[ maybe she shouldn't be shocked. but it's obvious she is, a little bit at least, because what could Severus possibly say to this young man to make him react that way? why would it even be an issue? she doesn't doubt Neville at all, how could she? there's a lot about Severus she doesn't know, including how he treated his students. Harry might speak highly of him, but she knows Harry also had a much different relationship with him than his other students likely did. so. so she's shocked, but it's still laced with concern ]
Severus- [ a breath, and her voice is mmmmuch less confident than it was a second ago. ] Professor Snape can be awful too. [ it's odd to think about, but she does make the connection pretty quickly - despite the fact that she and Severus were best friends in school, he did say awful things to her whenever he was picked on, and if Barty's words got to him enough...
she knows there's a side of him that lashes out like that, that's not the shocking part. what's shocking is that nearly twenty years later, he hasn't learned to control it. ]
I'm sorry, for whatever he said. I know an apology from me doesn't excuse what he said, or- change how it made you feel, but I know how mean he can be. It's almost as if he has no idea how harsh his words are until days after he's said them.
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Date: 2014-03-20 11:16 pm (UTC)Severus- [ a breath, and her voice is mmmmuch less confident than it was a second ago. ] Professor Snape can be awful too. [ it's odd to think about, but she does make the connection pretty quickly - despite the fact that she and Severus were best friends in school, he did say awful things to her whenever he was picked on, and if Barty's words got to him enough...
she knows there's a side of him that lashes out like that, that's not the shocking part. what's shocking is that nearly twenty years later, he hasn't learned to control it. ]
I'm sorry, for whatever he said. I know an apology from me doesn't excuse what he said, or- change how it made you feel, but I know how mean he can be. It's almost as if he has no idea how harsh his words are until days after he's said them.