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Insight on the character Snape or KP organized their feelings on the fucktard that is Severus Snape
So I recently finished Daredevil S2, and I absolutely fell in love with Frank Castle (aka the Punisher). The Punisher is one of the main villains in S2, and when a friend questioned why I liked him so much, I was stumped. Said friend continued on to ask what made Castle win a place in my heart opposed to Severus Snape from Harry Potter, who in my opinion, is one of the worst characters.
What makes a mass murderer better than a double agent?
What makes a serial killer better than a man continually putting himself in danger for the greater good?
And what I concluded the deciding factor is: intention.
A character can be a major screw-up, but if their intentions are good then they are going to be a good person. They’re trying to change, trying to be better. But if they are an average, or even nice character, and their intentions are bad, they are automatically malicious and shady.
Frank Castle is a man driven by vengeance for the death of his family. He is a man hellbent on punishing those who are to blame for his continual suffering. But, he is not a bad guy.
Now granted, he does violently murder many people, and of course that’s not ok in any sense of the word. But, they’re all bad people. The Punisher’s victims are rapists and drug dealers and murderers, people who will harm others with little self regard. The Punisher “prevents deaths before there is a possibility of them happening”. His intent is good.
Besides the fact that Castle is a mass murderer, he is also a decent and honorable person.
-He does not want his actions used to represent or diminish people with PTSD even though it will save him from going to jail
-He is willing to be tortured, but does not allow a dog to get hurt
-He is very respectful (of good people). Calls women ma’am
-He is aware that he is a killer and does not make excuses or play victim (ie family murdered in front of him, shot in the head at point blank (yes, he’s alive. long story), war vet)
-He kills a guy who offered him child pornography
-He has a Medal of Honor
In conclusion; Frank Castle, yes is a serial killer, but also is a good man with good intention, which is why I respect and love the character.
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Snape on the other hand….
First let me start off by saying yes, Snape’s character adds to the plot and JK Rowling wrote an interesting character. He has some redeeming qualities for instance, he did put himself at risk to help the Order, he did save Harry many times. But, like Castle, it comes down to intent.
Almost every action, every decision is driven by the man’s love obsession for Lily.
-He continually saves Harry only to help destroy the man who killed Lily/because Harry is the last piece of Lily
-He makes every Gryffindor’s life a living hell (which stemmed from his hatred of the Marauders)
-He joins in teasing students (bc he’s bitter?????)
-He bullies Neville because Longbottom inadvertently caused Lily’s death (but actually not at all)(some could argue because of Snape’s actions, he killed Lily)
-He uses his power as a teacher to assert dominance over fucking 11 year olds
-Traumatizes students enough to legitimately consider harming themselves to get out of seeing Snape (Sorcerer’s Stone chpt. 13 pg 217)
-He threatens to poison Neville’s toad (animal cruelty and probs not allowed at Hogwarts) and then takes points away from Gryffindor because he suspects (w/o proof) Hermione helped Neville save Trevor
-He continually bullies and verbally abuses a thirteen year old boy because the boy isn’t able to work magic quite right using his father’s wand
-Insults students (in this case Neville) right in front of other teachers (Remus) and classmates
-He becomes a student’s (someone who is supposed to feel safe around teachers) worst fear, even though said student’s parents were tortured to the brink of insanity, something he is constantly reminded of
-Snape then makes fun that he is the student’s biggest fear
-Immediately blames Remus when Sirius broke into Hogwarts
-Harshly criticizes Remus’ teaching style, infront of students who admire him
-Ignores Remus’ teaching plan and skips to werewolves
-Docks points for Granger “being an insufferable know-it-all” when she answered the question he asked
-He has students purposely write essays on how to kill werewolves for Remus to grade when he gets back from recovering from the full moon
-Blames Remus (and wants him locked up) for Sirius’s major fuck-up
-Takes credit for saving the Golden Trio from Remus
-OUTED REMUS TO THE ENTIRETY OF THE SLYTHERIN HOUSE/SCHOOL/PUBLIC/PARENTS/FUCKING WIZARDING WORLD
-Hints that he might poison 14 year olds to see if the antidote is correct
-Immediately blames Harry and his “determination to break rules” when his name comes out of the Goblet
-Makes fun of student’s appearance (“I see no difference” to Draco’s curse that enlarged Hermione’s teeth)
-Teases Harry for his (unwanted) attention from the press
-He provokes Sirius about being housebound, when Sirius would give his left arm and leg to go fight
-IS AN ENTIRE FUCKTARD DURING OCCLUMENCY
-He picks apart a minor’s (who has had no experience blocking people out nor has even been explained it very well) memories
-After seeing how the Dursely’s abuse Harry, still believe the child is self-entitled
-Mocks Harry’s first strong romantic feelings (?????)
-Through what JK has said, and context we can conclude that James, although a major dick, wouldn’t go as far as killing Snape. But Snape, casted an unstable, unknown curse (Sectumsempra) with the intention of extremely harming James. (also Snape is the only one with the counter curse) (Order of the Phoenix pg. 647).
-Offers to poison Harry since he’s out of Veritaserum
-Insults Tonks’ new patronus (saying it looked “rather weak”) that changed to a wolf to support/pair with Remus
-Docks 50 points from Harry, before the year even starts, for being late
-Makes fun of Ron’s struggle to apparate
-Claims Harry’s knowledge of Inferi v. Ghosts is something a five year old would know (kids raised by muggles don’t learn about magic until they’re 11???)
-Harry sees Snape’s memories of when Snape told Voldemort about the Prophecy and subsequently caused James and Lily’s death (the only thing Snape seems to regret)
These are just the main points that have been drawn up, a lot thanks to @greygryffindor
Now this post is purely a reflection of Snape and his actions. Not James’, not Lily’s, and not Sirius’.
That being said, I believe this commonly used quote perfectly sums up the whole James/Lily/Snape triangle:
“James was willing to sacrifice himself for Lily and Harry, while Snape was willing to sacrifice Harry and James for Lily.”
Back to the original point.
Castle is a bad man, with good intentions. Which is something I find very important in determining the worth of a character, and determining the worth of a person.
Snape was a bitter man, to which his intentions only ever benefited himself.
“‘After all this time’, Snape shows Dumbledore that he cared nothing for anyone who wasn’t Lily. He hadn’t grown as a person, or made any attachment whatsoever to the boy who constantly battled Voldemort because of him. He hadn’t made any real attachment to anybody, because he was still living in the past, driven relentlessly by the ghost of a young woman whom he never actually understood as a person - because if he had, he wouldn’t have thought she would find becoming a Death Eater impressive, let alone think she’d consider it acceptable to bully the son she gave her life for.
“Even worse, if he hadn’t mentally matured by now, he wasn’t ever going to. Because spying is a dangerous business and the chances were that Snape wasn’t going to last long once Dumbledore was gone (not a guarantee, there was certainly a chance for his survival, but realistically, not a large one). He was ‘always’ going to remain this same man, frozen permanently in a stage of bitter petty hate and punishing the innocent for the crimes of the dead until the day of his death. JKR herself confirms that Snape held onto his hatred and didn’t let it go until his literal last breath - far too late to do anything about it.”
- @lupinatic
And yes, the Marauders were petty, crude and obnoxious towards Snape. However, Snape was not innocent in the feud too. He was just as cruel back. The Marauders grew out of their teenage bullying, Snape’s aged with him.
The final issue I (currently) have with Severus Snape is his relationship with Lily.
He is obsessive, abusive, and unhealthy.
His persistence, even after her death, is honestly gross. She rejects him and he continues to pine over her, making her (and in this case, the reader) uncomfortable.
Part of the reason I have such a strong opinion about this, is because of how revered the Snape/Lily relationship is. His stalker behavior is romanticized and glorified as ‘true love’ and ‘devotion’.
But in reality, the basis of Snape’s personality are the fundamentals of rape culture and domestic violence.
No means no.
Bullying someone will not win them over.
Treating people badly does not equate to love.
Obsessing in private is not romantic.
Hurting people because you were hurt is not ok.
So many people praise Snape and view his actions as romantic and inspiring. This character is glorified as a hero and it scares me that some impressionable reader will mistake this man’s actions for proper behavior.
A character can act badly but still be a true person. A character can also act true but still be a bad person. It all comes down to intent. And Severus Snape’s intention is anything but good. -KP
He's so useless and burdened by the horrors, I want him
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