Snape and Neville

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No: HPFGUIDX 111985

Sorry if this has been discussed before, but one thing that hs been
bothering me is why does Snape bully Neville? There are reasons to why
he hates Harry and favours Malfoy. But why does he bully Neville so
much? It could just be his dreadful potion making skills, of course,
but there could also be more to it than we know. After all, Neville
apparently made a much better potion in his OWL when Snape wasn't
there, than usually, so he can't be as bad as that. Would Snape's DE
past be connected to the Longbottoms? Could they even be (part of) the
reason he hasn't got the DADA job? I seem ti recall JKR saying we will
hear more about Neville. And was it Snape, too? Any thoughts?

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