Lanky_Pomegranate530 to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoWhat is a story were the main villain actually turned out to be the good guy?message-square195fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down15
arrow-up1156arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a story were the main villain actually turned out to be the good guy?Lanky_Pomegranate530 to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square195fedilink
minus-square@turkishdelight@lemmy.mllinkfedilink49•1 year ago He was also vindictive and a bully I formed the impression that James Potter and his gang were the real bullies, and Snape is a tragic character traumatized by their bullying.
minus-square@candybrie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink52•1 year agoYes, but then he went on to be an adult bullying children.
minus-square@turkishdelight@lemmy.mllinkfedilink14•edit-21 year agoThe book strongly implies that Snape turns into a horrible person as a direct consequence of James Potter’s bullying. He seems to be a nice kid before that.
minus-square@xkforce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink8•1 year agoDo you honestly think hed be able to keep undercover if he didnt act like a slytherin asshole?
minus-square520linkfedilink1•1 year agoRemember that we see this scene through Snape’s memories - something wizards are able to distort to varying degrees. It may well be that we aren’t seeing the full story. It is revealed later that tit-for-tat behaviour was quite common to the both of them.
I formed the impression that James Potter and his gang were the real bullies, and Snape is a tragic character traumatized by their bullying.
Yes, but then he went on to be an adult bullying children.
The book strongly implies that Snape turns into a horrible person as a direct consequence of James Potter’s bullying. He seems to be a nice kid before that.
Do you honestly think hed be able to keep undercover if he didnt act like a slytherin asshole?
Tragic and also an asshole.
Oh wow, you found my epitaph.
Remember that we see this scene through Snape’s memories - something wizards are able to distort to varying degrees.
It may well be that we aren’t seeing the full story. It is revealed later that tit-for-tat behaviour was quite common to the both of them.