What cultural standards we are using to determine whether Snape is abusive ?

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>Betsy Hp:
>We've also seen that Dumbledore does not easily anger. In OotP
>Umbridge, by shaking Marietta, managed to anger Dumbledore. So I
>find it very hard to believe that Dumbledore would just look the
>other way if Snape was routinely committing child abuse.

Orna:
To be cynical - it may also show that DD is concerned about Umbridge 
shaking Marietta out of her modified-memory state. And his reaction 
to Kingsley certainly shows that DD approves of changing a students 
memory, to save Harry's neck. Not that I like Marietta, but still- 
what do you think about this treatment of a student? Not to mention, 
that until now no teacher bothered to clean-up Marietta's SNEAKY-
face.
It does seem that the WW is ready to accept quite well- brutal 
interventions from adults towards children. And I think it has to do 
with children-0wizards being not only physically more resilient, but 
in a way also psychologically - you must feel more resilient when 
your options of acting, moving, inventing are so much superior to 
muggles. It doesn't mean that wizards don't get hurt, or 
traumatized. But it should reflect on what is needed to traumatize 
you, and on what is enabling you to recover from trauma. Ron still 
is afraid of spiders – but faces Aragog – shocked - but functions in 
the situation. Neville is scared by Snape – but manages to get rid 
of the Boggart. And since he gets rid of him in his grandmother's 
clothes, I strongly suspect, that part of Neville's fear of Snape – 
has to do with his fear of his grandmother.  His Grandmother's 
attitude towards him strongly reminds me of what Snape is doing 
there: – she also doesn't appreciate his strength, belittles him in 
comparison with his parents, Harry and who else. He doesn't think of 
taking charms in NEWTS, until McGonagall helps him there. 
 
Orna