Imperius Resistance and Occlumency was Harry's anger (was Re: Draco's anger.)

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ustcarol67 Wrote:

> Looking in the Pensieve is not fighting back.
> It's violating Snape's privacy. 

You know, I think that's one of the main reasons Harry is so angry 
throughout book 5, it's OK for Snape to treat him like dirt but it's 
not OK if Harry shows the slightest irritation over it; it's OK if 
Snape violates Harry's privacy but it's not OK if Harry violates 
Snape's privacy.

> Fighting back is using a stinging hex or a Protego 

So you say, but that's not what Snape said, he said "You may use 
your wand to attempt to disarm me or defend yourself in any other 
way that you can think of". If Snape didn't understand the full 
ramifications of his own words that's just tough.

> which Snape *praises* Harry for using, 

I don't want my enemy to praise my fighting tactics, I want him to 
be angry surprised and horrified over them.

> He should have fought back in the 
> lessons instead, as instructed. 

You're saying you should fight an enemy in ways he is expecting, 
well, I really don't think they teach that at West Point.

> putting those three memories in the 
> Pensieve is not being unfair. It's
> the only protection Snape has. 

So what protection does Snape give Harry over his own most secret 
memories? None, zero, goose egg, zip. Snape was being a coward and 
Harry was a victim once again to the old double standard.

> Harry can stupefy him or petrify him
> or make him eat slugs and Snape won't
> fight back because Harry will be 
> doing what he's told.

Snape won't fight back? I have no idea where you got that idea and 
it's contrary to everything we know about the character's 
personality.

> The one memory we see relates to Harry's
> father and is therefore highly personal
> to *both* parties. It would have been 
> highly disruptive had that memory come 
> out during an Occlumency lesson. 

The idea that Snape tried to hide his memories because he didn't 
want to upset Harry stretches credulity to the breaking point.  

> He was being a spy against someone 
> fighting on his own side.

Actually I think that's probably true, Snape is on his own side, not 
Voldemort's not Dumbledore's and certainly not Harry's; Snape is on 
Snape's side.

Eggplant