Neville and stuff (Was: In Defense of Snape)

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No: HPFGUIDX 123346


Carol:
> I'm not sure if this is a valid analogy. I'm just trying to 
> understand how Neville's boggart could possibly be Snape, or how 
> threatening to poison a toad could possibly be compared with 
> really torturing your parents into insanity.


SSSusan:
Maybe it's as simple as what Neville can remember?  He was about a 
year-and-a-half old when his parents were attacked by the DEs.  He 
will not really have a conscious recollection of that.  But Snape is 
here & now, and the embarrassment, humiliation and anxiety he has 
felt around Snape is fresh & current.

Siriusly Snapey Susan