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

[Amanda Geist]

No: HPFGUIDX 122854


Julie:

> Just to add a bit of fuel to the fire, I was also a bit 
disappointed 
> that Dumbledore castigated Snape for not being able to overcome
> his past (which is true) but did not even reprimand Harry for prying
> into Snape's pensieve. I wish he had, if only to make clear that
> Harry was wrong, though I understand that Harry was already 
> suffering enough over Sirius's death.

You know, the fact that Dumbledore said this and did not mention 
Harry's error in judgement, has always made me think that Snape 
didn't *tell* Dumbledore what happened. It sounds like Snape made up 
a reason, just like Harry did, and nobody but Snape and Harry knows 
what really occurred.

Which brings up all manner of interesting possibilities. Did Snape 
not tell Dumbledore because he (Snape) was supposed to use the 
Pensieve to protect Order-related thoughts, and Snape didn't want to 
admit to Dumbledore that some of his personal memories were still 
painful enough to remove "just in case" as well? Does Snape not want 
Dumbledore to know he (Snape) lost it so, to a student? (For, 
remember, Dumbledore's immediate and angry defense of Marietta.) Or 
does Snape simply not want yet *another* person to have to know about 
his humiliation, even via the telling of the incident?

Hm. Anyway, it never sounded to me like Dumbledore was aware of what 
really happened there. Otherwise I'm certain he would have said 
something to Harry.

~Amanda