[HPforGrownups] Re: In Defense of Snape (long)

[MadameSSnape at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 122437

In a message dated 1/19/2005 1:07:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
trekkie at stofanet.dk writes:
TrekkieGrrrl wrote:
>
> Some people just can't stand clumsy people. It's not a nice trait,
> but a lot of people feel that way. Some people cope better than other
> at being around "stupid" people. Again, not a nice trait, but also,
> as it's been repeated ad nauseam, Snape is not a "nice" person. He's
> irrational, holds grudges, hates clumsy fools and has a volatile
> temper.
>
> vmonte responds:
>
> This is not the reason why Snape treats Neville badly. Or else Goyle
> and that other dunderhead would have been put out of their misery
> long ago.
>

You're forgettinthat Crabbe and Goyle are Slytherins. AND that their fathers 
are death Eaters. So naturally Snape will have to put up with them. Probably 
by ignoring them.

~Trekkie 
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Sherrie here:

It's not even so much "stupid" people - those who are truly stupid can be 
tolerated.  After all, they really can't help it - "you just cain't cure stupid." 
 What's far more annoying are people who AREN'T stupid - but just can't seem 
to "get it."  Crabbe & Goyle are obviously trolls - you really can't expect 
much of them.  Neville, though...he's got at least one working brain cell - I 
can easily see why he might irritate Snape.

Sherrie
(who has to try VERY hard to control this trait in herself)
(who 


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