Thus, the answer is simple - Snape mistreated Neville as he was nearly the chosen one. Had Voldemort picked Neville instead of Harry, Lily's life would have been spared. Snape relieved his dark past through Neville Longbottom and therefore resorted to mistreating and insulting the almost-chosen one of Harry Potter.
He was cruel to many students, but especially toward Neville Longbottom. It was no fault of Neville's but was instead because of Snape's love for Lily. Neville was almost the Chosen One, and the fact that he wasn't broke Snape's heart to look at him, which caused Snape to lash out cruelly at an innocent child.
Neville Professor Snape Neville fears Professor Snape who treats him rudely with sarcastic comments. Neville seems afraid of this harsh treatment that makes him feel inferior constantly.
The only reason why it was Harry is that Voldemort thought he was the child the prophecy was talking about. By targeting him and trying to kill him, Voldemort marked him as his equal, while Neville got to live his life without that burden (though that doesn't mean he had an easy life).
As the series progresses, it is revealed that his treatment of Harry stems from Snape's bitter rivalry with James when they were in school together. In particular, James and Sirius bullied Snape, which according to Alan Rickman caused the already lonely boy to further "shut himself in".
Was Severus Snape GOOD or BAD? - Harry Potter Explained
Did Snape care for Harry or just Lily?
The biggest indicator that Severus Snape cared for Harry Potter was his eternal love for Harry's mother, Lily. And the strong feelings that Snape felt for Harry's mother carried on with his feelings towards Harry. Harry resembled so much of his mother's personality, as well as her physical appearance.
James isn't motivated by anything much in attacking Snape in this way; he does it because he's bored, because he can, and because he wants to show off to some admiring girls, including Harry's mother, Lily. Harry is deeply disturbed by witnessing Snape's worst memory.
Initially, Voldemort twisted Harry into the position by first looking at his lineage. Tom Riddle and Harry Potter were both half-bloods, which meant Harry was more like him than the pureblooded Neville. From there, Voldemort focused specifically on the Potters, who had defied him to no end.
What would have happened if Voldemort chose Neville?
If Voldemort had made the Chosen One Neville, then he would not have survived Voldemort's murder attempt on him as a child. Snape would not have asked for him to protect anyone as he did not care for the Longbottoms, this may have meant he never became a double agent too.
Voldemort intended Draco to die in the attempt to kill Dumbledore so that Lucius would be punished for his failure to retrieve the prophecy from the Ministry of Magic.
But what McGonagall doesn't know is that Snape is actually a double agent working for Dumbledore, so he has no intention of harming her. That being said, Snape holds back quite a bit. Many fans, however, like to speculate who would have won the duel had Snape given it his all.
Why didn't McGonagall know Snape was on Dumbledore's side? Didn't Dumbledore tell her? - Quora. They couldn't tell anyone who wasn't a powerful Occlumens, in case Voldemort scanned their memory. For the same reasons he didn't know about Peter on Voldemorts side.
Why did Snape hate Hermione? I think Snape was probably initially impressed with Hermione, but later frustrated with her, for a few reasons. Hermione was very book-smart and could come up with answers quickly, but didn't seem to be very good at improvising or trying to improve on existing Magic.
Draco thinks Snape is trying to usurp his mission for the greater glory of Snape. Draco wants to atone for Lucius' failings by proving himself. He doesn't want Snape's help and resents Snape for putting his oar in. He probably also resents his mum for going to Snape.
And yet, because Harry looked like his father, the man Snape loathed, he was more than willing to torture the kid. Even Snape's first words to Harry were snide and cruel. He made no attempt to see the good side of Harry, and instead actively enjoyed picking on and belittling him.
He simply didn't value the Gryffindor traits as much as he valued others. We really don't see much of an average day's activity at Hogwarts, so it is hard to say. Maybe Snape gets on just fine with quiet Gryffindors. We would need to see how Snape interacts with Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs as well for comparison.
Cuz the prophecy was not just based on date of birth, there were other conditions too which both Harry and Neville fulfilled but except that Voldy marked Harry as his equal by giving him the scar rather than Neville and so Harry became the chosen one. "The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches...
Severus suffered terrible remorse when Voldemort decided that Harry Potter was the subject of the prophecy and that Lily Evans, the woman whom he always loved, was now in danger as a result of his actions. He begged Voldemort to spare her, who agreed.
He first demonstrates the Imperius Curse, which allows the curser to control the cursed. This is the curse that Voldemort used to put wizards under his control). He then shows the Cruciatus Curse, which causes terrible writing pain to the cursed, and which upsets Neville tremendously when he sees it done to the spider.
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Neville is actually the person who destroys Voldemort's last Horcrux in Nagini, rendering him mortal, meaning that he and Harry truly delivered the final blows to Voldemort.
Neville is a pure-blood wizard born to Frank and Alice Longbottom, who were prominent Aurors and also members of the Order of the Phoenix during the first war against Lord Voldemort.
The other was Neville Longbottom. Like Harry, Neville Longbottom was born at the end of July and his parents were also courageous members of the Order of the Phoenix. The Prophecy could have been referencing either of the two boys, but Voldemort decided to apply the Prophecy to Harry.
- Yes, Lily knows James is a bully. That is why she loathed him. Only when he stopped being a bully and deflated his head a bit, did she consider dating him.
The Potters' generational wealth is traced back to their ancestor, Linfred of Stinchcombe, who amassed a great fortune through his medicinal services and inventions of healing potions.
Originally Answered: In the Harry Potter series, why didn't Lily marry Snape? The simple answer: She didn't love him. The more complicated answer: He proved again and again that he wasn't willing to listen to Lily, respect her or her views, or love her in a healthy way.
