Snape as Neville's teacher (was:Re: Snape as Noble teache...

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> Sandy responds:

> Here is a passage from SS/PS, chpt. 8, pgs 158-159,  Scholastic
>  <SNIP>
> This passage formed  my opinion of Snape, and 
> nothing he has ever done since has altered it. <SNIP>


Alla:

That would teach me to read and reread, before posting, but oh well, 
replying to your post again, since my other one was not finished. 
Ooops, that one less of the posts left.

You know the funny thing is that even though this passage certainly 
played an active role in my despising of Snape, at the end of PS/SS, 
it did  not feel as horrible as it felt already after reading PoA and 
rereading back and worse and worse with every book.

I guess at the end of PS/SS I saw some potential for nobility in 
Snape and oh well, he is after all had all the makings of my favorite 
characters ( no, he certainly did not live up to expectations, LOL), 
so I was like – okay, he will see the light eventually, he will see 
the good kid Harry is and not his father in him.

Oooops. So, what I am trying to say that after book 1 I really liked 
Snape – NO, I did not like him per se. I certainly was not **okay** 
with what he does and certainly was not feeling forgiving as to how 
he treated Harry and Neville. I really liked him the way I usually 
like antiheroes - **only** if they are willing to change, whether 
successfully or not, I need to see them try. I was not loving 
character per se as he stood in book 1.

But I saw the potential for change of his attitudes after book 1 and 
loved it, I really did. But the more I read of his hatred and abuse 
(IMO of course), the more disappointed I became, thinking that change 
is not going to happen and when I reread first lesson now I hate it 
so much, that if say the change of scenery happened in the book 1 and 
somebody came out and AKed Snape on the spot, I would  be happy. 

Magpie:
<SNIP of the whole post>
He has no troubles with Snape in 
> DADA that I remember, and doesn't consider dropping the class 
> because Snape's teaching it. I almost think you lose something if 
> you take either of them out of the equation (iow, if Snape becomes 
> somebody just trying to give Neville tough love or if Neville is a 
> good student).

Alla:

He had whole year in DADA with Harry. Of course his confidence 
increased, I think his confidence is massively increased in general, 
so I am not surprised that he has no troubles with Snape, but no, I 
do not think you lose anything if Snape is the one who is mistreating 
Neville and Neville would have much less troubles otherwise. I mean 
that all depends on how you see it I guess.