Eileen Pince

[abergoat]

No: HPFGUIDX 156193

> aussie:
> Could that be a reason Snape and Neville have problems? McGonagall
> knew Neville's gran failed Charms, so was probably in Hogwarts around
> Tom Riddle's time too. Was Neville's gran Eileen's bully? It would add
>  greater insult to Snape hearing of Neville's boggart wearing gran's
> dress.

There is a thought I have NEVER heard before! Very interesting! Snape
has already proven that he is ready to assume the child has the same
faults as the parents (or in this case grandparent). Neville's gran IS
a bully with Neville and seems quick to remind everyone what her own
child achieved (braggart) so it seems reasonable that she had these
same traits in school. If I believe that Eileen Prince will be
significant there is no reason to believe that Neville's Gran will not
figure into the story too. Do we have a time line that definitely
places Gran at Hogwarts with Eileen and Tom?

We can explain some of Neville without that though if Snape lost his
mother early, and lost her to the same ward that Neville's parents are
in. If true, Snape has another (unjustified) reason to treat Neville
poorly. He has lived Neville's life. I speculate the relatives in
Snape's memory expected little of him magically - because he was the
son of a non-magical man. Snape sees himself as having made the CHOICE
to prove those expectations wrong...and I think Snape sees Neville as
having given into low expectations in stead of fighting them.

abergoat