Snape's favoring the Slytherins

[tanie_05]

No: HPFGUIDX 34813

jklb66 wrote:
> First of all, I love Severus, Sirius, and Remus!  All 3 do the 
right 
> thing by saving Harry's life at various points, and by being on 
> Dumbledore's side fighting the DE's and LV.  All 3 also have 
definite 
> personality flaws that make them very interesting.

Well, I'm not a Snape fan, but I do have to give you that one. He 
actually has saved Harry's life(I don't remember how Remus did it 
though. Maybe my memory's failing me.) though, I still don't really 
like him. (Sorry to all the Snape fans...wait, no I'm not.)

> Those who attack Snape frequently cite his obvious favoring of 
Draco 
> and the other Slytherins, and his in-class cruelty to the 
Gryffindors 
> (especially Harry and Neville).  Why does he do this?  
> Harry-- Snape hated James; Harry is "just like James." 

Maybe there's another reason to that. Yes, Harry is a lot like James. 
But let's say all this stuff about how Snape secretly loved Lily is 
true. Well, if we review the facts, Lily didn't have to die. She did 
so only because Voldemort was going to kill her child. So now, she is 
dead & Harry, a living reminder of that fact, is at Hogwarts, 
constantly, but unknowingly, torturing him with the fact that he 
shall never see her again. I think he is unbelievably bitter at Harry 
for both being like James & being Lily's son, who envitably caused 
her death.

> Neville- We don't know for certain, but other posts have 
speculated. 

Now to this I have no clue whatsoever. I have been wondering myself. 
Why mainly Neville? 
 
> The Slytherins-  Quite a few of the Slytherin students have parents 
> who are DE's (Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle we know of, and there are 
> probably more.)  If you were Severus Snape, once and future spy for 
> Dumbledore within the DE's, wouldn't you think it prudent to prefer 
> the DE's kids over all others in the school?  

Good point. That way no one's suspicious.

> Should LV ever rise 
> again, which Dumbledore and his loyal band anticipate, Snape is 
their 
> best chance at planting a spy within the DE's.  But for it to work, 
> it will need to appear to the other DE's as if he has been on their 
> side all along, and merely pretending to be loyal to Dumbledore.  
His 
> overt favoring of Slytherins will be an asset here.  His overt 
hatred 
> of Gryffindors, the same effect.  And yes, I do belive that at the 
> end of GoF, Dumbledore did indeed send Snape back to LV.  No wonder 
> the poor man went pale at the thought of the task in front of him.  
> Did Snape manage to con LV, or is LV just toying with him?  We 
don't 
> know yet.

Hmmm....would Dumbledore knowingly put a man in a position where he 
could possibly be killed? I don't know...but maybe it's just me. 
Maybe I'm wrong. Oh well. We should find out in the next book. Until 
then.....

-Kyrstyne
(who is starting to like Snape, but not too much to make a real 
difference like Sirius & Lupin do)