Does Snape bully Neville in HBP?

[Caius Marcius]

No: HPFGUIDX 138746

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jlnbtr" <jlnbtr at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
> wrote:
> > We know Neville is taking DADA -- Hermione manages to repel his
> > muttered Jellylegs curse. But I can't recall any instances when 
> > Snape  as DADA teacher bullies him. Am I misremembering, or does 
> > anybody have any ideas why Snape was leaving Neville alone?
> > 
> > Pippin
> 
> Juli: It could also be that we didn't really see a lot of DADA 
> classes, I only remember that one (about the non verbal spells 
> and "you don't have to call me 'sir', sir"), so he could have 
> continued his usual treatment or not.
> 
It's also possible that Neville, thanks to his DA training - and 
having his very own wand - has become somewhat more adept at DADA, 
and didn't given Snape as much latitude for emotional abuse (not that 
Snape would ever need an excuse).

    - CMC