Because he's a Slytherin, she might still be willing to call him a friend (in the most condescending way possible), but basically only if she's his *only* friend, or if she gets approval or veto power over any other friend he may want to have.
What's scary about this to me is that that is one of the classic red flags for an abusive partner. The first thing they do is try to isolate you from your friends and family. If you think about, she's trying to separate him from his parents when they're ten years old. Subtly, but it's there.
Of course, sadly, it makes sense that Severus would go from his dysfunctional family to a dysfunctional relationship with Lily.... to a dysfunctional gang of Death Eaters... to the dysfunctional relationship with Dumbledore.
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Date: 2008-03-13 07:32 pm (UTC)What's scary about this to me is that that is one of the classic red flags for an abusive partner. The first thing they do is try to isolate you from your friends and family. If you think about, she's trying to separate him from his parents when they're ten years old. Subtly, but it's there.
Of course, sadly, it makes sense that Severus would go from his dysfunctional family to a dysfunctional relationship with Lily.... to a dysfunctional gang of Death Eaters... to the dysfunctional relationship with Dumbledore.