Slughorn favoritism/ Snape as Neville's teacher LONG

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No: HPFGUIDX 168616

> Carol responds:
> True, we don't know of any other teacher who asked Harry questions 
he
> didn't know the answers to on the first day of class. But how is 
that
> more cruel than a prolonged Crucio of a spider in front of a boy 
whose
> parents were Crucio'd into insanity (all so that he can get Neville
> into his office and use him as part of a plot to kidnap Harry)? 
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Alla:

It is not more cruel, which exactly what I said upthread in this 
post. 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/168612

Here is the relevant part for you:

"Alla:

Teachers, Pippin, I meant real teachers, **not** DE masquerading as
teachers. Sure, what Fake Mad Eye did to Neville was worse than what
Snape did to Harry.

I'd like to see real teacher who did anything close to what Snape did
to Harry to any other student. And yeah, I know about Umbridge, but
she was worse to Harry, not anybody else.

And didn't JKR say that Fake Mad Eye acted as real one that is why DD
could not recognise him? I took it to mean that he acted as real
Moody in front of DD.

I am having a lot of trouble believing that real Moody would have
done that to Neville.

JMO,

Alla"

Alla  again:
Although come to think of it, as far as we know, Barty Jr. has no 
personal connection to Neville, so what he did to him was as far as I 
am concerned any sick and twisted soul would do.

Snape **has** personal connection to Harry. If he is feeling guilty 
indeed for helping disposing of Harry's parents,which I doubt, I 
would think he would be as humble as possible.

So, I can totally see the angle under which what Snape did is more 
cruel, yes, in light of the connection they share. If he is DD!M of 
course, if he is a loyal DE, then sure, he is less cruel than Barty 
dear.  Thank you for making me see this angle, even if purely 
hypothetically.