Comment on Snape's Worst Memory by Harry-Potter-Spain
about indifference, yes, I agree, it's awful. And about this, I could call indifference Dumbledore's and Snape's silence too towards Harry about the propehcy until 5th book: if Harry had known the matter of the prophecy would practise Occlumency better and wouldn't fall in Voldemort's trap.
Anyway the prophecy could well have both Harry and Neville as a matter, and the two boys were never informed before Sirius' death, what would you do if a friends wouldn't tell you a dangerous thing that could be concern of you?
I agree about Snape not thinking about the cruelty and consequences of his actions until Lily was in danger. I don't know if this was for James too (maybe hating a person because he/she's a bully it's a matter, wanting him/her dead is another one)
I still don't know if Snape's partiality as a teacher was a consequence of his past (bullied, so he gets revenge being a "bully" or tolerating bullying for Slytherins? actually Malfoy and other ones bully non-Slyterin students, but in a hidden, not when Snape or other teachers can see and punish them) or of hating James (for having mistreated Sanpe? for having married Lily?). Is this that "give two shits mean"? "punish/accuse someone for another one's bad behaviour"? surely Snape tells Hary a lot that the boy's arrogant because of his fame, but this is a prejudice that Harry never managed to destroy
I sometimes thought that Snape's partiality as a teacher (towards Harry too) was a fake, not to make the Death Eaters and their children think he had abandoned Voldemort and worked for Dumbledore now
Anyway the prophecy could well have both Harry and Neville as a matter, and the two boys were never informed before Sirius' death, what would you do if a friends wouldn't tell you a dangerous thing that could be concern of you?
I agree about Snape not thinking about the cruelty and consequences of his actions until Lily was in danger. I don't know if this was for James too (maybe hating a person because he/she's a bully it's a matter, wanting him/her dead is another one)
I still don't know if Snape's partiality as a teacher was a consequence of his past (bullied, so he gets revenge being a "bully" or tolerating bullying for Slytherins? actually Malfoy and other ones bully non-Slyterin students, but in a hidden, not when Snape or other teachers can see and punish them) or of hating James (for having mistreated Sanpe? for having married Lily?). Is this that "give two shits mean"? "punish/accuse someone for another one's bad behaviour"? surely Snape tells Hary a lot that the boy's arrogant because of his fame, but this is a prejudice that Harry never managed to destroy
I sometimes thought that Snape's partiality as a teacher (towards Harry too) was a fake, not to make the Death Eaters and their children think he had abandoned Voldemort and worked for Dumbledore now
Not giving two shits is an American saying for not caring to a large degree. I genuinely think Snape was in everything for Snape. He's the anti hero. He works toward a common good but only because it serves him well. As to why Snape is just a generally bad teacher and favors slytherin so much I think he genuinely hates children... and only puts up with the Death Eater children because he needs to stay in their good graces to make sure he has that option open should the worst come to pass.
ah well working for a common good would be a good punition if good reward means protecting Harry who could kill Voldemort. Snape killed, tortured, took away many lives, on the contrary the punition becomes saving many lives from Voldemort. A retaliation: in this case I could say it seves him well. About the Death Eaters children, I could agree in thinking it was to avoid risks with their parents; about hating children I don't know