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It's so heartbreaking that the best thing in Severus' life was a rather shallow, situational friendship with a girl who gave no fuck about him.

This is why "always" makes me sad as hell. Sev, it's not worth it, please go to therapy and receive help.

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He was so much more than scared. He was terrified. Probably wasn’t even safe in his own dorm

At fifteen, Lily told Severus he was obsessed. That he should be grateful James saved him. That he needed to stop fixating.

Years later, she marries James.

And one day, she stumbles across a map that shows every student’s movements in real time. An invisibility cloak that lets you follow anyone, anywhere, unnoticed. And she learns Remus was a werewolf—had been for years, right there at school.

And maybe, just for a moment—just one— she feels the weight of that realization:

“He wasn’t obsessed. He was scared. He didn’t feel safe… and I didn’t listen.”

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Lily Evans reacting on Severus telling her about the bullying and harassment he endured because of Marauders was something like this:

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I read Snape's Worst Memory for the first time yesterday. I'm legitimately, physically in pain for what happened to Severus. I couldn't sleep. It feels like there's a stone in my throat, the pain is a physical sensation. I'm devastated by how much this tramautic experience is just swept under the carpet. They hung him upside down and stripped him naked in front of a crowd of his peers.

He's a fifteen year old, low-class boy in a bigotted school who literally did nothing to prompt this. And his friend is amused by it, almost cracked a smile. And when he lashes out verbally at his friend, instead of recognizing he's in the midst of a highly traumatic experience, she joins in with the bullies by calling him dirty, and uses the name his bullies use to break down his sense of self. And walks away! And then when he apologises for lashing out at her, she still resents him! And marries his fucking tormenter! What the fuck!

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I suddenly had a thought. People are always saying that Severus was friends with a group who wanted Lily dead, but she also did the same thing. Not only she becames besties with a group of people who almost got her (former) best friend killed, she married one of them.

The parallels are just wild, because I don't think it was intentional. I don't think we are supposed to compare the death eaters to the maradeurs, but it fits (in a minor scale, of course). Both Lily and Severus ended up siding with people who wanted to hurt their friend. It's too bad that Severus is the only one who regretted it, and we are supposed to believe Lily was super happy with her decision until she died. It could have been so interesting if they both regretted choosing a side and leaving the other behind. It would make their friendship more balanced, even if it was still dysfunctional.

Yes, exactly, the paradox lies precisely in what you’ve pointed out. The narrative leads us to empathise with Lily’s point of view on the basis that Severus associates with people who are potential threats to her (and I say potential because at no point is it suggested that Lily herself was ever harassed or bullied, quite the opposite, in fact). Yet, in an ironically twisted turn, it’s Lily who ends up not only befriending those who had actually abused and mistreated Severus directly, but marrying one of them.

Clearly this wasn’t intentional on Rowling’s part, but it results in a fascinating ethical paradox from a literary standpoint. She wants to sell us the idea that Severus is in the wrong, but isn’t Lily’s position, morally speaking, even more questionable? After all, Severus’s friends never targeted her, never tried to kill her, never publicly humiliated her by stripping her in front of the entire school. Her future husband did, and so did the friends he kept, who later became hers too.

This is exactly why, under critical scrutiny, Lily’s character becomes so ethically fraught. As many others have pointed out, the core issue is that the narrative pressures the reader to choose a side: it pushes you to see one set of actions as immoral and the other as natural or even commendable. But you can’t force a reader to buy into a moral framing that is so fundamentally inconsistent and illogical.

Yes, Lily didn’t owe Severus anything by the time she married James, but that’s not the point, and it’s something we’ve repeated ad nauseam. It’s not about who owed what to whom. It’s about the fact that the narrative wants us to see Lily as some sort of moral compass — as the gold standard of ethical clarity — while simultaneously expecting us to ignore that her idea of “goodness” includes marrying an abuser. Sorry, but that just doesn’t hold up.

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Bad people excuse their bad actions. They pretend they aren’t bad, they go “well it was justified” or deny it didn’t happen. They refused to take any responsibility and they NEVER admit it or that it was bad. Most of all they don’t feel bad about it. They just don’t care.

….like the marauders. When Remus and Sirius were confronted by harry. Instead of going “yeah we were horrible bullies. It was bad of us to do” they made excuses. “He gave as good as he got” “he was practicing the dark arts” and marauder fans ran with that. And literally just like them use it as an excuse. And I doubt it was true. It was 4v1 and they act like it was fair

It wasn’t fair.

Snape only got interested into defence and later darker arts to defend himself FROM them. That’s why he made those spells. He was scared

Eventually Remus revealed why they harassed bullied and traumatized a poor abused child

He existed

And even then. Didn’t even care about the true severity of their actions

“The Snape fans are always excusing his crap and trying to paint him as a good person, when the whole point is that he wasn’t a good person, he was a bad person who did some good things.”

No, sorry, but that passive-aggressive take is rubbish. Snape wasn’t a bad person, he was a person with a terrible attitude and a difficult personality, and that’s very different from being bad. We, his fans, are fully aware that he was insufferable, and we like him for that. But that doesn’t mean we’re going to attribute to him a kind of cruelty or wickedness that simply isn’t there.

Because a bad person doesn’t spend their life trying to make up for their mistakes. A bad person doesn’t give up their own life to repay a debt. A bad person doesn’t risk everything to protect people who constantly scorn him, distrust him, judge him, and throw dirt on his name. A bad person doesn’t die to help bring down the villains. That’s not what bad people do.

What makes Severus such a complex character isn’t that he was a bad man who did some good, it’s that he was a good man, deeply flawed, often harsh, and far from pleasant or likeable. And that, precisely, is what makes him so compelling.

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Some people genuinely, unironically believe that Severus somehow deserved to be publicly stripped by a bunch of rich, privileged white kids just for existing and I honestly wonder how those people are even allowed to vote.

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And we know for a fact she is a misogynist as is evident in how femininity is punished and “not like other girls” trope is idolized. The main Heroine is not given a very nice description and is bookish and doesn’t fit society’s norm for woman and how femininity is. And that’s fine. However anyone not like her is seen as bad

Like how Lavendar and other female classmates are seen as gossipy idiots. Or how Fluer is hated by Hermione, Ginny, and Mostly Molly just because of how she looks. And the narrative doesn’t say it’s bad of them to do that. Fluer as a pretty girl has to prove herself to be worthy while those not seen as pretty don’t.

Ginny herself is shamed for having several boyfriends and seen negatively till she stops and only looks at Harry

Or the brutalization of Cho Chang’s character. She was basically just “girlfriend” to “grieving Girlfriend” who plays a sport and that’s all.

And her friend who tattled on them is seen as a villain instead of a grey area narrative where. I don’t blame her for doing so. Her family was threatened.

To build onto the toxic masculinity. Being anything but is seen as bad, “long hair” “flowy Clothes” or just not being fully masculine and they are treated poorly or seen as bad

Haters really can’t stand it when you analyse why “Snivellus” carries misogynistic connotations, or when you point out that bullying a boy who clearly didn’t fit the mould of hegemonic masculinity or the hypermasculinity celebrated in the narrative has roots in internalised misogyny that reeks from miles away. But all it takes is a bit of gender theory and some analysis of roles and stereotypes in fiction to see that yes, Severus was a man who didn’t conform to Western sociocultural standards of masculinity, and this is also evident in the way the author herself treats characters and assigns them gender roles throughout the entire series. The fact that a gang of cishet guys, abusive and embodying the brute-force ideal of masculine power and social dominance, had a particular fixation on him is no coincidence. Denying this isn’t just whitewashing the bullying and systemic violence —or the institutional classism of Hogwarts— it’s defending the very foundations of patriarchy.

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Haters really can’t stand it when you analyse why “Snivellus” carries misogynistic connotations, or when you point out that bullying a boy who clearly didn’t fit the mould of hegemonic masculinity or the hypermasculinity celebrated in the narrative has roots in internalised misogyny that reeks from miles away. But all it takes is a bit of gender theory and some analysis of roles and stereotypes in fiction to see that yes, Severus was a man who didn’t conform to Western sociocultural standards of masculinity, and this is also evident in the way the author herself treats characters and assigns them gender roles throughout the entire series. The fact that a gang of cishet guys, abusive and embodying the brute-force ideal of masculine power and social dominance, had a particular fixation on him is no coincidence. Denying this isn’t just whitewashing the bullying and systemic violence —or the institutional classism of Hogwarts— it’s defending the very foundations of patriarchy.

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And I HATE the “well becoming a death eater was irredeemable”. Without even understanding the WHY he did so.

They think he was a blood purist when he NEVER was. What he said to Lily was bad and he accepted that it ended their friendship but sometimes when people are hurt they say things they don’t believe.

He joined them because the “good guys” harassed. Humiliated. Assaulted. Nearly murdered. Gaslit. And told him to stfu about being almost murdered just so his assaulters didn’t get in trouble. They treated him horrible.

The “bad guys” supported him. Told him he was worthy and they gave him the validation and praise he craved as an abused neglected child who was failed by the system.

Which would you choose? People who treated you bad or helped you?

I’ll never stop being shocked by how some people excuse the fact that Severus was stripped, humiliated, and nearly murdered as a teenager by pointing to the fact that he later became an adult with a difficult personality. Like, do these people not understand the basic concept of cause and consequence? Do they not grasp how trauma shapes a person?

It’s astonishing how casually they erase the violence he endured in his formative years—systematic bullying, public humiliation, attempted murder—and somehow believe it’s justified or irrelevant just because he grew into a bitter, emotionally damaged adult. As if that personality came out of nowhere. As if social isolation, poverty, neglect, and abuse don’t leave a mark.

And what’s worse is that these same people will turn around and offer endless compassion to other characters whose traumas are more palatable to them. The fandom bends over backwards to defend their favourites, but when it comes to Severus, suddenly trauma doesn’t matter. Suddenly it’s all his fault.

This isn’t just about character interpretation, it reflects a broader issue in how society treats trauma survivors, especially those who are lower class, emotionally repressed, or don’t perform their pain in a way that’s comfortable to others. Severus was a working-class kid in a hostile environment, with no safety net, no support system, and no institutional protection. And to this day, people are still blaming him for how he turned out, rather than the structures and individuals that failed him and harmed him in the first place.

That’s not just bad reading comprehension. That’s a complete lack of class consciousness and emotional honesty.

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She has stated she plans to use money from it to fund her anti-trans campaign

WE LOVE YOU PEDRO

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I wonder if Arthur has curse breaker training since his job he deals with cursed objects

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Well fucks? Get to it!

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For my comment of how I viewed him as once being everyone’s at one point in time

Bill. The youngest will always be his favourite till it reverts back to Charlie. His very first favourite. Him holding little Percy’s Hand. His tiny fingers gripping his. His face like a scrunched up potato but for the moment the most beautiful baby, eventually he would wonder back to Charlie till the twins are born.

Charlie. It’s when he toddles after him. Asking him questions like he knew everything. Made him feel so smart and intelligent. Got annoying when he realized that Percy would surpass him one day

It’s when the Twins toddled after HIM. Demanding every story. Playing with him growing up. He was their hero. Till they realized Bill was less likely to tell mom and Percy went to school. Being separated from him made them realize. Just how little they had in common

With Ron it’s how he would run to soothe him as a kid. Reading him stories, teaching him chess. Bug one day he would run after the twins and forget his love for his boring bookish brother

Ginny loved having a brother who didn’t think her weak for being a girl. Who was okay with her riding brooms in the yard. Willing to go to her tea parties and even teaching her curses like the batboogie. But he’s so boring now. Only caring about his books and studying. Something she has no interest in.

Molly loved her third baby. Her precious perfect prefect Percy. As long as he stayed in the box she placed him in. If he leaves. He won’t be her favourite anymore.

Arthur’s little mini me. The only one who loved listening to him talk about his job. Who picked glasses like his. Who swore he wanted to be just like Arthur one day. Yet that’s so boring in a child. He only cares about the ministry. Of course he would betray his family. Not even worth listening to.

Fred knew that Percy didn’t really leave cause he believed in the ministry. But because they pushed him away. And for those 5 minutes they fought together. Percy was his whole world. His big brother who loved them so much. The last face he would ever see.

The last time Percy was anyone of theirs favourite. It was their last moment

One of the saddest things in Percy Weasley fics is when it says that he used to be somebody’s favourite (anyone, anyone at all) before he “got boring” :(

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Any Severitus recommendations where he’s not all “oh sweetie pie” and “how are you honey?” I don’t like it when he’s written as sweet

I want more Severus mixed with Joel from the last of us vibes. I still want the stern bitter man with a touch of caring

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Don’t you DARE diminish who Peter was to the rest of the Marauders.

I see so often people will write. James, Sirius, Remus, and their pity pal Peter. Who’s only their cause they felt bad for him.

Don’t you dare belittle what they all had together. He was one of them. Just as much as James and Sirius. If anything they were probably insanely protective of him due to how nervous he would get. He was their best friend. One of their pack. And that’s why it’s so horrendous that he betrayed them. They loved him just as much. To write that down. To lower who he was. Destroys the true tragedy of the betrayal. Their brother led a monster to kill another and his family. He was Wormtail. Petey. Uncle Peter. Best Friend. Brother. “One of us”

The more he was loved. The deeper the betrayal. Exactly how it is