to why
and ask too many questions over it.
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Harry's viewing of this particular scene made him rethink his
position on Snape and question his own father.

Potioncat:
So, the conversation goes like this?
DD: "Look, Sevvie, Minne and I have spent the last 5 years telling
Harry how great his Dad was. We need to let him find out the truth."

SS: "It's OK, H.M. I've told him already."

DD: "But that's not good enough. How about we let him see a time
that James embarrassed you for no reason?"

SS: "Was there a time for no reason? Oh, how about the time they
flipped me upside down in front of everybody?"

DD: "Great! Just put that memory in the Pensieve each lesson until
an emergency comes up, causing you to hurridly leave the room.
Harry will be overcome with curiosity, and look in it."

SS: "Done! I can't wait!"

Snow replying:

LOL
very cute (I mean that)
I doubt that the teaching was to fault 
Harry's dad
but it may have been to allow Harry to understand 
(discretely {don't tell anyone about this Harry}) about Snape and his 
past. A simplified understanding as to why Snape feels the way `he' 
does about that particular circumstance and the way he personally 
views it.  

Potioncat:
Please understand, that was tongue-in-cheek, not sarcastic. Well, I
have no trouble believing JKR set the situation up. But I can't
understand why DD and Snape would. Can you explain it again? (Keep
in mind I'm a bear of very little brain.)
Potioncat

Snow:


If I could I would be JKR! No, really...
I definitely question why this scene occurred when Dumbledore knows 
and, specifically cautions Harry against peeping, lends the Pencieve 
to Snape who also knows (via Dumbledore) that Harry is a peeper, and 
yet allows Harry to view Snape place memories in the Pencieve and

and
 turn his back. 
Yeah that would not happen with Snape, and Snape would not leave for, 
what should be a significant amount of time if you are saving the 
Slytherin kid from his predicament, and amazingly return at the 
precise climatic time to intervene. 
Like I said, Dumbledore has a plan
and this may have been part of it--
for some reason unknown to Harry and thus the reader. 

Snow