Snape and Neville

[frankielee242]

No: HPFGUIDX 41875


Richelle wrote;
> >I've just been pondering Snape's behavior toward Neville. He's even
more
> >cruel to Neville than he is to Harry, and that's saying something!
 Harry 
> >he
> >despises because he hated his dad.  But why Neville?
 
Kylanthea wrote:
> My theory is simply that Neville is the "weakest" memeber of the
class and 
> thus the easiest to torment.  Neville hasn't stuck up for himself
(yet), and 
> Snape has been feeding off his fear.


Here are my two cents-- In GoF, Sirius lists off what happened to
Snape's old friends. Barring Avery, they are either dead or in Azkaban
because of aurors like Neville's father. What if Frank Longbottom was
personally involved in killing Rosier and Wilkes? 

Seems to me Snape could be persecuting Neville for Frank's actions.


Frankie