Neville and Snape

[milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 3709

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, mmarth at p... wrote:
> 
> 
> I know there have been posts on Neville but I have to ask again:  
why 
> is he so afraid of Snape?  Even more than the other kids.  Could he 
> possibly know something about Snape no one else does? Did his 
> grandmother tell him something?  When I read about his parents
being 
> Auror's my first thought was that maybe one of the Longbottoms had 
> caught Snape.  And we all know how my guy handles grudges!  But
then 
> I thought that would be too obvious.  I just think there is 
something 
> more to the Snape/Neville thing.  
> 
> Martha
> 
> Maybe that would be a good question for Rowling!!!

Snape is a very intimidating teacher. (I had a Snape in high school 
and college). Neville is rather meek and easily intimidated and that 
makes it difficult for him to handle Snapes "tough love" teaching 
method.

It could be Neville knows things that Harry, Ron and Hermione do not. 
However, since Neville doesn't really hang around them, they will 
never know. For example the gillyweed incident in GoF. Moody/Crouch 
Jr. gave Neville the book with the information in it.

:-) Milz