Neville Longbottom

[meboriqua at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 22974

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Cheryl Dimof" <cheryl_dimof at y...> wrote:
> 
> Also, why do you think Snape is so mean to Neville?  Is it just 
because he's a mean guy and Neville is afraid of him and does things 
incorrectly in his class?  Or is there something else going on there?


I think Snape is mean to Neville for the worst reason possible: Snape 
has no respect for Neville and thinks Neville is weak.  In a sick way, 
I know how Snape feels.  I find it hard to deal with people who never 
stick up for themselves yet complain about their situations.  However, 
Snape takes it too far.  As a teacher, he is in no position to 
"toughen up" a student; he is there to educate them academically.  
Knowing that a student fears him should not encourage him to terrify 
that student, but it does.  I can just see Snape in the teachers' 
lounge, sneering when Neville's name comes up.  He is simply 
victimizing someone weaker because he can.  Not nice!

--jenny from ravenclaw, who continues to find Snape fascinating 
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