Neville and potions- an unpopular opinion

[huntergreen_3]

No: HPFGUIDX 108175

Irene wrote:
>I'm glad that someone else has a contrary opinion to the
> majority vote that Snape should be fired, arrested and then fired
>again,
> preferably with a firing squad.


Alla replied:
>> I don't know about others, but till the books end, I most certainly
don't want Snape to be fired.

But rest assured, I want him to suffer A LOT. Yes, I am that blood
firsty about that character. (my way of caring) :o) If his sufferings
will include same undeserved abuse, humiliation, mental assault he
put Harry through, I will be one happy camper.

I know, it ain't gonna happen, unfortunately. <<

HunterGreen:
I wouldn't count on that. The evidence points to him being a spy on 
one of the cruelest and most dangerous men out there. IMO, at some 
point before the end of the series Voldemort is going to find out (or 
if he already knows, he's going to stop using Snape), and he is going 
to have some sort of revenge. I am of the mind that Snape will most 
likely not survive book seven.

As for *suffering*, how do you know he hasn't suffered already and 
that's why he has such a poisonous personality? At age eleven he 
already knew more dark curses than most seventh-years, why is that? 
Why was he SO fascinated with that? We know that at least in his 
fifth year he was unpopular, and the only person to come to his aid 
when he was being attacked by two other students was someone he 
wasn't even friends with (in fact, appeared to have contempt for). 
And there's the issue of his dealings with Voldemort, which at the 
very least includes SOME reason why he did such an about-face and 
decided to turn his back on the DEs, which could have easily led to 
his own death. 
Snape is already an unhappy person, there's not much IMO that could 
be done to him that would make a big impression.