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What is a story were the main villain actually turned out to be the good guy?

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daddyjones@lemmy.world
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Snape was never a good guy though. Very brave, yes and he had some good qualities. He was also vindictive and a bully - willing to put his petty dislikes above the quality of his teaching.

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turkishdelight@lemmy.ml
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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.

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candybrie@lemmy.world
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Yes, but then he went on to be an adult bullying children.

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turkishdelight@lemmy.ml
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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.

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xkforce@lemmy.world
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Do you honestly think hed be able to keep undercover if he didnt act like a slytherin asshole?

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SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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Tragic and also an asshole.

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fleabomber@lemmy.world
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Oh wow, you found my epitaph.

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The_wild_card@lemmy.ml
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Maybe it was an act he had to play

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520@kbin.social
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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.

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illi@lemm.ee
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Snape was a good guy, in a sense of oposing the bad guy.

He was however not a good guy in a sense of being at least a decent human being.

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