Snape's mom-domestic abuse

[woollybear_99]

No: HPFGUIDX 159992

Prechi:
> I think in this last book, Harry sees Snape's memories.  He sees
> Snape's muggle father abusing his witch mother.  I thought this
> was a major flaw, for no witch would put up with this.

> I have worked in a women's shelter.  I am not new to the issue of
> domestic abuse.  The thing is that women always try to escape--
> their attempts may be too feeble and they may get squashed in the
> backlash to any attempt to escape the abus.

> *BUT*  if the woman is a witch, all she has to do is cast a spell.
> So.....come on!  a witch could not get trapped in domestic abuse
> with a muggle for years.  Gimme a break.  I thought this was a
> major fumble for JK.


Only a small part of a memory was seen. One cannot say that Snape's mother did not cast some kind of spell on her husband later on. Also, the memory is from Snape's view point. He may have not seen his mother cast her spell at his father. So I do not see this as a mistake at all since we are only seeing a clip of what had happen.

woollybear_99