Neville is The One

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 127548


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "doddiemoemoe" 
<doddiemoemoe at y...> wrote:
> 
> 
> There is only one thing I feel certain of in my mind..
> 
> THERE IS a reason why snape is horrible to BOTH Neville AND 
Harry..and JK has pretty much explained why Snape dislikes 
Harry..but she has never explained why Snape dislikes Neville so 
much!


Tonks now:

I have a theory, give here before, about why Snape is hard on both 
boys. Snape is given the job as Potions Master and not as DADA 
master because it is part of his punishment for his DE deeds. And he 
is not doing research, he is teaching.  And as a teacher he is 
teaching the children of the parents that were either dead or maimed 
as a result of LV and the DE. Seeing Harry and Neville is a daily 
reminder to him of what he took part in as a DE. It does not matter 
if he was personally responsible for the death of the Potters or the 
tortured of the Longbottoms. Because he was a part of the group and 
did nothing to stand up and say "no" he is as guilty as the rest.  
And he does not like to be reminded of this day after day.  He does 
not like to see the orphans that are a result of his time as a DE.  

Having said all of that, I think there is some reason for Neville.  
I mean JKR would not have a *spare* just for the heck of it.  
Neville has some purpose, I just don't know what yet.

Tonks_op