Snape's bloody, violent death/Nasty Nicknames

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No: HPFGUIDX 71657

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "junediamanti" 
> I think what happened to originate the name might have gone 
> something like this (not a theory - I don't do acronyms).  I 
suspect 
> James and Sirius were a bit jock.  Race each other to class, knock 
> unfortunate stragglers out of the way.  Severus gets sent flying 
and 
> cries.  Sirius mock threatens Severus - he cries (he has a 
> pathological fear of shouting and violence (thanks dad).  Severus 
> falls of the now infamous bucking broomstick in first flying 
lesson -
>  and howls in pain and fear.  Whatever.  James (or Sirius) "Who's 
> that kid whining?  Severus? Huh, Snivellus more like!"  

I don't think so.  I don't think it "mock threatening" or getting 
knocked out of the way that made Snape cry.  I think it was 
sustained torment.  I think the picked on him big time before he 
cried, then assigned the "nick name."  I don't think it was over a 
little thing.  I just don't think James and Co. cared.  It was 
something they could make fun of him for.

And yes, I think we all find the name "Snivellus" offensive.  We're 
meant too.

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