Snape and Harry and expulsion LONG

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No: HPFGUIDX 188879



> Alla:
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> No, not all definitions of sadism include sexual component, I am pretty sure that we went through it in one of the past rounds of this topics, I think there are three definitions, here:
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> 1.	The deriving of sexual gratification or the tendency to derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others. 
> 2.	The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty. 
> 3.	Extreme cruelty.
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> I think second and third definitions fit Snape nicely.


Potioncat
Well, I'm not sure how I wandered into this and LOL, I realised you had found a way to make Snape less evil in your mind, and I came along and argued against it. What was I thinking?

Just as a clarification, I took your idea of Snape foregoing the pleasure of torturing of Harry as fitting definition 1 (not having seen the definitions at the time and asking if that was your intent. I see it wasn't.

Of those 3, I'd put Snape in number 3. But while he is mean, and while cruel could be used, I wouldn't use extreme cruelty to describe his methods, nor I do think he does it to derive pleasure.
jmo
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