Snape and the Longbottoms

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 140382

Del wrote:
>  
> > 
> > So I theorise that there's a very simple way to connect all those
> > facts: Snape hated the Longbottoms, considered them even more
> > dangerous than the Potters, and fully expected LV to think that 
> > the Prophecy applied to their kid. And just like he has with 
> > Harry, he's reported the hate he had for the Longbottoms on their 
> > kid.

> Hickengruendler:
> 
> All of this is of course very well plausible. But I want to propose 
> another theory <snip>
> The theory is:
> Snape, who does not know the full prophecy and that Voldemort has 
> marked his enemy, still considers Neville as a possible candidate 
> for Voldemort's vanquisher.
> 
> That gives him three possible reasons for his awful behaviour, 
> depending what you think on which site Snape is:
> 
> 1.) He's loyal to Voldemort and wants to undermine Neville's self-
> confidence, so that Neville won't be a threat for the dark Lord.
> 2.) He wants Voldemort defeated, either because he is loyal to 
> Dumbledore or because he has his personal reasons, and is frustrated 
> that one of the two prophecy boys is so seemingly inept.
> 3.) And that's my favourite. He wants Voldemort defeated, but he 
> does not want James Potter's son to get all the glory. He therefore 
> is frustrated, that the other possible prophecy boy is seemingly 
> inept and therefore Harry the only hope for the Wizarding World.
>  
> Hickengruendler

Valky:
I know Hickengruendler, you specified that your three theories are pre
HBP, and IMO that is the place where those three and Del's theory fall
down in the middle. 

Does any of these theories give a plausible explantion as to why
Neville was not a target of bullying in Snapes HBP DADA class? 

In HBP Harry was Snape's sole target, in all the canon we have. In
fact we even have a specific case of Snape ignoring Neville, in the
silent magic class. Though Harry sees it in his typically coloured
light as an instance of Snape ignoring Hermione's cleverness. 

IMHO, the above theories don't give or even hold promise of an
explanantion as to why Snape's vendetta with the other prophecy boy
just went away *pop* like that.

Just IMO.

Valky