Chapter Discussion: Prisoner of Azkaban Ch 19: The Servant of Lord Voldemort

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> Pippin:
> Is Harry's judgement  so poor that he named his son after a very evil person? Do you think young Al will want to change his name?

Alla:

Absolutely! I love Harry's character, but this was one of my very strong disagreements with him. I mean, it is all in the degree. I would have thought that it would have been very much appropriate for Harry to acknowledge Snape's contributions to the cause, but to name his son after son was quite creepy for me. I can see how JKR wanted it to be seen as noble act of forgiveness though.


Pippin: 
> I'm not saying the way Snape behaved to Harry in the classroom is okay, or should be excused because Snape did other things that were good. But equally, the way he behaves in the classroom is not worse because he did other things that were bad. 

Alla:

No, to me the way he behaved to Harry is more horrible because he had personal tie to Harry. 
 

Pippin: 
>  Remember who Hermione's boggart is? McGonagall bullies her students just as  much  as Snape. Does that make  McGonagall  an every day evil person too? 

Alla:

If I were to agree with you then yes, it would have been, only I do not think she does. I thought she bullied Neville couple of times, but I also thought that she learned and not did that anymore. And see above, she did not have a personal tie to Neville the way Snape did to Harry. It does not make the act any better, but it makes IMO her motivations to be less abominable. I do not think McGonagall wanted a revenge on Neville and I am convinced Snape did.

Pippin:
> BTW, I think it is  a vast exaggeration, at least,  to  say that Snape bullied a little boy for years and years. Just try treating an eleven year old as if he were a little boy, and see where it gets you <g>.


Alla:

Yeah, I know, I phrased it awkwardly. He bullied little boy and then teenager for years and years in my opinion. You will never convince me though that regardless what said eleven year old sees himself as, 36 year old should see him as a little boy. Three year old in my family is starting to see himself as adult already lol.