Possibly Harry is more resilient than Snape when it comes to these things?
Almost certainly. Snape's not exactly known for his maturity at the best of times. Mind you, looking through someone's memories as part of a lesson, and doing so on your own time might be viewed as different, for both. Sort of like the difference between someone hexing you as part of the DA, and doing it for fun.
but rather the fact that Harry doesn't try to make Snape continue to teach him.
Hmm. I would consider this mostly because he dislikes the lessons. When he was being made to take them by Dumbledore and thus Snape, he had little choice; once Snape releases him from them, so to speak; why would he try to make him continue? If Dumbledore ever brings it up, he can (and does? I don't recollect their discussion of this, but as I mentioned, it's not clear whether Dumbledore is even aware of the Pensieve peeking. If he is, it apparently wasn't Harry that told him. Of course, given Dumbledore's reaction to Harry looking in his pensieve, and his own interest in other people's thoughts; I doubt he'd consider it the invasion Snape does.) just claim that Snape didn't wish to teach him any more.
he shies away and doesn't try to put the blame on Snape (for a change)
Well. Iirc, post-Pensieve, he's desperate to find a way to make Snape the one to blame for his treatment in the memory; which is his primary focus, rather than current day Snape's reaction. So I would consider it probable and IC for him to try to put the blame on others (in this case Snape) rather than examining his own behaviour. It's just in this case, he's not thinking about the circumstances leading up to his discovery of his father's behaviour at all.
I don't think as well of Harry's character as you appear to, but I agree, there's no need for dumbing down characters to either Good or Evil.
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Date: 2006-02-02 01:10 pm (UTC)Almost certainly. Snape's not exactly known for his maturity at the best of times.
Mind you, looking through someone's memories as part of a lesson, and doing so on your own time might be viewed as different, for both. Sort of like the difference between someone hexing you as part of the DA, and doing it for fun.
but rather the fact that Harry doesn't try to make Snape continue to teach him.
Hmm. I would consider this mostly because he dislikes the lessons. When he was being made to take them by Dumbledore and thus Snape, he had little choice; once Snape releases him from them, so to speak; why would he try to make him continue?
If Dumbledore ever brings it up, he can (and does? I don't recollect their discussion of this, but as I mentioned, it's not clear whether Dumbledore is even aware of the Pensieve peeking. If he is, it apparently wasn't Harry that told him. Of course, given Dumbledore's reaction to Harry looking in his pensieve, and his own interest in other people's thoughts; I doubt he'd consider it the invasion Snape does.) just claim that Snape didn't wish to teach him any more.
he shies away and doesn't try to put the blame on Snape (for a change)
Well. Iirc, post-Pensieve, he's desperate to find a way to make Snape the one to blame for his treatment in the memory; which is his primary focus, rather than current day Snape's reaction. So I would consider it probable and IC for him to try to put the blame on others (in this case Snape) rather than examining his own behaviour. It's just in this case, he's not thinking about the circumstances leading up to his discovery of his father's behaviour at all.
I don't think as well of Harry's character as you appear to, but I agree, there's no need for dumbing down characters to either Good or Evil.