Pensieve memories again. Was: Harry's anger

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 123235


Alla wrote:
> <snip>
> I don't have a problem with Snape hiding his 
> memories in the Pensieve, IF that was done in good faithy, because 
> indeed who knows what kind of secrets he hides including Order's 
> secrets, which Harry is not supposed to know. Suppose, I agree with 
> that.
> 
> But yes, I do think that Harry should have been allowed the option
to hide some of his potentially embarrasing moments in the Pensieve. If 
> nothing else, it would made him trust Snape more... maybe. He would 
> have seen that Snape is not "out to get him" (as I pretty much feel 
> he was), but "out to teach him" and that they are indeed on the same 
> side. <snip>

Carol responds:
But I don't think Harry *can* put his memories in a Pensieve. Both
Dumbledore and Snape can stick their wands in their hair and pull out
silvery strands of thought--exactly the memory they want to remove
and, in Dumbledore's case, examine--but they are both skilled
Occlumens (whatever the plural may be). Harry, even after months of
lessons, is a rank beginner. How could he possibly remove any memory,
much less a particular memory that he doesn't want Snape to see? (That
would probably be *most* of his memories!)

Carol