Question for Snape Bashers

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 102372

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "koinonia02" <Koinonia2 at h...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
> <dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 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.
> 
> "K":
> 
> Not necessarily. You must forgive me because I don't have the time 
> to quote canon but I think PoA gives us a hint of the fear Neville 
> has for Snape. It's the good old boggart scene. What Neville is 
> afraid of is Snape approaching him with his wand drawn. Of course 
> all of this would be frightening to someone as small as Neville was 
> around the time his parents were tortured. He wouldn't understand 
> this person was actually only approaching him to help. 
> 
> Alla: 
> > 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.
> 
> "K":
> 
> That's it? Is that all the character is? Just a nasty person? JKR 
> does a much better job with her characters. No, there's much more 
to 
> Snape than that. If there isn't than she's wasted my time.


Alla:

Nasty person? More like abusive person to me. No, that is not all 
that this character is.

He is also a former DE and spy for the Light. But AS A TEACHER that 
is ALL what he is to me at the moment.

I will be very happy to change my opinion when two last books come  
out. :)