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Sirius and Severus are not enemies.

They are not rivals.

They don't have a "bickering" or a "beef" or "mutual dislike".

Sirius is Snape's abuser.

He physically and verbally bullied him for years.

He murder attempted him because it would "serve Snape right".

He was an SA enabler to him, separated from directly applying sexual aggression by an incredibly thin line.

Severus has a fucking traumatic reaction to Sirius. It's not him being childish. It's him reacting on a person who gave him trauma how people who experienced trauma usually react. That's how the human brain works, since it doesn't want its owner to be injured or die.

And Severus doesn't owe Black a-ny-thing. Azkaban or not – Severus has no obligation to give a single fuck. Sirius abused him for fun, so he needs to sod off and if he doesn't have the guts to apologise, then at the very least to stop mistreating and triggering Snape further, to be a half-decent person. Severus has all the rights in the world to treat Sirius howewer the hell he pleases. And yet, it canon he still manages to treat adult Sirius better than adult Sirius treats him.

The abuser insulting the victim and the victim insulting the abuser (and Sirius doesn't only insult Severus, he tries to harm him despite Harry literally begging him not to, and intentionally hurts him in PoA when he's unconscious) are not in the same position, even if Sirius can't attack with his little friendgroup from the back and bear no consequences anymore. Breaking news – abuse leaves an impact on the mental state of an abused party, and an especially strong one during direct interactions with people who violated them.

Please stop pretending their conflict is equal. Thank you.

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“And My Soul, Dumbledore?” — The Case for Snape Never Killing Before That Night

We often talk about The Prince’s Tale as the final reveal of Severus Snape’s true loyalties—but there’s a moment in that chapter that gets overshadowed by the big memories, the Patronus, the “Always.” And yet it might be the most damning and revealing line in the entire series.

It’s this:

“And my soul, Dumbledore? Mine?”

Let’s sit with that for a second.

Snape is being asked to kill. Not for power, not for punishment, not for vengeance—but out of mercy. Dumbledore is dying. The end is already written. All he’s asking for is dignity.

And Snape balks.

He doesn’t recoil at the strategic risk. He doesn’t flinch at the morality of sparing Dumbledore’s life.

He flinches because of the possibility that this will damage his soul.

This isn’t the voice of a killer.

That one line unearths so much about who Snape is beneath the persona—beneath the spy, the double agent, the snarling teacher. It reveals that he has not taken a life before.

Because if he had? This would be a non-issue. He wouldn’t need to ask. The damage would already be done. The soul, already torn.

But instead, he stops and asks:

Will this be the thing that breaks me?

That’s the cry of a man standing on a line he hasn’t crossed.

And the fact that he still believes in the soul at all is deeply significant.

Let’s compare him to real killers in the series:

• Voldemort doesn’t flinch at murder—he does it for power, to fracture his soul on purpose.

• Bellatrix (and many other Death Eaters) kills for sport.

But Draco, when faced with the same choice, cannot do it. Harry, even in war, casts Expelliarmus.

And Snape—the supposed villain of the early books, the morally ambiguous double agent—asks if his soul will survive it.

He’s not worried about punishment. He’s worried about what killing will do to him.

That is not the thought process of a man with blood on his hands.

Dumbledore’s response is everything:

“You alone know whether it will harm your soul.”

Not “Your soul’s already lost.”

Not “It won’t make a difference.”

Not even “You have no choice.”

Dumbledore leaves it to him.

That means he believes Snape still has something to lose.

He wouldn’t ask this of someone whose soul was already fractured. He asks it of Snape because he knows this will be his first and only kill.

The implication is enormous.

This is a man who has done horrific things. He’s served Voldemort. He’s used dark magic. He’s endangered children.

But he has never killed. Not once.

And when he finally does, it’s to:

• Honour a dying man’s wishes.

• Spare a child’s soul (Draco’s).

• End suffering, not prolong it.

And even then, it tears at him.

So what does that make him?

A villain? An anti-hero? A deeply damaged man trying to atone? Maybe all of the above.

But not a murderer.

Not by choice. Not by pattern.

Just once. And it nearly breaks him.

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Just to be raw and honest here's a truth about Book Sirius and James , they were rich classist bastards the only reason they are seen as good people is because they are praised by EXTREMELY biased people who are telling an orphaned child about his parents. The book is from Harry's point of view, so as long as he is stating an opinion and not a visual fact , it is a biased opinion.

James Potter was Draco Malfoy of the marauders era , he was rich , he was perverted , he treated people lower than him like shit and yes he treated Lily like shit too. And no, the only people who said James matured up were the two most biased best friends of James Potter telling an orphan child about his father. The only difference between Draco and James is that the Potters were fighting alongside Dumbledore and raised a spoiled bastard brat . The Malfoy were fighting alongside Voldemort and raised a spoiled bastard brat.

Sirius black was canonically not a purist only because he hated his parents. He was raised in an abusive household where he was always jealous of his younger brother. There is no proof that Regulas ever did anything against him, and the only thing he ever stated was that Regulas was considered a much better son.

Sirius Black is repulsive and always took his anger out on random people hexing and torturing them.

No, there is no canon mention of a death eaters Slytherin gang that the marauders used to fight against only Sirius' very much biased words. The people Sirius does refer to are Lucius, Avery , Mulciber, and Snape mainly . Lucius is 5 years older than Snape and even though the age group of Avery and the rest are not mentioned, it is only canon that Lily mentions them as Slytherins, there is no canon gang possible given their age groups and even if there was, Snape has got to be the young boy they were grooming.

There is no mention of Snape ever attacking the marauders until after James molested him, and that is also a biased opinion about Snape fighting back to James and Sirius.

He may have been a very loyal friend to James, but literally, everyone, including Remus, was ready to believe he betrayed the Potters. Do you see the kind of reputation he had for everyone ?

Also, Sirius black tried to murder Snape using Remus as a murder weapon, and there's not a single person that ever mentions the fact that Sirius wanted the person he always tormented to be mauled by a werewolf and he chose his own friend to be the one comiting the murder.

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You want to hold Severus accountable?

Let‘s hold the other characters accountable as well, shall we?

There is something to be said about the morals of certain Harry Potter characters and about how the fandom treats them all respectievly.

Dumbledore is idealized not only by the wizards and witches around him, but by the fandom too.

And i am not saying, that he was entirely bad.

But when we look at his past and his morals and beliefs he held throughout his life-

It should be very clear, that he was very far from being entirely good.

There was a reason he was in a relationship with literal Grindelwald.

Also he treats Slytherins far worse than every other house, like they are inherently evil. Which then helps those who are evil to turn them dark.

He never interfered with the bullying of not only Severus but others too.

Instead it seems like he rewarded their bullies.

Like when he didn‘t punish the marauders in any impactful way at all- and expulsion would have been the least- but instead silences the victim.

Absolutely despicable.

There is Sirus too.

He is being a really horrible person in many many instances he appaers in the book.

And yet that seems to be entirely overlooked by the marauder fandom especially.

He literally tells Harry: „If you want to know what a man‘s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.“

Then proceeds to call Severus Snivellus in front of order members.

After he inflicted horrible childhood trauma on him by calling him that name and you know, helping dear old James in stalking and se*ually as*aulting him.

No guilt, absolutely none.

Also he treats Kreacher- his inferior- absolutely horrendous, too.

Oh and let‘s not forget the werewolf incident.

Not only did he try to murder another child, not only did he continue to bully said child even after this „incident“ but he would have also damned one of his so called best friends to be punished severly by the ministry. Possibly detained for the rest of his life or even killed. It probably wouldn‘t have been off the table.

We know how werewolfs are treated in this society.

And so did Sirius.

Remus too, he doesn‘t anger me because of his actions though, but because of his inactions.

He doesn‘t stop his friends from harrassing and torturing other students, eventhough that is is literal job as a blo*dy prefect. Just stands there and watches like a fu***** coward.

Dude later aknowledges that bullying Snape was wrong, but does he ever try to make amends? No, not at all.

He does not apologize.

Oh, also he tries to leave his pregnant wife, … Yeah.

One of his best moments for sure.

Remus does not tell anyone about a map that could apprehend a presumed mass murderer. Who already presumably tried to kill Harry. Because this is what it looked like at the time.

Also Remus was not responsible for being a werewolf.

But he was entirely responsible to not cause harm to anyone- especially students- by drinking his damn potion. Which he did not.

Minerva apparently did not interfere with Snapes bullying.

Which was her responsibility as a head of house. And a bl*ody teacher.

She also sends children into the forbidden forest, accompanied by Hagrid. At night.

I repeat: Accompanied by Hagrid.

Anyone remember how she questioned Hagrids ability to deliver Harry to the Dursleys? Must have been a reason for that, no…?

This woman also punishes Neville, for something he did without any ill intentions by forcing him to sleep in the corridor.

While a mass murderer is on the lose.

Like i can‘t even.

Lily Potter is treated like a saint.

The same girl who marries the man who tormented herself and irredeemably traumatized her so called best friend over literal years.

Lily Potter who had to surpress a smile while her friend was horribly a*saulted.

You know who is a fucking saint?

Harry Potter.

This little soul has been through so much and still holds so much love and empathy in his heart.

Harry would be deserving of the word.

(Luna too, she‘s an angel.)

The point of this post is, that many characters in this franchise act not only questionably but absolutely terrible at times.

And only one person here seems to be held accountable for every single thing he ever did.

The fandom holds him accountable for breathing wrong for christs sake.

Severus, who tries probably more than any other character to atone for his sins and redeem himself, who regrets calling Lily a slur (in the heat of the moment, while he is being horribly horribly a*saulted) as soon as the word leaves his mouth.

Who apologizes to her. After she you know, tried to surpress a smile during his assault- which is more than any of the marauders ever did.

Who loses his temper at Nigellus, when he calls Hermione a mudblood. „Do not use that word!“

Who is absolutely shocked at Dumbledores revelation about Harry.

„You‘ve been raising him like a pig for slaughter!“

Severus who runs through the castle in the dead of night in his nightgown because he heard screaming.

Severus who when asked by Dumbledore: „How many men and women have you watched die?“

Answers: „ Lately only those i could not save.“

The thing is it doesnt‘ even matter if he succeeded to redeem himself in your eyes.

What matter in the end is that he honestly tried.

Because i see people on my list here that did truly horrible things and did not try to atone for it.

You like to hold someone accountable but decide not to do the same with other characters.

Which says a lot about you i am sure.

You believe you and the character you like are better than others when they were just as horrible in their own ways.

You act like you have some moral highground when you have absolutely none.

And don‘t get me started on the victim blaming in this fandom.

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There is a very simple reason why James Potter decided to bully Severus Snape.

It’s because he was an easy victim.

He was very obviously very poor. The boy probably didn‘t have any clothes that were not faded or oversized or full of holes.

He was unconventionally looking, therefore seen as weird. Whereas James had pretty priviledge.

He was a half-blood in a house that valued blood purity above all else.

He had no one but one friend. Making him an even easier target. Especially for a group of four.

And:

I can‘t even believe i have to spell it out like that:

James Potter didn‘t bully Severus because he was morally better than him or felt like he had moral obligations or some shit. James Potter didn‘t have some sort of moral highground to begin with.

He bullied him beccause he was the easiest person around to be bullied.

Just a dirty, poor little Slytherin. Not worth protecting. Not worth interfering by others. Not even teachers.

Which is despicable in itself.

And it is really ironic, that Severus might never even have joined the death eaters if James Potter didn‘t bully him.

And yet Snaters argue that Severus, a child, deserved what happened to him. Deserved being stalked and choked and sexually assaulted because“he was a mini death eater.“

I sincerely hope that people like you never have children.

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„He just left him lying there and stepped over his body….“

You know what i would‘ve done?

I would have stepped fucking on him for good measure.

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Haters be like “Snape was just as bad, worse even than James, because he bullied students.”

Honestly, Snape’s behaviour gets blown so out of proportion. Because other than verbal barbs and once threatening a toad, Snape didn’t really do anything. He didn’t put students in deliberate danger, didn’t hex students, didn’t assault anyone. Snape gives students detention and they have to clean. McGonagall gives students detention and they wind up in the Forbidden Forest!

One time, he threw a jar at Harry after Harry *checks notes* oh yeah, looked into Snape’s memories without permission and witnessed his worst memory of being assaulted.

So no, I don’t want to hear the “he bullied students” argument. When in context, he was no worse than any other teacher and far worse had been done to him.

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Marauders fans just be having double standards on the point they proud themselves the most on: Diversity

They be like "let's make James brown" (ik that it's in the whole fandom in general but ykwim) and reject the Jewish-looking guy

They be like "let's make Lily obese" and reject the underweight guy

They be like "let's make Regulus abused" and reject the canonically abused guy

They be like "let's make Regulus get groomed into joining the DEs" and reject the canonically groomed guy

They be like "let's make Barty's actions look right by saying it was for love" and reject the guy who did everything for the girl he loved (platonically or not)

Double standards, double standards everywhere.

Diversity only exists if Snape is not involved

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I have no idea how people turn the marauders into queer icons when they bullied the boy with long hair, made up a nickname insulting men who cry, 2 of the boys who weren't directly involved in the bullying never called it out or did something about it, one even enjoying it, all that while one of them also harassed a girl into dating him. even within their group, one took advantage of another's condition for a prank

right, queer icons indeed, breaking gender norms and standing up against prejudice

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And then they tell you that James was such a feminist…🙄

People hate Severus Snape so much they go into "boys will be boys territory and deny sexual assault.

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Just a reminder that it was never in all seven books or eight movies stated that Snapes love for Lily was romantic.

Never. Not once. People just assume so because it is unthinkable to them that a man might love a woman as a friend.

I think, that even if he did like her romantically he dind‘t do all he did because of it but because of the much much stronger platonic feelings he had for her because she literally was his best fucking friend, dude.

It‘s so bizarre that people argue that he was just lusting after her and obsessed with her.

They were best friends for literal years.

Did you guys never have a best friend?

Have you never experienced the love of a friend?

People are so weird i swear.

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I never liked Sirius last line in the movies -„Nice one, James!“

I always thought it was really tragic, that Sirius died thinking of Harry as a new version of James and not his own person.

It is really tragic for Harry, because he must‘ve felt like just a replacement for his dead father and that Sirius never really appreciated who Harry himself was.

I think in the movies at least Sirius never actually saw Harry as his own person.

I also think that is part of the reason he treated Harry more like an adult, because he subconsciously thought of Harry as James. When Harry was just a child.

(Remus on the other hand for example treated Harry like the child he was.)

I don‘t know, this last line always felt off to me.

I don‘t think it‘s cute, i think it would be really damaging dor Harry to hear that.

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Snape was definetely a bitch to his students, but at least he was a somewhat responsible teacher. He'd make his students scrub cauldrons or clean nasty potion ingredients for detention, but it wasn't him who sent 1st year students over to Hagrid's to wander around the Forbidden Forest at night ON THEIR OWN with only a dog at their side, while something unknown is attacking other creatures.

Y'all call Snape a terrible teacher for being scary and mean and abusing a toad, but I don't see anyone uttering a word about Hagrid and McGonagall literally endangering children's lives: McGonagall for thinking that sending 1st year students who had 0 experience in defense and fighting to accompany Hagrid into the Forbidden Forest at night was a reasonable detention (note: students had been warned multiple times to not enter it as it was a very dangerous place). And Hagrid. He deserves his own post on that scene alone.

Bro would have been dead furious if 11 year old Malfoy had told him about Hagrid separating him and Neville in the Forbidden Forest at night with only a dog as "protection" while some creature was actively hunting.

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examples of stalker behaviour: - not being confident and extroverted enough to promptly approach other children as a 9 years old; - trying to prove your bullies do things that go beyond the school rules and the law (which is true) because you want to be able to study without them hurting you; - going to apologize to your friend because you've called her a foul name during a highly traumatic event and now you feel guilty; - being friends with a girl or having a crush on her overall. Soooo creepy.

examples of not stalker behaviour: - making a map that puts an unconsensual GPS on everyone at school, letting you monitor anyone you want 24/7 (two times less stalkerish if you also bring your invisibility cloak); - repeatedly asking out a girl who keeps saying she hates you, and telling her that if she agrees, you'll stop hurting her friend.

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If Severus was a girl

you would show understanding for her horrible upbringing, abusive home life and poor living conditions.

If Severus was a girl

You would‘nt call his love for Lily an obsession or disgusting.

If Severus was a girl

you wouldn‘t call her an incel.

If Severus was a girl

You wouldn‘t call four boys stalking and harassing her a rivalry.

If Severus was a girl

You wouldn‘t say she deserved it.

If Severus was a girl

You wouldn‘t deny that what James Potter and his cronies did was bullying.

And if Severus was a girl

You wouldn‘t deny that what James Potter did that day was in fact sexual harassment/assault.

Would you?

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Why are people angry at Severus for not forgiving his bullies?

If someone pushed you in front of a train and left you on the tracks and you lost your ability to walk, to see, to function in any capacity, to live a normal life. You would be disabled for the rest of your life without being able to enjoy anything anymore.

Would you forgive them?

Because this is what bullying can do to your mind.

You have absolutely no right to demand from a victim of bullying or any other sort of abuse to forgive their tormentors.

Just because you can‘t see mental illnesses doesn‘t make them less real.

It does not erase the disability that was caused by your actions.

And the worst part: They get to live a normal life.

Because they don‘t have to suffer the consequences of their own actions.

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Let‘s talk about the potential Snape casting of Paapa Essiedu for a moment and why i personally don‘t like it.

And no, i‘m not going to make this about race.

I‘m going to make this about attractiveness.

He has literally none of the physical characteristics of the character.

This character is described to have a thin physique, crooked teeth, and a very prominent hooked nose etc.

These are characteristics that make him seem anything but conventionally attractive.

Which is exactly what Paapa Essiedu is.

This actor is an incredibly attractive man- I would even call him quite beautiful.

And for me personally this is a problematic casting choice because of this fact.

(I highly doubt they are gonna make him wear heavy makeup to alter his features- but we‘ll see i guess…)

For someone like me who would not be considered to be conventionally attractive or pretty or beautiful, to see a character that resembles me for a change is just so good to see.

Yes, the film industry might have changed a little, but most actors and actresses that are cast do in fact look conventionally attractive.

In real life they way you look does affect how people treat you and spoiler alert: It‘s mostly bad.

So rarely do people like me get representation in media.

And if we do it‘s mostly bad, too.

We all know about Cinderellas ugly stepsisters, do we not?

It was beautiful to see a character that for a change that, in some aspects at least, resembled me.

It was absolutely ground breaking for a child like me, who was so often horribly bullied because of her looks, to see this character in my head when i read or on the big screen portrayed by Alan Rickman. And let‘s be clear Alan Rickman did not fit the usual beauty standards.

He might have still been seen as attractive in his own unique way, but that is the point-

He was not conventionally attractive. Especially in his later years.

And that really did mean a lot to me.

Snape showed us that in the end your appaerance should not matter, but who you are underneath.

And for me personally that was so important.

For me it would be heartbreaking to see this role played by a conventionally attractive man.

Because you would be erasing one of those very rare instances to see myself be represented in this way.

PS: Please be respectful and don‘t try to turn my post into a race thing. Because it is not and i am tired of everyone making it about that.