On the trivial and the profound/Snape

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No: HPFGUIDX 165461

lealess:
> Snape is needlesssly mean to his students, probably just to bolster a 
> fragile self-image.  This makes him petty and pathetic.  And yet, the 
> students seem unaffected by this as a whole, with the exception of 
> Neville, and even he gets over it.  Therefore, why should Snape have 
> to pay for his cruelty, when it has no lasting effects?  <SNIP of the 
whole post basically>


Alla:

Probably because to some people his cruelty does have  lasting effects.

Snape, as far as I can see and concerned, owns the whole Harry 
mistrusting him and hating him problem. I blame Snape for Harry's 
inability to view him as a teacher, but only as enemy, period.

I blame Snape for that. So to me it is a very long and lasting effect 
or as DD called Occlumency lessons - a fiasco. IMO of course.

And of course the fact that Neville **was** affected and may turned out 
to be able to overcome Snape's cruelty does not make Snape any less 
responsible in  my eyes.

I do not think that teacher should be allowed to abuse a student ( 
which is what I believe Snape was doing, reasonable minds do differ of 
course), thinking that at the end student would be able to overcome it.

And in fact, we do not see Neville's boggart changed, no?

So, to me it is not even a fact that he was able to overcome what Snape 
did to him. I mean it does not really matter for me, I would still view 
Snape behaviour as the same, but I am just not sure that it happened.

Again JMO.

Alla.