murder is NOT in Snape's character

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 133721

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "monika_zaboklicka" 
<monzaba at p...> wrote:

I quite understand that for most people verbal abuse of kids is evil
enough. You're absoluthely right. It just happens that I belong to
the "deeds speak louder than words" school of thought. It takes all
kinds etc. To make things look more like a challenge, let's assume 
that:
- anything Snape said etc. might be untrue, unless he was expressing
how evil he was;
- AD was just trusting once too often and paid dearly for his naivete
(I don't think it was the case, but never mind)*

1. Snape's a verbal abuser - agreed. Still, he's surprisingly
indiscriminate about it. Did he treat Tonks worse than Bellatrix? Was
he actually KIND to Pettigrew? Or to Crabbe, in chapter 32 of OoP -
"if you ever apply for a job"?

vmonte: 
Ok, so you're saying that he's not a jerk because he is a jerk to 
everybody? 

monika wrote:
2. Snape was always fascinated by Dark Arts. Granted. He invented
nasty spells, and... oh dear, did he ever use them successfully? The
AK he used against Dumbledore is the first example of him casting a
serious curse. The story of bullying Snape that Harry saw in his
memory was confirmed by both Sirius and Remus, Black even admitted
that tormenting Snape continued up till seventh year. It seems that
the Marauders were better at using Snape's nasty spells than Snape
himself.

vmonte: 
Did he ever use nasty spells effectively? You're kidding right?
Regarding Dumbledore:
How many people do you have to murder before you should be considered 
a murderer? Do you really think he never used an AK curse before? 
What do you think that he did while he was a Death Eater then? 
Snape's Worst Memory: 
Actually, the book states that James and Snape were constantly going 
at each other. 

monika:
3. Until he AK'd Dumbledore, the only evidence of Snape's physical
violence were:
- he force-fed Trevor with Neville's potion,
- he was seen laying in his bed killing spiders.

vmonte:
Again, what do you think he did while he was a DE?

Vivian