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

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 113700

> Valky:
snip.

>> There you all have it. The British terms paint an entirely 
different 
> portrait of James, Sirius and Snape and I have secreted the 
> privilege of having a cockney grandmother and english, english 
> teacher for a mother to myself for long enough.

Alla:

Oy, I feel like I am going to go in my Snape-defending mode a little 
bit (kind of)
You know, Valky, when I studied English in school and in college, 
they taught us British English only and I guess that is why, without 
even looking in the dictionary, I translated the term "lapdog" 
rather closely to your meaning.


But, but, but.  How does this meaning portrays new picture of James, 
Sirius and Snape?

I am pretty sure that you know my belief that Pensieve scene is only 
a surface under which we will lately uncover some Snape/Potter or 
Snape/Black feuds, quite possibly based on like/dislike of Dark Arts.

Term "Snivelius" is undoubtedly a derogatory one, but do we KNOW 
what kind of weakness it berates?

Weakness is not necessarily a bad thing. Sure, I hate Pettigrew type 
weakness, but what if Snape was too "weak" to do something Malfoy 
told him to do? You know, "too weak" to do the bad thing?

Yes, sure, he did the horrible thing afterwards, he became the DE, 
but in GOF Sirius STILL does not know that.

Please tell me if I am being confusing. What I am getting at is that 
we don't know YET, whether Sirius had ANY RIGHT to berate Snape for 
the "perceived weakness".

I am firmly persuaded that all hints at the feud are there, I LOVE 
Nora's idea that Marauders could be executing Revenge at Snape for 
what his older protectors (Bella, Lucius, etc.) did to them, but I 
absolutely don't understand how the "Snivellius" alone can be 
a "mitigating circumstance" so to speak.

Could you clarify, please?