Did Snape set up the Pensieve scene?

[puduhepa98 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 169703

>lizzyben04
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I actually tend to think that Snape is on the good side, but  this
incident nags at me, & almost convinces me that Snape planned  this
out. He'd kill 2 birds w/one stone - end Occlumency lessons,  and
prevent Dumbledore from learning about the Cabinets' connection  to
Borgin & Burkes. Or maybe it wasn't Snape - maybe Draco moved  Montague
so that he could use the Cabinets later. It's a mystery - I don't  know
who's the actual "bad guy", but I'm pretty sure the events  didn't
actually go as portrayed. I'm just posting this in hopes someone  can
help sort it out. 


Nikkalmati
 
I tend to think not.  It would be too difficult to set things up just  as 
they happened.  Besides, what was the purpose of ending the Occlumency  lessons?  
Harry wasn't making any progress and if SS is LVs man he was  using the 
lessons to open up Harry to LV anyway.  Why would he want them  ended?
If Snape wanted Harry not to learn Occlumency, best to keep the lessons in  
his own hands lest Harry actually learn to occlude.
 
Also, this brings up something that has been bothering me about the  
Occlumency/Pensieve situation.   When Harry reports to Sirius and  Lupin that he had 
stopped the lessons they are outraged.  Sirius threatens  to come and talk to 
Snape and Lupin insists to Harry that he must take the  lessons and manages to 
calm Sirius by promising that he will bring it up with  DD.  But NOTHING is 
done!  Does Lupin ever talk to DD?  (Is  Pippin right?  <g>) There is no other 
evidence that anyone is  concerned.  DD knows at the end of OOP that Snape 
broke off the lessons,  but he does not seem upset.  He does not attempt to teach 
Harry Occlumency  in HBP.  Yet at the end of HBP almost the last word of SS to 
Harry is that  he must learn to close his mind to the Dark Lord.  Is there 
anyone who can  teach Harry this skill?  (I suspect maybe only Snape or DD could 
teach  Occlumency).
 
 
Nikkalmati
 
 



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