Snape's Memories

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 184895

> Jerri:
> No, he removes these memories in front of Harry, and puts them in a 
pensive.
> 
> Then, when he has to leave the office, does he push Harry out the 
door in 
> front of him and lock it up?
> 
> No, he sweeps out of the office, leaving Harry alone with the 
pensive full 
> of memories.  And he does this not ONCE, but at least two times!!
> 
> WHY?  (Besides the fact that JKR wanted Harry to see SWM at that 
point in 
> the books.)

Zara:
Rowling set this up well, I felt. The answer to the first part (why 
the memories were not stowed or locked away somewhere) is that Snape 
expects to be in his office throughout the lesson and until after 
Harry leaves.

As to why he does not push Harry out and lock up behind - he's failed 
to do so once before. He hurried out to investigate the screams he 
and Harry heard during an earlier lesson (Trelawney being sacked by 
Umbridge, as it turned out). In the SWM his assistance in sorely 
needed by a student in his House who has been missing - I think he is 
again focused ont he need of the moment rather than his opinion of 
Harry.