Cultural standards for Snape abusiveness/Karma again/Mcgonagall and Neville

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No: HPFGUIDX 144431

> >>Pippin:
> > I guess I am not clear what Snape is supposed to be punished for,
> > DDM!Snape, I mean. If it is for serving Voldemort, then I think 
> > he is supposed to have paid for his crimes by changing sides and 
> > saving Harry.
 
> >>Orna:
> I think it is quite clear what Snape is supposed to be punished    
> for -  he is after all a very nasty person , so much that quite a 
> few people out here consider him a child-abuser, and the other    
> also don't seem to fancy him as a close friend. 

Betsy Hp:
Speaking as someone who *does* fancy Snape... um, yeah, as a, 
uh, ...friend.  Yes. <shifty eyes> I have to jump in and say that I 
don't think it's at *all* clear what Snape is supposed to be 
punished for.  Sure, there are few folks who like to hang the 
old "child abuser" moniker on him.  But they're obviously crazy. 
<rwebg>

> >>Orna:
> The problem with him is that he might be (and IMHO most probably   
> is) a person very much instrumental for helping Harry conquer     
> Voldemort, and if it is like this – how can one relate to a person 
> like this. 
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
Exactly!  This is exactly what I was saying in my post (that was for 
the most part ignored, probably because I broke character and went 
all rational <g>) here: 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/144301

Snape is *already being punished*.  His goal is to destroy 
Voldemort, and he's managed to alienate the one person chosen by 
frigging *destiny* of all things to be Voldemort's doom.  Now 
*that's* tragady. All the other "punish Snape" ideas have been mere 
child's play in comparison.

Betsy Hp (posting with tongue firmly in cheek -- except about 
Snape's fanc-a-bility - which is never to be joked about)