Does Snape bully Neville in HBP?

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 138750

Pippin 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?
>
> > 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.
> > 
> > CMC:
> 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).
> 
>     -

Valky now:
Juli and CMC, I think have good ideas but I have one other to add.

I actually think its /obvious/ Snape has realised Neville is of no
interest to him, he's ignoring him along with the rest of the class. I
never used to like the theory that Snape was only bullying the boys to
jolt this special magic out of them. Pippin you were on that boat once
I think, yes? But now since HBP, I am revising my attitude to that. 

So why isn't Snape bullying Neville?

Because he's found the boy with the power to defeat the Dark Lord and
 he's studying him. Nothing else matters.

*shrugs* even if you don't like it, theres plenty of canon supporting it.

Valky