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[juli17 at aol.com]

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ReturnOfTheMutt:
> Whoever said that wasn't comparing rape and assault.  They were  comparing 
> the self-centeredness of hurting the order by hurting one of it's  members 
> through rape with the self-centeredness of hurting the order by hurting  one 
> of 
> it's members though psychological torment.
> 

Julie:
I suppose that works as an analogy, but I just don't see what Snape does
to Harry or Neville as psychological torment. He's mean and deliberately
targets them at every opportunity (Neville's ineptness at Potions and 
Harry's frequent involvement in, shall we say, non-sanctioned activities
give Snape that ample opportunity). Both boys may even be psychologically
affected in small ways by Snape's treatment. But I don't see it as 
"torment," a term I would use for something causing the same kind of 
catastophic psychological damage as rape (if it's being compared to
rape). In fact, as much as we'd all rather not have dealt with a nasty
teacher, professor, boss, etc, as most of us have at one time or 
another in our lives, we learn something from those experiences, 
even increase our inner strength as a result of such encounters. 

That's just my opinion, and I admit to be very uncomfortable using
rape in any analogy, because in some fundamental aspects it isn't 
analogous to *any* other crime or mistreatment.

Julie 



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