Snape's mom-domestic abuse

[zgirnius]

No: HPFGUIDX 159945

BAW:
> How do you know it was 'abuse'?  He was yelling at her, yes.  All 
couples fight.
> My parents went at it hammer-and-tongs sometimes (although they never 
hit each
> other), and when I was little it scared me.  But now, as an adult, 
looking back,
> I realize that it was just normal squabbling; they did love each 
other.

zgirnius:
The bit that gets most people to the abuse conclusion is not that he is 
yelling. I agree, that can absolutely be part of a relationship which 
is basically sound. The problem is that the woman is 'cowering'. Not 
just listening, or arguing, not yelling or throwing crockery herself, 
but acting scared of the man.