Neville in DA (was In Defense of Snape (long)

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 122435


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "festuco" <vuurdame at x> wrote:
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> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214"
> <dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:
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> > Don't you find it ironic, that Neville progressed in Harry's DADA 
> > club more during a few months than in Snape class during five 
years.
> 
> Well actually Neville only started progressing in the DA when some 
old
> friends of his parents made a surprise visit from Azkaban. He 
probably
> wanted to impress them in case he would meet them. 
> 
> Gerry

Hickengruendler:

Not quite. He also became better before the Death Eaters escape, 
Harry commented on it in one of the earlier DA meetings. The Death 
Eaters escape was just another motivation. He also did very well 
under Lupin's turtoring, of course, or in Herbology with Professor 
Sprout. I think it's clear that he does best in the classes of those 
who have most patience with him. That said, I won't rule totally out, 
that Snape thinks he might help Neville this way. But IMO it doesn't 
matter. Snape, as Harry, Neville and Hermione's teacher, has some 
obligation to treat them civilly, and IMO he doesn't. Snape is one of 
my favourite characters, but he's a nightmare in class and a sadist 
who loves to insults his students with cruel remarks (Hermione's 
teeth).