Snape and the Malfoys (was Re: Harry's Putative Death)

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No: HPFGUIDX 42090

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "darrin_burnett" <bard7696 at a...> wrote: 
 
 Darrin wrote: 
 
> For that matter, we don't know if Snape disagrees with the 
pureblood 
> theory. He might be a little like the old Southern Democrats in the 
> United States: "I don't want to hurt Negros," they'd say. "Just 
don't  want them in my neighborhood."
> 
> Which also could explain his torture of Hermione. Maybe he finds 
her just as distasteful as Draco does, and wants her out of Hogwarts, 
but certainly doesn't want her killed.
>  
> Just the same as being suspicious of who you hate, sometimes we 
> believe those we want to believe. 
>

 For some reason I see Snape drawn to Voldemort's camp more by the 
opportunity to practice the Dark Arts than by any prejudice against 
Muggles and the like.

Sirius said Snape has always been drawn to the DA and knew more 
curses than most of the older students at Hogwart's when he first 
arrived (GoF paraphrasing). I also have a personal theory that Snape 
was in love with Lily Evans when they were students at Hogwarts.

As for his torture of Hermione I think that is just Snape picking on 
her for being part of Harry's crowd and a know it all more than her 
being Muggle-born. I think he's shown more cruelty to Neville who's 
from a well known wizarding family than Hermione.
 
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-Olivia Grey