Neville and Snape

meriaugust meriaugust at yahoo.com
Tue Dec 23 22:03:59 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 87519

I am in the process of rereading all of my HP collection and I am 
presently in the middle of PoA. I have just finished reading the 
chapter where Neville changes the boggart into Snape (The Boggart in 
the Wardrobe, page 136, American edition). That Snape is Neville's 
biggest fear is not surprising to me, as Snape bullies (torments?) 
Neville more than any one else in Gryffindor, with the exception of 
Harry. My question is why that is. We know why he hates Harry, with 
his past involvements with James Potter and the other Marauders, but 
why does Snape abuse poor Neville so? Any ideas, or is this another 
of the thousands of things that JKR will have to adress in the next 
two books? 
Meri 





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