was Re: Flitwick/Fudge/the Potters now Snape & Neville

[lizvega2]

No: HPFGUIDX 91690

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > "At the doorway he turned on his heel and said, 'Possibly no 
> > one's 
> > > > warned you Lupin, but this class contains Neville 
Longbottom.'"
> > > > 
> > > > (POA "The Boggart in the Wardrobe" p.100 UK edition)
> > > > 
> > > > Full name, not just first name....
> 
> Interesting that he didn't say Longbottom or Mr. Longbottom.  
Snape 
> goes on to say:
> "I would advise you not entrust him with anything difficult.  Not 
> unless Miss Granger is  hissing instructions in his ear."
> 
> "No one's warned you"....."I would advise" "Neville Longbottom."   
It 
> always seemed like Snape just happened to be there and just 
taunted 
> Neville for the evil fun of it.  But could it be that Snape was 
> waiting there on purpose to warn Lupin about something concerning 
> Neville?  Not out of concern for Lupin, but for  Neville?  And 
does 
> Granger come into this too?  She didn't get a chance at the 
boggart.
> 
> Compare this to OotP chapter 32 p746 US version where we know that 
> Snape is helping Neville.  (It would be fun to know if it was 
Neville 
> who was the first to break free!)
> 
> "And Crabbe, loosen your hold a little, if Longbottom suffocates 
it 
> will mean a lot of tedious paperwork, and I am afraid I shall have 
> to  mention it on your reference if ever you apply for a job."
> 
> 
> Potioncat (who loves it how un-connected bits come together when 
you 
> read these posts.)

LizVega here:

Interesting! Lupin explains to Harry later that he didn't let him 
face the boggart because he assumed that Harry would conjure up LV 
in the classroom- Of course Lupin would know who Harry was, but 
maybe he didn't know who Neville was, and Snape warned him on his 
way out because he (Snape) assumed that Neville would conjure up 
someone being tortured? I bet Snape was torked when he heard that 
Neville's worst fear was actually him!

It seems like Snape though, doesn't it? He made himself highly 
upopular at Harry's second quidditch match in PS- I'm starting to 
think that maybe Snape's sour-puss demeanor is just the product of 
never learning social behavior- one of his memories was of being 
alone in a dark room shooting at flies! People with so little self-
confidence are easy marks for baddies...