Should Neville Stand or Sit in Defiance WAS Re: Snape Re: good ides bad idea?

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Laura B.:

>   To right it would... but I agree, there is no need for Snape to  
> interfear with DA or any of its members... as of yet.  Unless DD
see 
> some reason to take their "extra curricular actvities" to a higher 
> level or purpose, let them have DA to their selves.  If there is a 
> reason for the teachers to interject... it will be done, if not... 
> let them have their fun.
> Hey, I'm a poet and didn't know it!


Caution: First posting.  Please be patient! :)

First of all, I agree that Snape has no reason to "interfere" with
the activities of 
the DA yet.  There may well be a call for Snape to use his extensive 
knowledge of the Dark Arts to arm Hogwarts students.  At any rate, we
can't 
rule it out, as we do not know much about Snape's "double-agent"
activities or 
what he actually does for the order.

As for Neville standing up to Snape: I don't think it's likely to be
a stand-off 
situation.  As for the DA freaking out about being instructed by
Snape, I think 
that's a 2-way street, especially where Harry is concerned.  Their
(Harry's and 
Snape's) loathing for one another  is a good example of that discord
and 
disunity that everyone (including the Sorting Hat) is so worried
about.  I think 
that, before the end, both Harry (+the DA members) and Snape will
have to let 
go of long-held prejudices and grudges in order to be effective
against 
Voldemort, and thus Neville,  being in the DA, will have a new
understanding 
of Snape, and Snape of Neville, so the conflict will be resolved.

Of course, this could all be "codswollop" and nothing but my
sentimental 
wishful thinking.  If so, dismiss them at will.  :)


Lisa Marie