Slughorn favoritism/ Snape as Neville's teacher LONG

[montavilla47]

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"Alla:
 
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.

Montavilla47:
She also used that quill on Lee Jordan.  She banned George and Fred 
Quidditch--for LIFE!  And confiscated their brooms.  

She harmed every single student in the school by refusing to teach
them the tools they need to save their lives in the next year or so.

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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.
 
Montavilla47:
If Barty Crouch, Jr. actually *did* participate in the torture of 
Neville's parents, then he does have a personal connection to
Neville's parents.  He's partially responsible for their insanity.

This isn't a direct response to anything, but I think we're 
overlooking something about that first D.A.D.A. lesson.  Harry is
also traumatized when Fake!Moody (or Croody, as I call him), casts
the AK.  He's less traumatized than Neville--perhaps because he's
been dealing with reliving that moment for a year now--but he does
have a horrified reaction, similar to Neville's, when he sees the spider
die.

It's more funny than anything else, but Harry seems to feel quite
victimized by Gilderoy Lockhart, who insists on embarrassing him
by giving him tips about his junior celebrity status.  Lockhart also
sends him to the hospital for hours of pain treatment, which Snape
never did.  

Montavilla47