No: HPFGUIDX 87979 Alina: > So I think Snape was giving Neville a hard time simply so that he > could at a moment's notice resume his double-agent activities > without raising suspicion from V and Co. So if Snape is Malfoy's lap dog, as Sirius says, would he be bullying Neville and Harry for Draco benefit? That is to insure this behavior is reported to Lucius? Tim