Imperius Resistance and Occlumency -THE REAL STORY

[ms_luna_knows]

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/snip> I am saying that LV uses 
> other people to do his killing most of the time. That Snape has 
> probably killed before. That LV uses the negative emotions of others 
> toward his own ends. And in the case of Snape not overcoming his 
> intense rage at James, this opens Harry to danger in the Occlumency 
> lessons. And this is why Snape puts the memory in the pensive.
> > 
> > Betsy:
> > Actually, I'd say that Snape in definitely *not* the master of 
> > control and non-emotion when anything regarding the Mauraders 
> comes up.  Look at his reactions in the Shrieking Shack at the end 
> of PoA.  Snape was almost pure emotion at that point.
> > 
> 
> Tonks now:
> That is what I am trying to say. Snape is only emotional when 
> anything to do with the Maureders comes up. This is Snape's 
> weakness. And LV uses a person's weakness, and works through it. 
> That is why Snape had to put that memory in the pensive. He did it 
> to protect Harry.
> 
> > 
> > Betsy:
> > Again I'm not clear on what you're saying here. (I'm really sorry, 
> > I'm not trying to be difficult!) Are you saying that Voldemort 
> could  use the negative emotions of Snape to control him and sort of 
> set him loose on Harry?
> 
> 
> Tonks now:
> 
> Yes. LV would use Snape to kill Harry. Look at what Snape did when 
> he saw Harry looking in the pensive. Snape lost his cool. LV would 
> have looked through Harry into Snape, triggered Snape's rage and 
> Harry would have been in very serious danger. Snape knew this. Snape 
> knew his weakness and how the Dark Lord could use it. So he put this 
> weak part into the pensive to protect Harry during the session. Most 
> of the time Snape IS in control of his emotions, but not when 
> thoughts of James come up. And Snape is wise to know this and to 
> take the necessary steps to protect Harry during the sessions.
> 
> 
>snip > > 
> Tonks_op

Okay, I get it now.  Snape took out his memories of James and the maurader's because 
Snape knew it was his *lose control button* and if LV saw those memories through Harry 
LV could *use* Snape to kill Harry!   Got it!  But, once again, following along your theory of 
LV seeing Snape's memories in Harry's mind, I still think Snape may have done it to protect 
himself!  I mean, if LV saw that or any of the other memories in Harry's mind, he would 
know that Snape had been helping the Order against LV.  That would blow Snape's cover 
with LV.  Although you make a very good point about that specific memory with the 
maurader's in it.  

Ms. Luna, who apologizes for two posts on the same thread, I should have read through 
the entire thread before posting the first time.