Unfair Comparisons (part 2)

Unfair Comparisons (part 2)

Severus Snape: Exists. Marauders' fandom: He is the greatest child abuser in wizarding history; no wonder he was a criminal since he was eleven because He tried to kill Petunia Evans just because she was a Muggle (he dropped a branch on her head). As a student, he tormented other students with dark magic. He joined Voldemort to be able to torture more Muggles. He told Voldemort about the prophecy because he wanted James Potter and baby Harry dead so he could easily claim Lily Potter for himself. He was so obsessed with a dead woman that he even took advantage of her corpse and embraced her without her consent. He delayed Harry's message to the Order, causing Sirius Black to be killed.

Peter Pettigrew: Willingly betrayed the Potter family, leading to the death of his best friend and his wife, and orphaning Harry Potter. He murdered 12 innocent Muggles and Bertha Jorkins. He was the reason Sirius Black was wrongfully imprisoned in Azkaban for 12 years. He never felt remorse and did everything in his power to help Voldemort return to power. After Voldemort's return, he became one of his loyal followers again. He killed Cedric Diggory, a 17-year-old innocent boy, and took part in the torture of 14-year-old Harry Potter.

Marauders' fandom:

Beyond the Fan Theories: Insights from J.K. Rowling’s

I see bizarre fan theories and headcanons about Severus Snape every day that never happened in the books. The problem is, these headcanons are repeated so often that some Harry Potter fans believe them and forget that they are just fan fiction and not the truth. Therefore, I am sharing this old interview with Rowling to remind of some facts.

1. Like many insecure, vulnerable people (such as Wormtail),Snape craved membership in something big and powerful, something impressive: It’s interesting that 17 years have passed since Rowling's response, yet many people still believe Snape joined the Death Eaters because he was a sadistic, racist, antisocial person who wanted to harm people and use dark magic to destroy Muggles and Muggle-borns.!!! However, the writer believes Snape's goal was not to kill and torture Muggle-borns, nor was it racism. He was a poor, insecure, and damaged youth who had never known security or peace in his life. His childhood was a nightmare, and his adolescence was filled with humiliation and bullying. He was seeking acceptance and thought that becoming a Death Eater would give him power, attractiveness, and a family that he never had. However, it is clear that these factors led him to make a big mistake.

2. He never really understood Lily's aversion: Severus Snape didn’t want to harm or retaliate against her. He was simply blinded and misled, so foolish and ignorant that he didn’t realize how deep and serious Lily’s hatred for dark magic and the Death Eaters was. He believed that becoming a Death Eater would make him so powerful and captivating that Lily would be influenced and change her beliefs, convinced that dark magic was extremely attractive, potent, and intriguing.

3. Given his time over again, he would not have become a Death Eater: This sentence shows that he has truly changed. Rowling claims that if Snape had a second chance, he would never join the Death Eaters again. Snape's genuine regret is that, starting at the age of 20, he attempted to make amends for his past actions until the time of his death. He refused to make the same mistake again, unlike Wormtail, who eagerly returned to serve Voldemort when given the opportunity.

4. Like Snape, Harry is flawed and mortal: Do those who see Snape as the story's villain and an unforgivable character understand that, in the author's opinion, Harry is also like Snape? Do they understand that Harry can be flawed and potentially harm others? Harry is never described as a saint. He tortures someone and uses unforgivable curses; he can be arrogant and aggressive while remaining brave and heroic. Snape is flawed and mortal, just like Harry. He makes many mistakes, but in the end, he remains brave and self-sacrificing, and, like Harry, he saves many people's lives.

5. James always suspected Snape harbored deeper feelings for Lily, which was a factor in James' behavior toward Snape: Listen, this is one of the reasons James Potter had for bullying Severus Snape for seven years. Please refrain from saying things like, “Snape was bullied because he joined the Death Eaters” or “because he was interested in dark magic,” as none of these reasons are canonical. These reasons belong to James Potter’s fans, not James Potter himself. The author of the book has clearly explained James Potter’s motives. James Potter just had two reasons for bullying a person for many years:

_He existed (in a way that was ugly and poor). _He was close friends with Lily Evans.

6. It was Voldemort's attempted murder of Kreacher that really turned him: Isn't a change to save a living being's life familiar? I don't understand why Snape's change for Lily's salvation is seen as demonic motivation, whereas Regulus's change for Kreacher is considered epic. Recently, in fan fiction, Regulus has become the little knight of the Black family, whose parents tortured him so much that he is forced to join the Death Eaters and then rebel against Voldemort's ideology to eradicate racism in the wizarding world. But Snape's efforts, sacrifices, loyalty, and spying over the course of 19 years are reduced to being a loser obsessed with a dead woman!!! Such double standards are embarrassing.

I'm curious: If Regulus Black were not Sirius Black's brother and not from a pureblood family, and Voldemort had killed Kreacher while Regulus survived and fought Voldemort, how would fans react to Regulus? How ridiculous would it be to say, "Oh, Regulus Black? He is simply a deviant who was obsessed with his dead elf"?

"Please do not change the characters based on personal preferences and instead see them as written. The writer uses Lily's and Kreacher's salvation as symbols of redemption to demonstrate the characters' growth and maturation. If the concept of love, loyalty, and friendship has changed over time among new generations, this is not the fault of Severus Snape."

"But we're going!" he said, unable to suppress the exhilaration in his voice. "This is it! We're off to Hogwarts!"

— F.T.

For the Severus Snape Among Us:

I read this heartbreaking news a few month ago, and it deeply saddened me. It reminded me of Snape and the suffering he endured as a child at Hogwarts, making me realize that it’s precisely such tragic events that drive me to defend Severus Snape.

I want people to know him and others like him—to know his childhood, his bullies, his loneliness, and his poverty. I want them to understand his pain, hear the mockery and humiliation he endured, analyze his mistakes, feel sorrow for him, and empathize with him. I defend Severus Snape and write for him because I think he and children like him deserve to be understood.

I want people to understand that:

The capacity for psychological resilience varies from person to person. Not everyone has the strength to withstand life’s hardships and make the best choices.

Individuals respond differently to trauma, humiliation, and injury.

The wounds a child receives from their environment can alter their destiny forever.

Wounds that seem small to others can be so deep that they make a child prefer death to life.

No child deserves to be bullied, harmed, or die because of their flaws and differences.

The bullies of this child may change, grow up, fall in love, and get married, but what difference does it make to that child? He has long since ceased to live.

I truly hope that one day people will realize that Severus Snapes don’t just exist in stories; they are among us, suffering in silence.

I hope that one day people will respect the stories of Severus Snapes and their pain and not dismiss them in favor of more charming and wealthy bullies.

I hope that one day, children like Severus, despite their flaws and differences, can still experience a childhood filled with love, joy, and as adults, they will be free to live, grow, and experience life without being held back by their past.

I hope that one day, people will see Severus Snapes beyond their flaws and mistakes, and realize that even in adulthood, they remain hidden behind their wounds and scars, but deep down, they are still undeveloped and immature children who need kindness, love, and healing.

Finally, I hope people remember that a small act of empathy, a bit of attention, or a sincere kindness from us can sometimes pull a Severus Snape out of the darkest paths and help bring them back to life.

In this post, I have debunked some of the false claims made by Snaters.However, I’m sharing this interview again.

I can see why some people make such comments. They believe Snape is a sadistic racist because he became a Death Eater in his youth and called Lily a Mudblood (under pressure and bullying). However, according to Canon and J.K. Rowling's interviews, Snape did not join the Death Eaters out of racism or with the intention of using dark magic to harm Muggle-borns and Muggles. Instead, his motivations for joining the Death Eaters stemmed from a difficult and painful past, including humiliation and bullying which left him feeling insecure and damaged, leading to tragic and misguided decisions.

Literally how do you even respond to that?

James: Hey Snivellus, how’s the most insufferable git in the world doing today?

Severus: I don’t know, Potter, how are you?

Slytherins: