QUOTE(idtotallybeinravenclaw @ Apr 14 2008, 04:13 PM)
A random inspiration struck me the other day and I wanted to see what everyone thought on it.
Snape despises Neville, but we never really know a concrete reason, do we? Well, we know that the prophecy made about Voldemort could have been about either Neville OR Harry. I think that later Snape discovered that it could have been Neville, and resented him for it. If Voldemort had chosen Neville as the correct boy to kill, then Lily would have never died. Thus, Snape resents Neville's continued existence.
Thoughts?
very interesting theory. i think i agree with you partially. i always saw snape as totally evil and cruel (esp. after HBP, i was one who did NOT support severus snape) but when i read DH i got a different view of him. i still dislike him, but not as much. so yeah, a a bit (or even most) of his bitterness towards neville can be explained by the fact that if LV had chosen him Lily still would be alive.
QUOTE(Lord Montymort @ Apr 23 2008, 10:34 PM)
I think three reasons why he disliked Neville. One, he wasn't in Slythern. Which I know is petty, but every other house is guilty of it. Two, Snape is a very skilled wizard. I think the way he looks at it, if you're not up to his expected skill level, your not worthy of his time. Three, he was bullied at school and became bittered by it, that he himself turned into one.
the rest of snape's hate of - or obvious distaste for - neville is bc of the reasons you said, Lord Montymort. especially number 3. he was the one picked on by the marauders (which intensifies idtotallybeinravenclaw's opinion, bc then the whole lily/james/snape triangle would be thrown in the middle, thus reinforcing the idea that, if voldy had gone after neville, then lily wouldnt be dead) and since he couldnt do anything about it at the time now he's taking his feeling off on neville, and also harry and his friends, as someone else stated: snape was eager to be unfriendly (to say the least) to anyone who was friends with harry.
sorry if im not making sense, just typed that all real fast, i hope you can understand it 
Apr 14 2008, 11:13 AM
