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What is a story were the main villain actually turned out to be the good guy? (midwest.social)

submitted 8 months ago by Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] turkishdelight@lemmy.ml 52 points 8 months ago (3 children)

He was also vindictive and a bully

I formed the impression that James Potter and his gang were the real bullies, and Snape is a tragic character traumatized by their bullying.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 53 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yes, but then he went on to be an adult bullying children.

[–] turkishdelight@lemmy.ml 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The book strongly implies that Snape turns into a horrible person as a direct consequence of James Potter's bullying. He seems to be a nice kid before that.

[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Do you honestly think hed be able to keep undercover if he didnt act like a slytherin asshole?

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Tragic and also an asshole.

[–] fleabomber@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Oh wow, you found my epitaph.

[–] The_wild_card@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Maybe it was an act he had to play

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

In the scheme of the books, yes. He was a main antagonist for a while. In terms of his character, to what end did he have to act like a total dick to a child? No, he's just a salty bitch.

[–] 520@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago

Remember that we see this scene through Snape's memories - something wizards are able to distort to varying degrees.

It may well be that we aren't seeing the full story. It is revealed later that tit-for-tat behaviour was quite common to the both of them.