Question for Snape Bashers

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 101918

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Wanda Sherratt"

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 < For all the worrying about how children can 
> be damaged by abusive authority figures, neither Harry nor anyone 
> else really seems particularly affected by Snape at all.  Harry 
> doesn't behave like a damaged child:  he isn't having nightmares, 
or 
> crying in his room because he has to go to class, or vandalizing 
the 
> library, or talking about suicide, or getting violent or throwing 
up 
> after meals or cutting himself.  So he dislikes Snape and the hours 
> he spends in his class, and would rather be playing quidditch.  He 
> doesn't much like ANY of his classes - he's bored and uninspired 
> pretty much all the time he's in class.  He and Ron both are 
> slackers when it comes to homework.  I'd say he's behaving pretty 
> normally, and if Snape took a year's sabbatical, Harry's grades and 
> attitude would be marginally better, but there'd be no great 
> difference.
> 
> Wanda



Alla: 

Well, this is in my opinion absolutely inrealistic aspect of 
children's reaction to Snape. Although, I guess Harry is supposed to 
be a "hero", who should overcome everything life throws at him, but 
again just look at Neville, whose biggest fear is professor Snape.


Allla