The Missing Scene
A/N: This is a scene I think is missing from OotP. R/R Tell me what you think! And, of course, I own nothing.
June 24 (last day of school before summer vacation)
Harry nervously approached the door to Snape's office. He had given a lot of thought to Snape ever since Sirius' death. Though his first instinct was to blame Snape for letting Sirius leave Grimmauld Place, he knew that his godfather would never have agreed to stay there when Harry's life was in danger. He had felt compelled to take action, just as Harry had when he thought Sirius was being tortured by Voldemort. Harry had also realized that it was his own fault that he hadn't done well in Occlumency lessons. He had let his desire to see what was beyond the mysterious door keep him from making a real attempt to shut Voldemort out of his mind. Perhaps if he had. . . He shook his head to clear the painful thought. This wasn't what he had come to talk to Professor Snape about. He had come to talk about what he had seen in the Penseive. He took a deep breath and knocked on the office door.
"Enter," he heard Snape say. Harry slowly opened the door and walked inside the office. Snape was looking intently at a piece of parchment on his desk. Harry closed the door behind him and stood staring at the dark curtain of greasy hair that obscured Snape's face from view. Snape looked up from his paper and said, "Potter. I thought I told you never to set foot in this office again."
"Yes, Professor, you did, but I've come anyway. I want to apologize," Harry said.
"Apologize?" said Snape mockingly, "By all means, Potter, go ahead. THIS I am anxious to hear."
"Well. . . I'm sorry I invaded your privacy, sir, and I'm very sorry if I embarrassed you. But I'm not sorry I saw what was in the Penseive," he said.
In a cold and dangerous voice Snape said, "When you apologize to someone, POTTER, you are supposed to say you are sorry, not that you are glad about what happened. I hope you had a good laugh, Potter. Now GET OUT."
"But Professor, that's not what I meant. I wasn't laughing. I just meant I was glad I FOUND OUT THE TRUTH," Harry began shouting to be heard over Snape's angry "Get out, GET OUT, GET OUT."
"I'm NOT leaving," said Harry. "Listen to me. Seeing that memory of what my father did to you didn't make me happy, it made me SICK. I'm sorry my father was so mean to you. He had no right to treat you like that."
"What?" said Snape, "Do you expect me to believe that you feel SORRY for me? That you didn't take SATISFACTION at seeing me humiliated? Come, Potter, I know better than that."
"Maybe I would've enjoyed seeing you humiliated now, as you have enjoyed humiliating me ever since I arrived at Hogwart's," said Harry pointedly, "But I didn't enjoy seeing it then. You hadn't DONE anything. They were just bored. I never knew my father was such a jerk. I'm really sorry."
Snape just stared inscrutably at him. "Well," said Harry, "That's all. I-I guess I'll be going. Have a good summer, Professor." He turned to leave but stopped when Snape said, "Potter."
"Yes," said Harry, turning around hopefully.
Snape walked around his desk towards Harry. "Remember to practice clearing your mind, especially before bed each night. In September, we will resume Occlumency lessons," he said, handing Harry a thick book called Defending Your Mind.
"Yes, sir," said Harry. Then he turned and left the office.
A/N: This is a scene I think is missing from OotP. R/R Tell me what you think! And, of course, I own nothing.
June 24 (last day of school before summer vacation)
Harry nervously approached the door to Snape's office. He had given a lot of thought to Snape ever since Sirius' death. Though his first instinct was to blame Snape for letting Sirius leave Grimmauld Place, he knew that his godfather would never have agreed to stay there when Harry's life was in danger. He had felt compelled to take action, just as Harry had when he thought Sirius was being tortured by Voldemort. Harry had also realized that it was his own fault that he hadn't done well in Occlumency lessons. He had let his desire to see what was beyond the mysterious door keep him from making a real attempt to shut Voldemort out of his mind. Perhaps if he had. . . He shook his head to clear the painful thought. This wasn't what he had come to talk to Professor Snape about. He had come to talk about what he had seen in the Penseive. He took a deep breath and knocked on the office door.
"Enter," he heard Snape say. Harry slowly opened the door and walked inside the office. Snape was looking intently at a piece of parchment on his desk. Harry closed the door behind him and stood staring at the dark curtain of greasy hair that obscured Snape's face from view. Snape looked up from his paper and said, "Potter. I thought I told you never to set foot in this office again."
"Yes, Professor, you did, but I've come anyway. I want to apologize," Harry said.
"Apologize?" said Snape mockingly, "By all means, Potter, go ahead. THIS I am anxious to hear."
"Well. . . I'm sorry I invaded your privacy, sir, and I'm very sorry if I embarrassed you. But I'm not sorry I saw what was in the Penseive," he said.
In a cold and dangerous voice Snape said, "When you apologize to someone, POTTER, you are supposed to say you are sorry, not that you are glad about what happened. I hope you had a good laugh, Potter. Now GET OUT."
"But Professor, that's not what I meant. I wasn't laughing. I just meant I was glad I FOUND OUT THE TRUTH," Harry began shouting to be heard over Snape's angry "Get out, GET OUT, GET OUT."
"I'm NOT leaving," said Harry. "Listen to me. Seeing that memory of what my father did to you didn't make me happy, it made me SICK. I'm sorry my father was so mean to you. He had no right to treat you like that."
"What?" said Snape, "Do you expect me to believe that you feel SORRY for me? That you didn't take SATISFACTION at seeing me humiliated? Come, Potter, I know better than that."
"Maybe I would've enjoyed seeing you humiliated now, as you have enjoyed humiliating me ever since I arrived at Hogwart's," said Harry pointedly, "But I didn't enjoy seeing it then. You hadn't DONE anything. They were just bored. I never knew my father was such a jerk. I'm really sorry."
Snape just stared inscrutably at him. "Well," said Harry, "That's all. I-I guess I'll be going. Have a good summer, Professor." He turned to leave but stopped when Snape said, "Potter."
"Yes," said Harry, turning around hopefully.
Snape walked around his desk towards Harry. "Remember to practice clearing your mind, especially before bed each night. In September, we will resume Occlumency lessons," he said, handing Harry a thick book called Defending Your Mind.
"Yes, sir," said Harry. Then he turned and left the office.