Snape's Bucking Broomstick Memory (Re: What is with the "Prank" ?)

[vmonte]

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Wanda wrote:

To tell the truth, I took it almost as having some coded sexual
overtones, and I did think that Snape was more likely 13 or so. It
just has that feeling of male anxiety over inadequacy, especially
with the girl laughing at him, and that IS the sort of thing a boy
would worry about. It would be interesting to get a look at Snape's
*dreams*, as well as his memories!

vmonte responds:

Yes, I read this scene as having very Freudian undertones.  I also 
see it as being about sexual inadequacy.  

By the way, this scene reminds me of what happened to Neville his 
first year of school. Is the child riding the broomstick 11 years 
old?  

Also, if the penseive automatically groups thoughts to find patterns, 
as some fans think, then the girl that is laughing is probably Lily.

That would mean that Snape holds grudges.  Lily laughed at him when 
he was 11 and he later pays her back by calling her a mudblood in the 
penseive scene.  

Poor Snape, he sure doesn't seem to be able to forgive or forget.

vivian