Harry, Neville, and Snape

[frost_indri]

No: HPFGUIDX 90296

Kneazy:
> 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.

Frost:
   Except the son of his arch-nemesis and an rather convenient 
punching bag to exert frustrations on, all in the same class.

Kneazy: 
> IMO it's all part of Snape's invented persona; the DE friendly 
exterior  he shows to  the world while secretly beavering away for 
the Order (and his own ends).  
<snip>
 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 recognized 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.
>>

Frost: 
  Actually, I think there is a very good reason for him not giving 
Potter or Longbottom detentions, if he really doesn't like them for 
whatever reason.  Why on earth would he want to spend more time with 
them.  Those who give detentions usually have to dish them out as 
well.  If Snape does hate them (and I do think he has some large 
amount of antipathy towards Harry) then it makes more sense for him 
to detract points than to have to spend an hour or so with them, 
making them gut frogs or what not.  

  As for whether or not he really hates them or was really trying to 
get Potter expelled...  I doubt he really expected it to work, but 
he probably does want to heap as much grief on Potter's head as 
possible.  I doubt he was play acting.  However, I do think that he 
has enough of a control on himself to not push it to far, and to 
save Potter when he doesn't want to; to act beneficially towards 
someone he hates.  Neville... I just think he finds Neville as 
incompetent and annoying, and maybe he, like Harry in the beginning 
of OoP, takes some pleasure in taking out his frustrations on other 
people.  Neville is just an easy target for that.   

Frost