[ SECRET POST #4420 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4420 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

What I found frustrating, on both side, is that they often forget that there's a lot we still don't know about him that could color his actions during the duration of the books (in the present) one way or another. For instance, did he bullied some of his students (which in itself is wrong) because he was being (overly ?) cautious and decided to never fully shade off his spy costume or did he gets some kick out of it ? both ? There's no definite answer and, depending on if your a fan of Snape or if you dislike him, you're gonna choose one interpretation over the other. But, the truth is, both as make as much sense as each other to me.

[(Anonymous)]

The problem with blaming the bullying on his spy cover is that in order for it to work, you have to assume that Snape was a terribly incompetent spy. All his attitude ever did was the anti-Death Eater crowd think he was suspicious and slipping back into his old ways. Maintaining a neutral attitude towards non-Slytherin children or appearing to try too hard to favor them would have made a lot more sense if he was trying to convince Voldemort that he was trying to convince Dumbledore that he'd turned over a new leaf, all the better to eventually betray him.

Just about the only consistent trait that Snape carried through the entire series was how highly he valued competence in himself and others, and you have to throw that completely out the window in order for the "Snape was a bully to maintain his cover" justification to work.

AYRT

[(Anonymous)]

That's a very good point. But I think it's only valid at the moment he became a triple agent once again. Before that, maybe it's not that he was trying to act like he was still a spy for Voldemort (who was dead) but that he was trying to show to Voldemort's supporters that could have escaped justice that he shared their beliefs, just in case they stirred up troubles one day. And, after having act like that for a number of years, it would have been suspicious if he changed his attitude suddenly. However, while it's a possible explanation that doesn't mean it's the right one. Both (him being a a..hole and him being overly cautious) still makes sense to me.

Re: AYRT

[(Anonymous)]

Those are Gryffindor tactics though, not Slytherin. The other Death Eaters that avoided prison, like the Malfoys, did so by claiming to have been under Imperious and keeping their public behavior just on the right side of politically acceptable while working behind the scenes to reinforce the concept of pureblood superiority. They didn’t become out and proud of their bigotry again until they were confident that Voldemort was on the rise. Hell, even Draco started out trying to suck up to Harry Potter for the social capital points. Then you’ve got Snape in his corner acting like a Pantomime Villain. I suppose it’s possible that Snape just thought the rest of his former colleagues were so stupid that he had to tattoo “Voldemort Sympathizer” across his forehead to make sure they got the point. I find it infinitely more likely that he was bitter and depressed and refused to develop coping strategies that didn’t involve abusing eleven-year-olds.