[HPforGrownups] How other people can treat Snape? WAS: Re: Snape less comic?

[IreneMikhlin]

No: HPFGUIDX 150393

dumbledore11214 wrote:

> 
> What level Lupin would be operating on though? The only level I 
> suggested was that people have a right to ignore Snape both on 
> social and professional level if and only if he refuses to change 
> and continues to mistreat people around him as he does. If Snape is 
> to be given a free reign to treat people around him as he does, I 
> absolutely maintain that people around him have an absolute right to 
> protect themseves from Snape.

Sure. But why Lupin was civil to Snape during PoA? I mean, Snape was as 
unpleasant as ever, and Lupin went out of his way to behave as if they 
are childhood friends. Because of the potion? Because Dumbledore told 
him so? You see, if you insist that after the war Lupin has no reason to 
be civil to Snape, it means he was pretending for the whole year.

> 
> Oh, and I heard Snape as Shylock analogy in the past, but never ever 
> bought it.
> 
> Shylock is discriminated against by virtue of him being a jew only, 
> Snape is NOT discriminated against as former DE, Dumbledore makes 
> sure of it, deservingly or not.

But was it just an empty prejudice against Shylock? Imagine yourself a 
15th century Christian. Here are these people, doing money-lending - 
something your God considers Dark Magic, I mean, unforgivable, oops, I 
mean forbidden.
And they are not at all civil - imagine, you invite someone for dinner, 
and he would not touch your food. Which is good enough for every honest 
person. Even if you are very enlightened, and will inquire as to how he 
prefers his food to be cooked, and promise to observe every rule - still 
he won't eat in your house. Obviously he considers your inferior, right?
Oh, and if you are a believing 15th century Christian, then these people 
are responsible (or at best, contributed) for the death of your God and 
they have never shown any remorse.

All that, and we still can't wholeheartedly consider Antonio and Portia 
to be wonderful people. I wonder why.

Irene