[HPforGrownups] Re: If the Marauders weren't so mean to Snape would he have been nicer to Harry.

[Sandra Lynn]

No: HPFGUIDX 192494

Bart:
Snape, on the other hand, while from a underprivileged background,
was brilliant even as a child. But Potter and Black, both born of
privilege, looked down on him. If Snape weren't destined to go to
Slytherin before the train ride to Hogwarts, he was pushed into that
direction. While Harry met people who all thought he was great, Snape
encountered people who thought he was a POS. No wonder that he chose to
go into the house of the wealthy and powerful, rather than the
brilliant. And, with Morty marshaling his forces together, it is not at
all surprising that the people at Slytherin welcomed this impoverished
half-blood. On one-to-one encounters, Snape could quite probably more
than hold his own, so the Marauders tried to arrange to meet him in a
pack, where they could outnumber him. It was only natural for Snape to
gravitate towards his protectors; note, for example, the attitude he has
towards the elder Malfoy.

Crescent:
I also think Snape going into Slytherin condemned him in Dumbledore's eyes.
Remember how the Marauders were always getting away with breaking rules (as
does Harry, but for very different reasons) and McGonagal and Dumbledore
always have these rose-colored glasses through which they remember James
Potter. Add the shrieking shack incident with Sirius setting Snape up to be
murdered and Dumbeldore doing almost nothing about it except threatening
Snape not to tell anyone Lupin's secret and you almost see Dumbledore
pushing him into Voldemort's camp. Why do I say that? Because the leader of
the light side is basically making it clear that not only can they bully
Snape, but they can try to murder him as well. If it were me, even if I
didn't much like Voldemort I might have joined for protection!


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