Harry, Neville, and Snape

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No: HPFGUIDX 90263

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "severelysigune" <severelysigune at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Now if Snape's antipathy towards Harry and Neville has anything to do 
> with their both being the "one" from the prophecy, that would be 
> really unsettling; and not wanting to consider Traitor!Snape an 
> option, I will leave the theorising on that point to others :)...
> 

Personally, I don't believe that there is real antithapy. Or at least not on
Snape's side. The boys probably hate him, but that doesn't worry Ole
Sevvy in the least. Oh, sure, he finds Harry and Neville irritating, but so
what? After 14 years as a teacher it wouldn't be anything he hasn't come
across before.

IMO it's all part of Snape's invented personna; the DE friendly exterior 
he shows to  the world while secretly beavering away for the Order (and 
his own ends). 

At  Hogwarts Snape is a member of the Sevvy/DD double act -  Snape 
plays the hard man, DD plays the persuader and they both know exactly
what they're doing and why. You'll note  that whenever Snape demands
that  Harry be  expelled, it is always to DD and in front of Harry. Does he
expect his (apparent) wish to be granted? Like hell! It's playacting and
recognised as such by DD. The only time Snape has been *really* angry
was in the Shrieking Shack and then not at Harry. You'll also  note that
he rarely if ever gives detention to Harry or Neville, though he could 
find reasons to do so almost daily. It's invariably "Points from Gryffindor!"
Nothing personal in that.

Snape is DD's watch-dog; he's allowed to growl, but not bite.

Kneasy