I think what people dont realize is that Snape is a complex well-written character, who has a 3 dimensional personality, the depth of which cannot be encompassed by a singular word like
‘good’ or
‘asshole’
, the latter of which is mostly used by tumblr to completely disregard everything else regarding his character
First of all, Snape WAS brave, you can try to deny that, you can argue with me over that but you cannot deny the fact that he had the guts to lie to Voldemort’s face, to go behind his back.You can also not deny the fact that the man played a pivotal role in Harry’s protection and in winning the war.He was a man who knew that he wasn’t going to make it out alive, but he came to terms with that and put himself in grave danger for the sake of the greater good
Secondly, people seem to confuse
‘being a caring teacher’ with
’ being a good teacher’ ,and though Snape wasnt caring or loving, he was a good teacher. He taught his students properly, prepared them for their examinations and passed on his knowledge and he was fair. People seem to quote him taking away points from gryffindor for no reason, but at no point did he unjustly did so, I mean my teachers reprimand me from answering without being called on, doesn’t mean they are assholes.Also if I remember correctly he wasn’t the one who gave his fave house just enough points at the eleventh hour to make them conveniently win the house cup.
third, no matter what you say his dislike for Remus and Sirius was justified, they put his life in danger ffs, not to mention the continuous bullying they subjected him to even before he called lily a mudblood. i donot however agree with him revealing Remus’s secret but i will discuss that further down
Fourth, please stop using his actions as a student in your arguments against him, when you oh-so-readily wave of the mauraderer’s actions because they were
‘kids’. Yes Snape was a little shit, but he was a child moreover he was a child who had not only never had the best family life but he was constantly being bullied by his peers *cough*jamesandsirius*cough*, not only that but his own house alienated him because of his friendliness towards lily, he didn’t belong anywhere, he didn’t fit in and he was scared and young, he made bad decisions but if you can forgive Draco you can give him the benefit of doubt.
with that being said, I dislike the man deeply but he wasn’t inherently bad just childish. His treatment of Harry was out of petty, his hatred for Neville was a product of him not being able to deal with his own loss and wanting to be able to blame someone else, and his treatment of Lupin and Sirius was a childhood grudge held which he held onto for too long because he had nothing else to grasp to.He was jealous of what others had around him, when he himself had noone to call his own, which is why i believe he held onto Lily till the very end because she was the only one who had been familiar to him
so yes, he might have been an asshole, he was definitely a bit (a lot) pathetic but at the same time he was so much more
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