Hermione had visited a few times but had never been able to speak to Snape. The guilt over having left him in the Shrieking Shack for so long had mingled with shame for failing to notice his missing portrait. And then there were the memories she had removed from the Pensieve. She had kept them safe for many years, but the temptation to view them had been a factor she had not been fully prepared to deal with. She couldn’t predict what he would do if he ever learned she had possession of such intimate recollections.