James and Snape. Was. Re: Snape and Harry again.

[huntergreen_3]

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Demetra:
>>I've been fascinated by this thread as another example of others
reading the same thing I do and coming up with a completely different
conclusion.
I always thought that Sirius/James using the name "Snivellus" was JKR
again showing dead-on characterization of kids taunting each other.
I don't think there is any great meaning or value judgment behind the
use of the name Snivellus. <<

HunterGreen:
I was starting to think I was the only one who read it that way. I 
know I've been called things that had nothing at all to do with any 
actual traits that I had, just because it was derogatory (none of 
them were at all clever, like Snivellus, however). When I came 
across "Snivellus", I didn't stop to think what about Snape made them 
call him that beyond James and Sirius didn't like him and it sort of 
rhymes with Severus (of course it rhymes with Sirius too, just not as 
much).