Snape--Abusive?

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 114689


>
> Valky:
> " Then Neville takes his magnificent stand against (Snape) his 
greatest fear and inspires all sorts of amazement from his class 
mates.
> > >


Pippin:
> Snape makes an attractive scapegoat, but surely she.....
 
(Valky: Bellatrix who he has already stood against)

.......is the one responsible for Neville's nightmares and 
irrational fears?
>

Valky:
Not at all. POA makes a specific case of Neville fearing Snape with
his Boggart and furthermore in OOtP you see Neville shaking with
fear when Snapes castigates him. I am not using Snape for a
scapegoat nor am I ignoring Bellatrix' and Rodolphus' visitation
upon Neville.
I am simply pointing out that there is *someone* who fits the
description that Alex posited regarding a criterion for making a
strong case that Snape is, in fact, *abusive*, in the very sense of
the word. That person is Neville Longbottom and if anyone is yet to
make a stand to Snape and take back his personal power from Snape it
is Neville. Harry has not given in to Snapes badgering, and he's
done really well for himself in spite of it. Neville OTOH is deeply
and horrendously affected by Snape, regardless of the Lestranges' or
LV or his Grandmother, Neville is affected by *Snape specifically*
and that is canon of Snape abusing his privilege.
What Bellatrix and her husband did to Neville's parents may well
have a great deal of relevance to his fearfulness, but we are given
specific canon to evidence that Snape is hurting Neville so there is
no reason to dismiss it.