Snape as Neville's teacher and noble sadist

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No: HPFGUIDX 168393

> > Alla: 
> > > Besides, maybe Snape sees with what he does **already** he 
> frightens 
> > > these kids enough - he is Neville's boggart, etc, so why do 
> > > something else if he is getting his kicks already?
> > > 
> > 
> > Pippin:
> > So then, he's not sadistic? Because if he's satisfied with the 
same
> > amount of distress from the kids as the other teachers, then he's
> > no more abnormal than they are.
> 
> Alla:
> 
> LOL, Greek sophists would have been proud to have you as student, 
> Pippin. But no, what I meant was that Snape may not feel a need to 
> exercise his sadism to full strength, to exhaust himself, if he 
gets 
> a desired effect as is.
> 
> IMO,
> 
> Alla
>



Alla:

Yes, Okay, before I go to bed, I think I want to apologise. Your 
argument did honestly came off to me that way - as sophists would 
argue, but since I do not think I would have been very happy if 
somebody compared my argument to that style, then I think you may 
not be happy either.

Sorry about that Pippin.

Alla.