What's wrong with being bad ?

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 102090

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "arrowsmithbt" 
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> > Alla earlier:
> > "Right Neville," said Professor Lupin. "First things first: what 
> > would you say s the thing that firhgtens you most in the world?"
> > Neville's lips moved, but no noise came out.
> > "Didn't catch that,Neville,sorry," said Professor Lupin 
cheerfully.
> > Neville looked around rather wildly, as though begging someone to 
> > help him, then said, in barely more than a wisper,
> > "Professor Snape" - PoA, p.102, UK edition.
> > 
> > Now, let's see. The boy, whose parents were tortured to insanity 
by 
> > the Death Eaters, is not afraid of Voldemort or his servants.
> > 
> > He is terrified most in the world of his Professor. If those are 
not 
> > he effects of the abuse, I truly don't know what is.  Thanks G-D 
for 
> > Lupin's psychotherapy, or poor boy would never be able to let his 
> > fears out in the open. :o)
> 
> Kneasy:
> Laughable. 
> He chose Snape because he didn't want the other kids to know about 
> his parents.
> If he'd said Voldy or Bella everybody would have wanted to know why.
> Even two years later at St Mungo's he's extremely embarrassed when 
he's
> caught visiting his parents.
> Neville doesn't want to be pitied,  but some posters don't see it. 
In fact, 
> they want to insist on inflicting it on him.
> > 



Alla: 


Could you show me canon where it says that your biggest fear can 
actually be chosen? I don't think so.

I'll be gald to eat my words though.

 
> > Alla previously:
> > Eh? It does not happen in Hogwarts every day or at least we don't 
> > witness it. Filtch talking about physical punishments? Maybe he 
just 
> > wishes that they existed.


 
> Kneasy:
> Your definition of abuse, i.e. Snape, occurs every day at Hogwarts.


Alla: yes, and I was arguing that he is kind of unique.


 
> Kneasy:
> GoF chap 31 -
> Mrs Weasley grinned her eyes twinkling.
>  "Your  father and I had been out for a night-time stroll," she  
said.
> "He got caught by Apollyon Pringle - he was the caretaker in those 
days -
> your father's still got the marks."
>


Alla:


Thank you, but marks from what?


 
> > Alla earlier:
> > I already addressed this issue in a different post. I most 
certainly 
> > don't want phantasy to be real, but many things in it still has 
to 
> > ring at least emotional truth to me.


 
> Kneasy:
> Why complain when it does? Isn't that one of the definitions of good
> writing? To be touched by a tale and then to complain because of it 
> seems very odd IMO. I suggest that you try something less 
emotionally
> demanding if it's going to upset you that much.  



Alla:


I am sorry? I know that this is a very good writing, which allows me 
to complain about characters. I enjoy reading it, but I am also going 
to yell at the character, whose actions often annoy me so. And, 
thanks , but no thanks, I am not going to go for something less 
demanding.


 
snip.

 
Alla