OOP: Sirius the Jerk

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No: HPFGUIDX 62595

"Kewpie" <dkewpie at p...>  wrote:
> >I can't see how anyone can still find Snape a nasty bastard  

And "burrow242000" replied:
> I do.  I will say that I felt a twinge or two for the 15 yr old 
> Snape.  But there is no excuse IMHO for his treatment of Harry 
over 
> the years.  Being abused is no excuse for becoming an abuser. How 
> many Nevilles and Harrys has he ridiculed, insulted, and tormented?


What I find even more unforgivable is his favortism towards Draco. 
While hating the son of his childhood enemy is understandable, why 
would a reformed Snape favor the son of a death eater? Shouldn't he 
dislike Draco, who has shown oblique support for Voldemort?