Question for Snape Bashers

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 102363

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "koinonia02" <Koinonia2 at h...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
> <dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:
> 
>  
> > But, hey, there is always could be something more - like Snape 
> > participated in the torture of his parents, for example.
> > 
> > Then yes, his constant abuse of Neville in class pales in 
> comparison 
> > to this.
> 
> "K":
> 
> Maybe Snape is guilty of the above. Or maybe Snape tried to save 
the 
> Longbottom family. Perhaps there is a reason why that information 
> can't be made public. And perhaps Neville can't be allowed to 
> remember that day and so his memory was tampered with. For the 
good, 
> of course. ^-^ 
> 
> "K"


Alla:

That is entirely possible, but then I would say if Neville's 
subconscious is speaking up, he would LOVE Snape, not be afraid of 
him, because Snape tried to save him.

Then we are back to square 1 - Rowling showed us enough information 
for the moment to make a determination why Neville is scared of 
Snape. Due to what he does to him in class.

It is entirely possible that later this assumption will turn out to 
be false and that is fine. But AT THE MOMENT it is a very reasonable 
assumption to me.