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[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 31 points 9 months ago

Does Snape count?

What about Loki(marvel)?

[-] daddyjones@lemmy.world 39 points 9 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.

[-] turkishdelight@lemmy.ml 53 points 9 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.

[-] candybrie@lemmy.world 54 points 9 months ago

Yes, but then he went on to be an adult bullying children.

[-] turkishdelight@lemmy.ml 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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.

[-] xkforce@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Do you honestly think hed be able to keep undercover if he didnt act like a slytherin asshole?

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago
[-] fleabomber@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Oh wow, you found my epitaph.

[-] The_wild_card@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

Maybe it was an act he had to play

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

In the scheme of the books, yes. He was a main antagonist for a while. In terms of his character, to what end did he have to act like a total dick to a child? No, he's just a salty bitch.

[-] 520@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

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.

[-] illi@lemm.ee 25 points 9 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.

this post was submitted on 05 Mar 2024
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