ah, it's kinda obvious. Snape = awesome. Snape = the bravest man I ever knew. Snape = love.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Snape was always pree' awesome. Then the last book came out and he turned god-like in my eyes

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Pfffft, I always knew Snape kicked ass..... mostly because I read the entire book plot on wikipedia, but still, Snape PWNS.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Snape was really an asshole. However, that should not suggest that he doesn't deserve respect. He does, in abundance. He did incredible things, but that doesn't negate the horrible way he treated his students. You can be an incredible person and still be very flawed.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

This.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

*prepares for downvotes* I know exactly what to think of Snape DEPENDING on which adaptation we're talking about. Book Snape was a petty, childish, over the top cruel man who had no remorse or regret over making innocent 14 year old girls cry. He blatantly ignored times when students in his own house were causing potentially very serious harm to students of other houses, yet immediately punished students from other houses who put one toe out of line. He refused to listen to evidence ready to be presented to him of Sirius Blacks innocence just so he could send him back to the dementors in order to get revenge for an old schoolyard rivalry (though admittedly, the marauders were real dickheads to him). When Harry came to him with news that a mysteriously absent ministry official had appeared and was in bad shape and carrying an urgent warning for Dumbledore, he, knowing full well that that year was surrounded with ominous events, chose to keep Potter from Dumbledore just to (cont'd

by Anonymous 12 years ago

keep a boy in panic and risk an innocent man's life just because he hated the father of the boy bringing the news. Book Snape was a horrible man. Brave, yes. Absolutely crucial to Tom's downfall, yes. However, that doesn't even begin to excuse the misery and anguish he intentionally, and sometimes gleefully, caused his students. Movie Snape, however, lost almost all of the pettiness, (though he could still be harsh was nothing compared to the horrid ways of book Snape) leaving us with a cold, calculating bamf who got shit done when it needed to be done. I have a lot of respect for movie Snape. Book Snape, however, thanks for your help in the war, but you can go fuck yourself.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Hey, I'll reply to you here - you're right about Snape being a total petty dick (I haven't seen the past few movies, so I'll only talk about your book analysis). But, yeah, when it comes down to it, he was a grown man who was in a position of authority, and when you're an adult, you have to get over shit that happened at school, even if it was terrible (James and Sirius bullying him). And as a teacher, he was way out of line.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I totally agree. And to anyone who considers Snape to be a god, please remove him from a pedestal and keep in mind that even JKR considers him to be a bully. He is certainly an intriguing character who helps stress the theme of the power of love, but he's also total dick. When asked in an interview, JKR reported that she did not consider Snape to be a hero. He's brave, but he's also cruel, and he abuses his authority. His one redeeming quality is that he loved Lily, but she's the only person in the world, with the possible exception of Dumbledore, who he cared about. Doing right by one person and being evil to everyone else doesn't make you a good person. By the way, you present some really good examples... I've read the series a few times, but even I forgot just how mean-spirited Snape could be.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Thank you. I still think movie Snape kicks 37 different kinds of ass, though. It's actually one of the few times a character BENEFITED from time constraints. With so many pages needing to be cut, they thankfully chose to cut almost all instances of Snape's over the top cruelty. This, as I said, leaves us with a confident, headstrong hell of a man with balls of steel. I kind of understand what J.K was going for with his character, but I think she way overdid it. His cruelty in the books was so much that it actually makes me lose a bit of respect for Dumbledore that he knew what he was doing, yet never did a damn thing about it. It's one thing if he can take insults and cruelty with a shrug, but teenagers and children have a much harder time with your average bully, yet alone a sometimes downright sadistic person with authority over you.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Let us keep in mind that book Snape was the way he was for two reasons: 1) Practically. From book 1 to 6 JK wants us to think Snape evil. His terrible attitude and animosity toward Harry is a plot device, setting up for, besides maybe Neville killing Nagini, THE biggest plot twist in the series! 2) he acted the mean way he acted because, however brave he ended up being, Snape was virtually a bitter, broken man He was broken because one of the only people he ever loved broke his heart to be with his mortal enemy, and then had to go die a horrible death leaving Snape to battle loving Lily's son or hating James' son for 17 years. But in the end Snape's love won out, and that's the root of the entire series.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

So..... It was totally okay to be completely and totally abusive to a teenager and anyone closely associated with him because "it set up a good twist" and "he loved Lily?" No. I don't care. What he did was mental child abuse and that's just NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT excusable.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You make a really good point. He said some horrible things and didn't give Harry a fighting chance, but that doesn't mean he wasn't a hero. A hero is someone who triumphs over their own problems, fears, and prejudices to do the right thing. That's what Snape did, even if he wasn't really that good of a person.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You make a really good point. He said some horrible things and didn't give Harry a fighting chance, but that doesn't mean he wasn't a hero. A hero is someone who triumphs over their own problems, fears, and prejudices to do the right thing. That's what Snape did, even if he wasn't really that good of a person.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You make a really good point. He said some horrible things and didn't give Harry a fighting chance, but that doesn't mean he wasn't a hero. A hero is someone who triumphs over their own problems, fears, and prejudices to do the right thing. That's what Snape did, even if he wasn't really that good of a person.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

at the beginning of the series, you believe snape is a complete asshole. then as you get further in you realize how much he has done to protect harry. after i found out snape reffed that game to protect harry i fell in love. it showed that he can put aside his hatred to protect the women he loves child. he truely was the bravest man becaus he spent a majority of his life protecting someone he despised, and even died to protect him. he is truely an amazzing man.

by Anonymous 12 years ago