![]() You know, I sometimes think we Sort too soon. "You are a braver man by far than Igor Karkaroff. "No," said Snape, his black eyes on Fleur's and Roger's retreating figures. "Does he?" said Dumbledore softly, as Fleur Delacour and Roger Davies came giggling in from the grounds. "Karkaroff intends to flee if the Mark burns." ![]() Even when he knew that Lily's entire family - a baby included - was targeted by Voldemort, he thought only of Lily, and in turn, only of himself: Snape's hatred of James and his friends coupled with his utterly unrequited love for Lily twisted him into something that, in many ways, was terrible. No, Snape wasn't a terrible person, but he certainly had darkness within him, and without someone like Lily Potter to keep it in check, that fire was fueled further. Nor can you convince me that all of this was to maintain the guise that Snape was indeed still loyal to Voldemort. You can't tell me that we can blame all of this on the mere fact that he had it out for James Potter. He sat idly by while Voldemort murdered Professor Burbage for the crime of teaching Muggle Studies. He constantly allied himself with the likes of Slytherin students like Malfoy whose sole purpose was to make others miserable. He laughed in Hermione's face when she was cursed and openly belittled her intelligence for years. Neville Longbottom's boggart was Snape, for god's sake. He took out his hatred for a grown man (who was long dead) on his son - an 11-year-old boy who was completely innocent. But his deep-seated disrespect for "lesser" people wasn't present only in his moments of frustration it showed in the countless choices he made as he grew up, and in who he chose to cultivate relationships with - as in, future Death Eaters and Voldemort himself. Yes, Snape was hurt, and yes we all say and do things that we don't mean in that state. Distantly he heard Snape shout at her in his humiliation and his fury, the unforgivable word: "Mudblood." He watched as Lily joined the group and went to Snape's defense. "It was Dark Magic, and if you think that's funny -" ![]() "We are, Sev, but I don't like some of the people you're hanging round with! I'm sorry, but I detest Avery and Mulciber! Mulciber! What do you see in him, Sev, he's creepy! D'you know what he tried to do to Mary MacDonald the other day?" Lily had reached a pillar and leaned against it, looking up into the thin, sallow face. thought we were supposed to be friends?" Snape was saying, "Best friends?" This conversation from Lily and Snape's days at Hogwarts showed their friendship unraveling. In the epic Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Prince's Tale chapter, so much about Snape's past is revealed, and not all of it is pretty. Part of why he lost Lily's friendship in the first place is because he sought the company of future Death Eaters at Hogwarts. He spent most of his childhood and adolescence on a dark path that culminated in his initiation as a Death Eater. His unwavering love for Lily is a testament to the power of the sentiment, to the mountains it can move, and to the lasting effect it can have on one person, and on the world as a whole.īut Snape was also a bully. Severus Snape teaches us the ultimate lesson: that just because we've done bad things, it's never too late to seek and find redemption and forgiveness. Here's the thing: no one belongs on one, Snape least of all. But I also have never quite understood the ease with which we all went from hating Snape to raising him up on a pedestal that he simply doesn't belong on. He is one of my favorite characters in the Harry Potter series. He was cunning, and brilliant, and dynamic, and he was a HUGE assh*le.
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