[HPforGrownups] Different values of Snape/ Re: House elves

[Aleta Turner]

No: HPFGUIDX 181033

On Jan 24, 2008 4:14 PM, a_svirn <a_svirn at yahoo.com> wrote:

> a_svirn:
> He hasn't actually *done* anything to Neville. He called him 
> names and bullied him, yes.




Snape does engage in (intended) animal cruelty to Neville's 
toad. When he doses Trevor with Neville's shrinking potion, 
Snape fully intends to kill the toad. It is only because 
Hermione helped Neville that he had a proper potion, and 
Trevor was reduced to a tadpole which Snape could restore 
to adulthood. Snape would have been happy to kill the toad 
just out of spite.

Aleta

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