• daddyjones@lemmy.world
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    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.

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      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.

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      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.

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          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.