• daddyjones@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Snape was never a good guy though. Very brave, yes and he had some good qualities. He was also vindictive and a bully - willing to put his petty dislikes above the quality of his teaching.

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        8 months 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.

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            8 months ago

            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.

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        8 months ago

        Snape was a good guy, in a sense of oposing the bad guy.

        He was however not a good guy in a sense of being at least a decent human being.