Snape psychology, a thought about Barty jr.

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Indigo wrote:
<It seems many of the adults in Neville's life are trying to steel 
<him for the worst yet to come in their own way. Snape's way just 
<happens to be harsh. But given what he's been through, to him it may 
<not seem all that harsh.

And why would he steel Harry, Ron and Hermione? They really don't 
need it. I think I've got another theory of why Snape is so mean 
especially to Neville, which ties in with what a lot of us have often 
reckoned: Don't we hate in others everything that in reality hate in 
ourselves? If Snape had really been bullied all the time as a child 
and adolescent, and if he had been unable to stand up for himself, 
wouldn't that make him loathe weak Neville (assuming as an apriori 
that Snape, much as I like him and in spite of being very courageous 
etc., is still emotionally very immature)? Anyway, that's no excuse, 
just an explanation.



DinaYS wrote:
<As an aside, although i have issues about the movie (creating images 
<that kids have created for themselves) I think Alan Rickman as Snape 
<is great remember Robin Hood Prince of theives

I have enough confidence in Mr. Rickman's acting skills to feel 
hopeful he won't play Snape like the Sheriff of Nottingham, who was 
more kind of a Captain Hook- villain and very, very comical.



David wrote:
<Dumbledore vouched for Snape at Karkaroff's trial, where plenty of 
<wizards were present.

As Amy Z. has nominated me member of L.O.O.N., I feel free to pick 
this nit: Dumbledore didn't vouch for Snape at the Karkaroff trial. 
When Karkaroff gives Snape's name, Crouch objects that Snape has been 
cleared by the judges some time ago, because he had Dumbledore 
vouching for him, and Dumbledore just repeats that Snape had turned 
spy at great personal risk.


Monika(The Snape fan) wrote:
<Besides, Snape seems to be a better companion in a time of crisis 
<than, say, Professor Trelawney :)
<Sure, both Flitwick and Sprout seem to be able to deal with any 
<emergency, but Flitwick is a bit too old and - how to put it? - 
<delicate (?), and I don't believe Sprout has any significant 
<experience with Dark wizards. Anyway, Snape's just better.

Well, WE know that he's wonderful company with and without crisis :), 
I just wondered why he had that obviously very special position 
within the staff. Being old doesn't seem to be a valid argument 
against a wizard (I mean, take Dumbledore!) and Flitwick was a 
dueling champion, so I just wondered, why Snape and not for example 
flitwick?


Another thought that came to me: I have this nasty feeling that in 
book 5 (or later) we could meet again with Barty jr, who has had his 
soul sucked out but is still alive (at least, Lupin said that you 
still live, because your heart and brain still work, you just don't 
have a soul). And somehow I don't like the idea of soulless barty 
rejoining Voldemort.

Susanna (who now *really* has to go to work!)