Please explain.

[lagattalucianese]

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> 2. You don't need to give examples of him being
> unfair, I agree he was unfair to Harry many times.
> Unfair does not equal abusive.
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> Irene
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Thank you, Irene. It's always nice to encounter a voice of reason.

La Gatta's last word on the Snape-is-a-child-abuser rant:

As a survivor of genuine verbal and emotional child abuse by a real 
professional (and it would have been physical too if she hadn't been 
afraid of my father), I can tell you that Snape isn't even in the 
junior amateur league on child abuse. I had teachers like Snape, and 
believe me, I know the difference. I wasn't throwing-up scared of my 
teachers.

Just a thought: I wonder how much of his sarcasm and general 
snarkiness is living up to his students' expectations of him. I mean, 
can you picture the class's reaction if he'd suddenly come over all 
warm and sympathetic? ;D I think they'd either faint or wonder what 
he was *really* up to.

--La Gatta