Was Severus Snape GOOD or BAD? - Harry Potter Explained

[@HarryPotterTheory]

RIP Alan Rickman who passed 5 years ago tomorrow.

[@______6140]

I wish Alan Rickman didn’t die at age 69 that’s so young for a legend to die anyways the quote was said by many people throughout the franchise but my favorite was when snape said it even though he didn’t say it in the books I finished the book and movie series in 6 months and I’m only eight

[@edan_is_cool]

@@______6140 "Hero's are never forgotten, but legends never die"

[@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479]

RIP, wands up for the legendary Alan Rickman

[@lexilovesjesus9129]

RIP. You will be missed and you are loved by the world. Alan, you will always be the bravest professor in our hearts.

[@Versaceeros]

Rip snivellus

[@movieedits6845]

These were the eyes that caused him the most pain..... And these were the eyes that enabled him to feel love and feel alive That hurts

[@thebook-ishangle4041]

Well said

[@mochiru8832]

Mood

[@juksat]

Exactly

[@juksat]

And to see those eyes on the face of the man who bullied him, it’s no wonder he couldn’t love Harry for himself but only for Lily

[@sauhamvyas7361]

Can anyone tell me from which movie was that famous scene of Snape with his arms open and about to run. Just tell me the movie I'll find it

[@virginia7191]

Shape was always an interesting character, but when he jumped in front of the trio to protect them from Remus in his werewolf form, I had a new respect for him and knew there was good in him.

[@Marc-vk7rl]

Well, technically that was only in the movies, not in the books The movies in general made Snape far more likable than the books

[@gamerforever2489]

@@Marc-vk7rl book Snape was anywhere from slightly bad to slightly good, you can't make him a Saint because of his bullying ways(same as James) but you can't that he is all bad either because of the way he died, but movie Snape is near Saint like

[@Marc-vk7rl]

@@gamerforever2489 yeah, like I said. The movies made him far more likable

[@gamerforever2489]

@@Marc-vk7rl yeah as some people actually act like book Snape is some Saint like no he isn't he was bullying and vindictive

[@AWX_Wrestling]

Yeah in the Prisoner of Azkaban book Snape is a dick at the end. He takes credit for capturing Sirius. Leads the minister of magic to believe that Sirius had put Harry, Hermione and Ron under an enchantment which is why Harry and Hermione are saying Sirius is innocent (Ron was unconscious). Finally, after Sirius escapes Snape flies into a howling rage and blames Harry for the escape. He doesn't know how but he knows Harry had something to do with it. A thought just occurred to me. The level of hatred and anger Snape displayed towards Sirius in Prisoner of Azkaban seemed like overkill for someone who bullied you in school many years ago. I think Snape truly believed that Sirius betrayed Lily. Which means that before his downfall in Godric's Hollow, Voldemort didn't fully trust Snape and maybe believed Snape might be a spy for Dumbledore. Otherwise Snape would have known that Sirius wasn't a spy for Voldemort and would have known and been able to warn Dumbledore that Peter Pettigrew was a spy.

[@movieedits6845]

He's the most complicated character and he was just broken he's one of the best character

[@legendpossible7159]

It's such a shame I couldn't like your comment more than once.

[@movieedits6845]

@@legendpossible7159 really!? Thanksss

[@dl4594]

Do they ever get into detail about the bad deeds that snake did cuz all we know is that he was a death eater but from your other video we can conclude that he hasn't really killed anybody so I don't understand how he wouldn't be able to be saved. Be very early on change sides so we don't know the impact of his dark side.

[@Auron1Roxas2]

He’s a bully and a toxic person.

[@dl4594]

@@Auron1Roxas2 cry some more

[@sofiarussell4036]

The person you think has the lowest capacity to love turns out to be someone who can love you the most "ALWAYS"

[@kingusopp8377]

Umbridge?

[@SigalDa]

@@kingusopp8377 she cant love anyone, she dont a soul in my opinion

[@aleleotta350]

@@kingusopp8377 She is even worse than Voldemort himself in my opinion. I hate her, and I bet people hate her as well.

[@jaybird0312]

There is a difference between love and obsession. Snape crossed into obsession long before any of the events of Harry Potter.

[@suryakiranbsanjeev3632]

The most complicated character in Harry potter series. If anyone other than Alan Rickman can satisfy this role, I will be a fan of that person.

[@HarryPotterTheory]

Rickman was just so good... RIP

[@harrypotterdaily6298]

Rickman outdone himself indeed.

[@pulkitgandhi9545]

@@harrypotterdaily6298 Obviously.....

[@MarkSmithhhh]

He was perfect....he WAS severus snape...nobody else

[@lmainjohnson935]

Albus Dumbledore...

[@yousufkhan998]

Harry potter is my past,future and present😁

[@donnietan9901]

I can’t seem to scramble your names into Harry Potter. Hahahaha

[@zeldafanboy725]

@@donnietan9901 Harry’s Indian cousin 😂👍🏽

[@mewswiftie1392]

same 4 me, but along with Taylor Swift lol

[@shadyyam2488]

Always

[@chikerbriker7046]

69 likes

[@beans8130]

I don’t think Snape was inherently a bad person. He is the result of his early experiences & environment. He was more than likely was born with certain character traits & those early life experiences perhaps exacerbated the “darker” side of him. I personally feel he was only ever drawn to Voldemort was because Snape got the recognition he thought he deserved. He was given a sense of purpose & belonging, which he didn’t have as a young child. He experienced a lot of traumas which shaped him. It took a huge trauma in his life to snap him out of the dark side of himself. How he reacts once he knows Harry had to die ect you see the genuine caring side of him. He’s a very interesting character but ultimately I do think there’s more good than bad in him....he was just very lost within the bad side for so long.

[@Carlos-sy8hz]

We are all a product of our environment, yet that doesn't justify committing crimes

[@teabt432]

facts.

[@joewu294]

@@Carlos-sy8hz Of course not. It's understandable why Snape becomes a bully and cold person but that doesn't justify his behaviour. But it also shouldn't erase the good things he has done as well. That's why he's a complex character, much like most people that we know/meet in out lives.

[@theuniverseisme432]

Did you watch the movies? Snape doubled as a death eater so he could defeat Voldemort for killing his one true love, Lilly Potter. He was always on the good side.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

In other words, he was a confused adolescent desperately seeking acceptance from an undifferentiated ego mass that demands conformity.

[@marlaiskander]

" You have your mother's eyes " - Severus Snape , Deathly Hallows " You have your mother's eyes " - Remus Lupin , Prisoner of Azkaban " You have your mother's eyes " - Sirius Black , Prisoner of Azkaban " You have your mother's eyes " - Horace Slughorn , Half Blood Prince And I believe Snape was good but was heartbroken by his tragic past and mistakes and he is one of my favorite characters. He is also a complicated character and diverse one. I admit he made mistakes and should have not treated Harry that way because his fight with James but still he didn't deserve all that. PS: I love Harry Potter Theory so continue making videos

[@maraudentium2607]

"You have your mother's eyes" Severus Snape, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 "Look...at...me..." Severus Snape, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Snape telling Harry he has his mother's eyes actually requires Snape to see Harry as a person, so of course that only happens in the movies where Snape's character is heavily revised.

[@rinisarker8452]

Snape was truly the best written character of the entire franchise

[@Moesie]

Not really, i thing it as umbridge... I AM jonking Malfoy was also a complex character.

[@vegito6166]

True

[@matthewsmith3078]

Nah. Peeves.

[@archielong9523]

I agree

[@rockzs74r]

She have written many complex characters. Arthur and Molly Weasley is one of the best depiction of a loving Husband and Wife in a very realistic way. There is also Fleur Delacour who have so much character in her despite how small her role is. She was the poster girl of a typical dumb blonde stereotype the embodiment of vain yet the gradually transform into the loving mother figure and wife. Her progression is fascinating.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Snape is my favorite character in the franchise. This is a difficult question but for me personally I would say he was good and he was broken. RIP Alan rickman.😢😥

[@fazababaz2344]

I think Alan Rickman did a very good job of acting Snape

[@edwardblack4674]

Snapes actor was the best he didnt deserve to die at69

[@liyahellisonxo4960]

my favourite character, always😰

[@liyahellisonxo4960]

@@edwardblack4674 exactly

[@williamsummerson1204]

🤘

[@MegaGamer-lg7sp]

"Just because you're a bad-guy doesn't mean you're a bad...guy."

[@unanimous.verdict]

He's badass, not bad.

[@mohammedrahman3118]

Wreck it Ralph, isn't it ?

[@RichO1701e]

I understood that reference!

[@ŻebrowskizRivii]

DUH

[@fazababaz2344]

The most thing I hate about the deathly hallows is Snape’s death... He is my favorite Slytherin

[@shawaynedavis4725]

Severus Snape is a prime example of why things are never black and white. I love how he ultimately becomes morally grey, and how if you look inside deep enough you can probably see a bit of him in yourself. As much as I love the books the way he was portrayed by Alan Rickman was beautiful. The scene in Deathly Hallows part 2 was heart wrenching but beautiful at the same time.

[@spriken]

I think a good portion of Snape's meanness was an act and to keep Harry from getting a big head like his father. They knew Voldemort would be back and Snape was always in front of the death eaters children. If they ever saw him "nice" they would have been sure to tell their parents just like Draco was fond of doing. I'm also sure being undercover for so many years was very stressful to a very wounded person.

[@CushtyCosmos]

So true! Also Voldemort could read Harrys mind so he could've seen Snape being nice to harry which is another reason he was mean.

[@abdirahmanidris290]

But he bullied neville as well. He had childhood trauma and adulthood trauma from being a death eater plus lilys death

[@ConlanMayer]

@@abdirahmanidris290after all this and just reading the series again. I still think he’s a total man child that bullied children 🤷‍♂️

[@deserabailey8500]

I LOVE what JK did with Snape's character. I remember rejoicing as I read his death scene and then just one chapter later feeling CRIPPLING GUILT for feeling that joy. His death is one of the hardest for me of the entire series because of that; second only to Dobby. That being said I believe that Snape is a true Neutral neutral (in D&D terms if you will) and I believe he was an EXTREMELY complicated character GENIOUS writing by JK, and i believe he was neither good nor bad.

[@indiramehta7888]

The prince tale is the greatest plot twist ever written. It changed a hated character of 6 books into miserable in just a chapter.

[@sultanahmed5939]

I am 1 billion percent sure that snape is my favourite character in all of harry potter

[@eilonrusso2276]

Same

[@croma0023]

Whatever I do i couldn't see him like this if I re-watch or re read the books/movies I still see him as lowlife filthy evil vile cunning man

[@stonecoldpizza]

@@croma0023 i didnt like him at first but the more i learned about him, the more he became likeable to me

[@unanimous.verdict]

I'm joining the team

[@CushtyCosmos]

@@croma0023 Why do you see him like that, countless times he protected harry and co. Like how he protected the trio from Remus, or how he Protected McGonagall/the whole school from death eaters by rebounding Minerva's spells towards the death eaters. He also tried using sectum Sempra on a death eater in deathly hallowed but slips and slashes Fred/Georges ear (forget which one aha!) But he is so so brave, he's incredible.

[@cobi_21369]

"He was the bravest man I've ever known" ~Harry Potter (1st September, 2017)

[@jaybird0312]

That statement is the only actually true statement about Snape. I really hate Snape and the glorification of his "love" for Lily(spoiler: it's not love, it's obsession), but I will admit that he did things that not many people can do in his double agent work.

[@MrRjhyt]

I like that so many of the chacters are flawed, and imperfect in Harry Potter. Even Hermione finds a moment or two of weakness towards Phlem. Draco when he's bearing the full weight of the Dark Lord's wrath and hunger to make the vanishing cabinet work. For me, it's probably Hagrid who's the purest, least judgemental of all the characters.

[@avahadjiandreou4363]

I love Snape so much! A red herring complex, and misunderstood character! Alan Rickman did wonderful portraying him. R.I.P

[@edwardking9207]

Those were the last words Snape said. 😢. Even though the whole wozarding world said those exact lines to Harry a million times, I can deduce by the tone that that's Severus.

[@lexilovesjesus9129]

His last moments. He made sure his last moments were with Harry Potter.

[@Qxoi90]

I think Snape belongs to the best ever written Characters and it doesnt really matter if he was "good" or "evil" especially because the world doesnt work that way. Snape was haunted by his past, having conflicted feelings for harry. Seeing the face that made his life horrible everyday while simultanously seeing the eyes of the woman he loved. In the end he showed that the love for Lilly was stronger than the hate for James.

[@jthomashair]

Outstanding video. You really captured the depth of Snape’s character

[@HarryPotterTheory]

Thank-you!

[@bookworm7076]

"Each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done." -Bryan Stevenson I believe true redemption is when guilt leads to something good. I think Snape did redeem himself. I always look at him as a tragic character but not an entirely bad guy.

[@gdas4092]

Yes,why people see him as evil, when he redeemed himself

[@kayleigh8069]

Can you do a video on what happened to hagrid after the second wizarding war?

[@doglover5791]

It was confirmed that he continued working at Hogwarts until at least 2017

[@kayleigh8069]

@@doglover5791 ah thank you!

[@doglover5791]

@@kayleigh8069 no problem

[@arleneneo8527]

@@kayleigh8069 ur pfp tho- Tommy that u

[@kayleigh8069]

@@arleneneo8527 hahah i made it for ms teams when we were in lockdown and just kept it for everything

[@reenakumar4225]

This video was sponsored by Dumbledore

[@lexilovesjesus9129]

No wizards were harmed in the making of this video...just hearts.

[@sergeyoneill1344]

He's all grey, complex. I even wrote a paper over the summer about Rowlings bias in the houses and more than half was focused on Snape's character.

[@Ely_Teo]

He was the best character and for sure a good one! He played his secret role until his death and his tears revealed and explained Harry Potter Series in 5 min. An insanely amazing moment!

[@gabsgryffindor2054]

Snape is a hero. He not only got bullied by the love of his life’s husband and watched them die and had to kill the person he was most loyal to, saved Harry in almost every book while working undercover as a death eater he saves draco from being killed by VOLDY by not telling him draco is the owner of the elder wand Raise our wands for snape Always

[@snappyguy3899]

I think in the end we all would want to be a bit like Snape, for him "always" was truly forever and I believe the most magical story in all the books and films is the never-ending love he had for Lily 😥

[@_dont_mind_me]

Love? I think you mean unhealthy obsession. If you think that’s what love looks like then I’m worried for you.

[@MMD_16-95]

@@_dont_mind_me JKR said he loved her not obsessed, obsessed never made your Patrons match with someone else.

[@_dont_mind_me]

@@MMD_16-95 love comes with respect, Snape never showed an ounce of respect for Lily and the people she loved.

[@_dont_mind_me]

@@MMD_16-95 Also there is a clear line between obsession and love. James’ patronus is a stag, the male version of a doe. Tonks’ patronus turns into a female wolf when she falls in love with Remus, who’s patronus is a male wolf. Their patronusses compliment each other. Snape’s patronus is the exact replica of Lily’s because he is obsessed.

[@MMD_16-95]

@@_dont_mind_me Lily people may be called Snape by the name he hated most say he did the same to them, we don't really know what exactly happened, but possibly they aside with the marauders against Snape by calling him the name he hated the most from year 1!!!! Just like James or Sirius did in their first meeting!!

[@ramen_9588]

I always wonder how it's like inside Snape's mind.

[@dariustanz3410]

Snape is a complicated machine...he was never happy never satisfied and died with regrets...Sed Lyf

[@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479]

*sed lyf* Is that a meme man meme?

[@sahityatheva]

How mean it is to say to someone who lived for someone else...

[@MonicaAshley1991]

@@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479 *it sed*

[@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479]

@@MonicaAshley1991 ye

[@ifallintofantasy]

I belive almost everyone is up for redemption. this chararcter is so lonely and his life story is tragic. But after everything i read in the HP world. I always leave a bit confuse on Snape. for most of the series he is painted by other people's negitive opinions. he bullied the students. honestly if it wasen't his promise to Volemort and the headmaster i recond snap would chose to work somewhere else and might have been a lot happier for it. Maybe working with students and at that school is just bad memories that keep coming back to him. In the end i believe Sanpe is a anti-hero, or a grey character. I just hope he had some positive in his life. Somewhere to belong. I can relate to that. I know his character is younger in the books but Alan Rickman was AMAZING as Snape. I couldn't imagen anyone else. RIP Alan you will always be missed. xxxoooxxxooo thank you for your amazing talent.

[@jessiesmith3735]

Thank you for what you do! I’ve only recently got into Harry Potter and this channel has helped me learn tons of information. Snape and Lupin are my two favorite characters and this is the best video so far. Keep it up !!!

[@JuanMataCFC]

"you have your mother's eyes" - literally everyone ever to Harry lmao

[@maraudentium2607]

Except book Snape.

[@masonmcclenahan9861]

Snape developed into my favorite character. Along with Remus and Sirius

[@anujajaiswal1601]

The movies Snape is so saint like...but those who've read the books know how pain in the ass he was (specially in the prisoner of the azkaban part) he was always portrayed the bad one until the very end P.s he's my fav character 😀

[@atharvadeshpande4749]

The people who like Snape (me too), Like Rickman's Movie Snape, The book Snape is the worst bully and a creepy guy. The movie Snape is very different than Book Snape. Rickman's Snape was portrayed Almost opposite of a creepy lover his love for Lily is actually true in the Movie but it comes off as creepy in the Books.

[@crimsonrainsoughtgege]

I agree

[@user-rs3po6ol8p]

Yeah the only creepy part about Movie Snape for me is when he’s hugging Lily’s dead body. I mean I like Snape, and I get it he loved Lily but seriously. That was a bit to much for me personally.

[@crimsonrainsoughtgege]

@@user-rs3po6ol8p I thought it was pretty heart wrenching to see and fit quite well but I understand where you’re coming from

[@parkerd2919]

To be fair for book Snape, I’m on Order of the Phoenix and he really has only had like two moments so far where he’s being unreasonably mean. When he prevents Harry from getting to Dumbledore in Goblet of Fire and when he notices Hermonies massive teeth and saying “I see no difference”. The rest in the previous books have really been kind of understandable in my eyes.

[@SquirrelASMR]

@@user-rs3po6ol8p I would hug the dead body of someone i loved, especially if they were freshly killed. That was before Dumbledore or the neighbors even showed up.

[@nathanjolly3895]

I love how much back story snape has it makes him a very interesting character

[@cactus982]

I don’t know but I was never thinking bad of him in the first place...there was just something about him making me believe he isn’t that bad after all...and I think I was right.

[@slytherinprefect]

A Death Eater, Poisons Master, Headmaster, Hero❤️

[@lexilovesjesus9129]

Legend

[@alexdredge655]

Snape is my favourite character in the series

[@anushkaauddy2126]

Always for me

[@lexilovesjesus9129]

"You have your mothers eyes"- Severus Snape, The Deathly Hallows film. After watching the films and reading the books, I most definitely believe Snape was worthy of redemption! He had done so well as a double agent and really, technically, it was all for Harry;to protect Harry. Harry was the son of the boy he hated and the girl he loved. Yet every time he looked into Harry's eyes it reminded him of her, of Lily. Harry had relized all of this within a few minutes. Within a few minutes he realized that everything Snape had done was for him, to keep him safe. Harry had most likely forgiven him in that moment or soon after the battle. Snape had been extremely brave to have done all of this and become a double agent, fooling even Voldemort. Harry had seen this. Severus Snape is more than worthy of redemption:)

[@saramoise18]

Snape was hands down my favorite. He was so complicated but pure at the same time. I truly loved him from beginning to end.

[@phoebezhang1190]

I pitied Snape. He went through so much pain and was mentally unstable when he taught in Hogwarts. He's arguably one of my favorite characters in the Harry Potter Universe, but I personally think that the way he treated Neville still wasn't ok.

[@paulyb7267]

Snape was cruel to Neville because of the prophecy. If Voldemort had chosen to go after Neville rather than Harry, Lily would still be alive. To Snape, Neville was a living reminder and representation of his guilt from revealing the prophecy to Voldemort and the potential alternative for what could've happened, and as a result, from Snape's point of view, Neville embodied all of this and that made him detest and bully him.

[@constancehardbroom]

@@paulyb7267 yes that's right

[@DataLog]

Well, Neville went from being a coward to being a brave guy who can withstand the ridicule and protect the very same people who dislike him. I'd say that's a trace of Snape right there.

[@yourlocalkakashisimp6201]

I feel he was just lonely and sad. A lot of people hate him, but I think he’s a good guy in my eyes.

[@maximillian875]

He deserves the sympathy he got. What happened to him may not have been tragic to US, but we had to understand that it was tragic to HIM. He had to suffer through that all by himself. Rest In Peace BOTH Snape AND Alan Rickman.

[@pv1794]

I like Snape- I think he definitely redeemed himself. Would love to see a prequel or Snape stand-lone movie that runs concurrent with the main movies (though would be difficult without Alan Rickman)

[@donnietan9901]

I can’t say whether Severus is good or bad. All I can say is I understand.

[@gurleenkaur3904]

We all can feel this

[@crimsonrainsoughtgege]

Well said

[@tianaingram7927]

Snape finding lily dead and hugging her while crying gets me every time Alan Rickman was the perfect person to play snape and he was such a great actor R.I.P. Alan Rickman you are missed...always

[@maraudentium2607]

That's an awful scene if you think about it from Lily's perspective. Lily ends her friendship with Snape six years prior because Snape was PLANNING to be a Death Eater, he was calling her AND other muggleborns mudbloods, and he was defending his friends using dark magic to bully another student (it's only bad when James does it, right) and keep in mind this is when people are already afraid to use Voldemort's name...they knew what he stood for and what he and his Death Eaters were willing to do to achieve that. After Lily ends their friendship Snape JOINS the muggleborn murdering terrorists, spies for them and who knows what else, he relays the prophecy about a CHILD who cold threaten Voldemort's reign and when word gets out that Harry Potter was Voldemort's target the Potters go into hiding. So Lily is in hiding with her husband and her baby only for Snape's "Dark Lord" to burst in, murder her husband, murder her, and attempt to murder her child and after all that poor little Snape comes to step over her husband, fondle and cry over her corpse, and ignore the crying baby he would later go on to use his position of authority to bully, belittle, and abuse. The scene is gross.

[@maxhamlin38]

I might get some bad comments on this, but, in the books, Snape only wanted Lily protected. Just her. He asked Voldemort originally, and, when Voldemort refused, then he went to Dumbledore. When Snape asked Dumbledore to protect Lily, he didn't give two shits about James or Harry. It was only when Dumbledore called him out on his bullshit that Snape said "fine protect them all then"(not direct quotes)

[@dansharp2860]

Totally agree but I would like to note that Voldemort didn't actually refuse Snape's request to spare Lily. We don't get the scene in the books but it's clear that Voldy at least considered Snape's request because that is the only reason he offers Lily her life to step out of the way and let him kill Harry. Had Voldemort flat out refused then he would have killed Lily the moment he stepped in the room. During the flashback in Deathly Hallows Voldemort even seems to somewhat regret having to kill Lily presumably because he told Snape he would try to spare her. Snape goes to Dumbledore because he knows he cannot rely on Voldemort to not kill Lily because he knows Lily will put up a fight to save her son and Voldemort's first instinct is to kill anyone in his way.

[@davidpoterasu6412]

You have your Mother eyes - Sirius, Lupin, Snape

[@lexilovesjesus9129]

+Slughorn and every other character 🤣

[@euphoricselenophile2224]

+ollivander

[@hippopottermus9856]

Let's just say nearly every character said that😂

[@lexilovesjesus9129]

@@hippopottermus9856 yeah even Harry😂 "You look so like your father...except your eyes you have-" "-my mothers eyes." -Harry Potter

[@aislingd1806]

Before watching: I don’t think he’s a bad person. There was no excuse for his poor choices, but there is an explanation. A good description I’ve read is that “he made all the wrong choices for all the right reasons”... I love his character personally, that doesn’t mean I think he’s a good person! Not to mention what an incredible job Alan did at portraying this conflicted man, RIP to an incredibly talented actor, I can’t believe it’s 5 years today💔

[@lewinkoch4639]

Snape: thought muggle-borne were inferior called his only friend mudblood became willingly a death eater, using dark magic was always fine abused his position as teacher, bullied Neville until he becames his worst fear (the boy who witnessed his parents get tortured to insanity, yet Snape was his worst fear) threatend to kill/poisoned the pet Trevor when Neville failed to do a potion shamed Hermione for her teeth until she cried made lupin's life a hell by revealing him to be a werewolf( that got Lupin fired and made it almost impossible for him to get a job after) he ripped apart a picture of james/harry/lily and took the part of Lily with him told voldemort about the prophecy bc killing an infant was 100% okay only when he got to know it was about Lily, that frightened him, asked Voldemort to spare HER and only her he was an adult man who hated an eleven year-old because he didn’t get to fall in love with said kid’s mother he did not repent for the other lives lost to evil, and he only mourned for his own loss. This does not make him selfless and a hero! This makes him selfish and self-absorbed. yes he was brave in the end noone doubts that but bravest man he ever knew my ass and a good man or even a hero? no way one last thougt: what do you think he would have done if Lily had not been murdered, if Neville had been the choosen one? now tell me how is this man a good man!

[@exocraft8134]

Sums up my thoughts on him perfectly

[@leahmiele5739]

we’re officially best friends

[@joeyshofner639]

I totally agree.

[@AWX_Wrestling]

Okay there are a lot of errors in your comment. First, Neville never witnessed his parents torture. I'm pretty sure that had he been there Neville would have been on the receiving of the cruciatus curse. I think torturing the kid in front of his parents would be a more effective way to get information out of the Longbottoms. Second, Snape got the photograph at Grimmauld Place. It was with a letter that Lily had sent to Sirius. Snape never set foot in the Potters house after they were killed. That only happened in the movie. Third, asking what Snape would have done if Voldemort had targeted the Longbottoms first is just silly. Snape had no connection to them at all so of course he wouldn't have done anything. I'm not saying its right. It just is what it is. As for the prophecy, I doubt Snape was aware that Lily had had a child. He hadn't been in contact with her in years and I daresay that the birth of any children in the Order of the Phoenix was kept tight lipped out of fears that Voldemort would use the children to get to the members of the Order. I'm pretty that had Snape been aware that Lily had a child and if there was even the remotest possibility that the prophecy could mean her child, Snape would have never told Voldemort what he had heard of the prophecy. If I were a betting man I would say Voldemort learned of both Harry and Neville through Peter Pettigrew. Finally, Snape was a bully you'll get no argument from me on that. I think Snape bullied Harry and Neville because they were constant reminders of the mistakes Snape made in life. Harry is the spitting image of Snape's school bully but has the eyes of the woman he loved whom he inadvertently betrayed. Neville is the "what could have been". "If only the dark lord had gone after him first". I'm sure that goes through Snape's mind every time he sees Neville. What it boils down to is Snape's own self hatred for the poor choices he made in his life and deals with this self hatred and anger the only way he knows how. By taking it out on someone else. The same way his parents did to each other and him.

[@And-lj5gb]

Yeah. People often defend Snape because he is an interesting character and maybe they're under suggestion of that "the bravest man" line from Harry. But there's not much you can say to defend him from a moral perspective. In the end, he ended up fighting on the right side but for the wrong reasons. He didn't turn against Voldemort because he saw something wrong with all the violence and persecution of innocent people Voldemort's followers were famous for. He only did that out of resentment for contributing to the death of the only person he cared about. Some people point being bullied as a child as not an excuse but it's not. I was bullied too but I can't imagine I would take it out on some innocent children as an adult man. If anything it should make him more conscious about not hurting innocent people if he had any good in him but he doesn't seem to care.

[@IMLeithall]

Snape is maybe my favourite character, cannot help but feel endless sympothy for him in that iconic scene!

[@SquiddyGod]

Lots of people that haven't finished the Harry Potter series most likely think that he was bad all along, but, just like me, they will probably change their thoughts about it when they have finished the series, keep up the great work Harry Potter Theory, I have never missed a vid since I subscribed in early 2020.

[@salutetherank2105]

Would say Snape is fundamentally a good person. Sometimes you have to test your moral character in terms of doing "bad things" to fight against bad people. Only a monster can defeat a monster. But you need to have an outstanding will from becoming corrupted. "It is not our abilities that show what we truly are... it is our choices." - Dumbledore "Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with." Snape and Zuko are probably the greatest examples of a redemptive character arc.

[@Thomasmeehan100]

The best line ever is "always"

[@isabelalba4227]

Snape is a good character. He is my favorite and I love Snape and Alan Rickman

[@One-rd8es]

There is nothing known as good or bad, it is all opinions, No one in the world is truly noble

[@SystemUpdate310]

This is not true in literature. Moral relativism is just a view amongst many, and less likely to be true than many.

[@desislavaandreeva4359]

Your videos about Severus Snape make me shiver every time

[@camperbug21]

"Harry gets a glimpse in to Snape’s mind during his -Legilimency- lesson." Legilimency its oclumency. Sorry man just had to point it out.

[@lexilovesjesus9129]

To be fair, Harry used legilimency on Snape to see his memories-

[@camperbug21]

@@lexilovesjesus9129 ye agreed

[@WiccanRai]

Snape was a complex character for sure. He wasn't inherently bad, but he was far from good. He became a death eater, perhaps under some twisted feeling of belonging. Yet his love for Lily enabled him to do the right thing, often putting himself in danger in order to do so. What things did he get up to under Voldemort's instructions? He protected Harry for Lily, posthumously, and for Dumbledore. But he did so with some resentment as Harry reminded him of James, holding a grudge for all those years even after James's death. And then there's the way he favoured his own house, and was a bully to the likes of Neville and Hermione too, and probably other students. Doing good deeds does not necessarily make you a nice person. He was a victim of his own circumstances, never fitting in in the muggle world, but neither finding acceptance at Hogwarts either due to the divide between Slytherin and the rest of the houses. Had he been able to stay friends with Lily and been accepted more by the Marauders, he may have turned out differently.

[@WatcherOfTheOpera24601]

The dislikes are from The Marauders

[@WatcherOfTheOpera24601]

@Max Ellis yes

[@pulkitgandhi9545]

No not by Remus

[@baileeskavland2325]

Snape and the Marauders was not one sided bullying. It was a rivalry, such as Harry and Draco. Remus and Dumbledore (People looking at the situation from outside of the perspective) both said it was more of a rivalry than bullying. The only time it is every portrayed as bullying is when it's from Snape's point of view.

[@kirti-k]

@@baileeskavland2325 Snape's point of view? The pensive memories are objective in nature, it was Harry's pov & his feelings throughout SWM. Also, you can't expect Snape not to retaliate when the Marauders were bullying him. Four vs One is not rivalry. Sirius got away with almost killing him, James sexually assaulted him. That's not rivalry. Snape's memories were biased, but Remus, a Marauder was totally unbiased? okay. P.s - Snape was not the only one the Marauders bullied.

[@akhilanair4472]

@@baileeskavland2325 Harry saw the memory from third person point of view. Its pretty clear from the book. What James did to Snape is sexual assault. If you have problem considering this then please imagine a girl in the place of snape in that scene.

[@Jawsfan613]

I see Snape as a bad person who ultimately did good things, and even then it’s not like he did those good things because it was the right thing to do. There’s an argument to be made that, had Voldemort picked Neville to kill instead of Harry, Snape might still be a Death Eater because he only stopped being one after Voldemort killed Lily. There’s also the fact of how the way he acted for much of his life was motivated by “a schoolboy grudge”, as Lupin put it (him or Sirius). Really, Prisoner of Azkaban showed how petty Snape could be considering he was fully prepared to let Wormtail get away with his crimes if it meant Sirius and Lupin ended up in Azkaban (or worse, having received the Dementor’s Kiss) even though he knows Lupin wasn’t in on the prank Sirius pulled on him. Then, of course, there’s the way he treats his students: Using potions on Neville’s toad as punishment, not helping Hermione when she got hit in the face with a jinx, etc. It’s more than just showing favoritism to students from Slytherin, it’s being downright cruel to ones from the other houses (especially Gryffindor). And of course, there’s the way he treats Harry. A lot of people seem to excuse it as him treating Harry horribly to keep Voldemort’s trust, but it’s clearly mostly his way project his hatred of James onto him, even from the moment he first saw Harry. He never gave Harry a chance to show that he isn’t like James and every perceived wrong Harry does is justification for how Harry treats him. Anyway, what I’m getting at with all of this is that even if Snape wasn’t a Death Eater, he clearly would still be a really shitty person. And while we can talk about how much of what he became was influenced by his home life or bullying, he’s done way too much stuff that isn’t justifiable.

[@tjjordan4207]

I don't know if Severus would have become a shitty person if he hadn't become a Death Eater, because a lot of what drove him to become darker was the brainwashing of his classmates in Slytherins. And yes, the bullying from James pushed him but if he was in a better environment with someone to help guide him, he could have become better. I know someone who was bullied at a terrible but had the environment of loving parents to keep him on the right path. Sometimes the simplest of changes can be enough.

[@rascalmahoney5809]

He was hell bent on protecting the physical state of Lily’s son while destroying the mental state of Jame’s son, I read that recently and I think it is the best explanation

[@jaybird0312]

​@@rascalmahoney5809I heard somewhere that Snape did not protect Harry, he protected Lily's child. I thought that was great.

[@maraudentium2607]

@@rascalmahoney5809 That's my favorite takeaway from Merphy Napier's analysis of Snape, she has a whole video with a lot more good content here on KZbin, plus lots more.

[@emeriemallard3100]

I have been waiting for this for such a along time thank you.

[@emmonstrex65]

I called it before the last book came out- Snape was a "double agent". Dumbledore knew Harry's fate- I always thought he could have done more to help Harry's childhood.

[@freecoder522]

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[@Esther-tp1cy]

You have your mothers eyes - literally the whole entire wizarding world

[@asnodt212_6]

Snape was is and will always be my favourite character after the end of the first movie i started liking snape snape also protected harry many times also my mother also watched harry potter just like me and after finishing it she said "the person who looks bad is actually good"

[@milliesnelling9468]

In my opinion he was a misunderstood good guy🥺🥺 he was just hurt to many times🥺🥺

[@snowysobsessed]

Severus Snape was misunderstood by everybody but the truth is...he is one of the best person from the hp. Series. That is the reason, long time back i uploaded a video on him. He is actually good😔

[@maer_chen]

Guess you never read the books, then. Snape's an a***ole, really

[@snowysobsessed]

@@maer_chen what?? Even in the books in deathly hallows, rowling revealed snape was a good person. First YOU read the books properly then write. MY GOD

[@maer_chen]

@@snowysobsessed You definitely have to re-read them, if you seriously believe that. Snape's one of the most horrible people in the books (he's as terrible as Umbridge, the only difference being that he doesn't hold the same authority). Doing good deeds for the wrong reasons doesn't make you a good person! Maybe you forgot, but he bullied the majority of his students (yes, actually bullied them), hated Harry - the child of the one person he claimed to love - for no good reason (resembling his father and having some of his personality traits doesn't give Snape the slightest excuse whatsoever) and tried to make his life hell (which wasn't just an act to keep up his pretence, that stupid argument doesn't even make the slightest bit of sense). He actively and willingly joined a Nazi group and happily sold out a family with a new born child to Voldemort, only to then realize that his actions might have condemned his former best friend to death, but what he proceeded to do was to beg for Lilly's life and hers ONLY, not caring one bit if James and Harry (the people Lilly loved most, one of them an innoecent child at that) got killed - how can you claim to love someone and not care at the same time, if the people they love die? Snape never actually cared FOR Lilly, he wanted her alive because it pained HIM to see her dead, but he didn't care how much she would've suffered after losing her husband and son. All of that's got nothing to do with love, in fact it just shows how little empathy he had, even for the people he cared about. Clearly Snape is neither capable of loving someone nor does he care about anyone but himself, he's the most vile character you could find and people like you blindly defend him just because it turned out he owed Dumbledore a favor and was essential to Voldemort's downfall. He was an asshole. Deal with it!

[@fishnsteve]

Snape is Itachi Uchiha of Harry Potter franchise, don't you agree?

[@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479]

Snape is grey to me, he's not entirely good and not entirely bad. Snape had a bad family life, and so did Harry. We know it doesn't matter where we come from, but who we grow up to be. And Snape grew up to be a jelous snitch and a bully to his students. A man so blinded by hatred that he could never see Harry for who he was, he only saw him as another James Potter. He was racist towards muggle borns, (also, remember he called Hermione a mudblood while talking to Dumbledore) got involved into the dark arts, probably killed people like all death eaters did, and he told Voldemort about the prophecy. He only changed sides because Lily's life was in danger. It's hard to call someone a hero for going against something evil he worked to build. If the chosen one was Neville instead of Harry, Severus wouldn't have given a damn, as he did with James and Harry. He only wanted to protect her, not her husband and son. He walked over James's dead body that night in Godric's hollow. Protecting the Potter's son was the least he could do, since he was the cause they died in the first place. He protected Harry physically and bullied him verbally. Severus was never fair to his students, always favouring his own house, always trying to put others down. And he only protected Harry because he was Lily's son. He never cared for her son, just for her. And to those who say "it's because of James's bullying", it really isn't. It was his jealousy, hatred and bitterness. James was a boy when he bullied Snape. He was just a 15 year old, Severus was a grown man. And bullying people because a similar thing happened to him just shows how much of a git he was. But then you got Alan Rickman's Severus Snape. An entirely different character in my eyes. I loved his performance and I can't help but feel sympathy for movie Snape.

[@maer_chen]

Preach! I hate how everyone immediately jumps to his defence, because he was actually quite the horrible person (like, doesn't anyone remember the books?) Movie-Snape is an entirely different entity, it's literally impossible to compare the two, that's how different they are. Movie-Snape is quite the likeable, if a little grumpy character. Book-Snape on the other hand is an irredeemable as***le

[@carao7341]

very well said

[@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479]

@@maer_chen Yes!

[@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479]

@@carao7341 Thank you

[@SquirrelASMR]

He's a better man than I'll ever be.

[@isabellab-c5351]

Snape may have been a good character and a complex and interesting character, but I don't think he's a great person. Maybe an occasionally good person, but not someone I'd want to look up to or admire. He was abusive and cruel to his students (even if he still cared enough to protect them, it doesn't make it okay). Yes you can be stern as a teacher but there is a line between stern and abusive, and he crossed it. What's the point of becoming a teacher if you don't like kids, or you're too busy bullying them to teach and they're too busy being bullied to learn. I also think he was more in love with the idea of being in love with Lily, rather than her as a person. Snape is a bully, James Potter probably was one too, but the difference, I think, is that James grew up, changed, and moved on with his life, while Snape wallowed and moped in bitterness about not getting the girl after he called her a racial slur, and then preceded to take out his frustrations and bitterness on his students.

[@Ross-ve9ww]

Snape was my favourite character in the movie. How mysterious he was and not a lot was known about him. Also the way he carried himself, pretty badass. And of course he has a very distinctive look. All black clothes and hair, dark eyes, kinda scary too.

[@erisedym4519]

I posted this under your last video, but no one has seen it so I post it here again. Don't worry, this is the last time and I won't spam you. I have a very unpopular opinion about Voldemort and would LOVE to see a video about this. I actually believe that Voldemort was a victim and did not deserve his faith. His mother basically raped his father who was under the influence under the love potion, which led to a curse because it was against the will of the father who never loved her. So the child was born with the curse, which is, not being able to love and being a psycho. When Harry said in the last book "Try some remorse" or something like that, Voldemort laughed, because he was unable to his entire life, for him it was normal not to feel any remorse. It's like telling a blind person "try to see". The person would think you are stupid on so many levels. The actual reason why all this happened is because of Merope Gaunt, who was so desperatly in love and horny, that she did the deed. I think if Tom Riddle Sr. actually loved her back, Voldemort would be able to love and would be some high rank person as Tom Riddle in the Ministery of Magic. The REAL bad people are the Death Eaters around Voldemort. They ARE in fact able to love, but they CHOSE to be so evil. Voldemort was evil because of a cursed love potion. This is not stolen. I thought about this by myself. If there is a video about that somewhere, I didn't watched it. Give me the link if there is one.

[@khalednemer1345]

Hmmm good point

[@HarryPotterTheory]

I had thought about this angle before- maybe I will expand and make a video at some point. Thanks for commenting!

[@greatamazingsupersingerwor9242]

That is exactly what I have been trying to tell people for a very long time. I agree with you.

[@ahdjjamil9407]

I was wondering how the youngest brother tricked "death" with the invisibility cloak, and dumbeldore saw harry wearing the cloak in hagrid's house... Please like so the owner can make a theory about it❤️

[@smartinuzzo6798]

I think Dumbledore used humanian revelio before he got in so he know's how many ppl are in the room and where !

[@andrewbouc6015]

When I learned Snape’s full story, he became the character I respected the most. To do good is easy for those who have always had good around them. After he fulfilled his promise to Dumbledore to kill him, there was not a single enjoyable moment left in his life. And he knew that would probably happen if he followed through with the plan. The professors were likely the closest things he had to friends, and he would never have a chance to explain what really happened to them.

[@HVLong1]

Someone said it below, but I always found Snape intriguing largely because of how he was portrayed, but in The Prisoner of Azkhaban, when he immediately blocks the trio from Remus' werewolf, it definitely gave us a glimpse into his murky depths. Also, after all the misdirection with Quirrel in the first book, I think people tended to overlook what was Snape doing and it was a counter curse, but we only find that out much later. His attention to Harry might have been tough, but at the same time, he couldn't let anyone see he cared so our lens for him was always through the eyes of a boy. Until that boy saw all of him, we couldn't either. I loved Snape's story, it's so tragic.

[@maraudentium2607]

I think it's worth noting Snape only stood between the trio and Remus in the movies, in the books he couldn't control his temper, told Harry he was better off dead, and got knocked out by the trio in the shack. Sirius protected the trio in the book.

[@ShreyXMusic]

Snape ... No words Legend of the Legends

[@alexissimonetta5799]

I feel bad for Snape his life was very difficult from a young age from his parents neglecting him,but he still had lily the only person the truly made him happy.but when they got to Hogwarts they were spilt slightly with being sorted into different houses and with Snape being bullied by James he truly felt alone,and after lily and James got together that really messed him up by having nothing to look forward to but to just turn to the dark lord but he never forgot about lily he still loved her dearly and wanted to look out for her and when he heard about the prophecy he wanted no more but for her to be safe but there was nothing he could do wormtail sold them out and that is what really broke him

[@happychristian1173]

Snape was a man of contradictions. He shamed wearing emotions on sleeves but failed to avoid doing that after learning that Harry saw his worst memory. He was a Slytherin and yet arguably braver than any Gryffindor we read about. Seemed to hate Harry more than any other student and yet arguably tried to protect Harry more than anybody. Hounded Harry for allegedly being arrogant yet favored Draco Malfoy, a very arrogant person. Really wanted to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts and yet seemed to love the dark arts more than most. Possibly one of the more ambivalent characters in all of fiction.

[@khalednemer1345]

I believe Severus Snape was one of the most complicated characters in the whole Harry Potter universe because Snape was bitter because he existed, he was depressed and sad I’m pretty sure he was redeemed in the end and screw those who say “he only became good for lily” at least he became good, everyone just wants to hold on to the bad no one wants to see the good in this world

[@maer_chen]

He never became good, though, he just hated Voldemort and did what was necessary to destroy him. That's it, basically, it doesn't make him good

[@khalednemer1345]

@@maer_chen if he hated Voldemort what was the point of joining him in the first place? Snape went from being evil to good and that’s what makes me respect him

[@maer_chen]

@@khalednemer1345 He joined him before he started hating him, obviously. He only stopped blindly following him AFTER his own actions condemned Lilly to death by the hand of Voldemort himself. He then worked to plan Voldemort's demise, because he couldn't forgive him for killing her, but he never did anything good out of the goodness of his heart, if you know what I mean. All of it was for entirely sefish reasons. (I'm talking about the books, mind you, there isn't much to dislike about movie-Snape, he's a cool character)

[@khalednemer1345]

@@maer_chen I mean yeah good point movie snape was amazing but book snape was basically poison, but he’s still my favorite character :)

[@maer_chen]

@@khalednemer1345 Exactly 😅 I'm fine with people liking him, I just don't like how a lot of people try to make excuses for book-Snape's behaviour :/

[@MdAnwer-iz6im]

Nothing justifies his bully on students but he is truly the bravest man. Spying dark lord is like spying Kim Jong today. He didn't gave up living even after bullied severely in childhood and lossing her love. How often you meet such a braveheart ?!!

[@mayukhdutta9393]

You know there's a huge difference in movie Snape and the Snape in books. Both are good guys, but the book Snape is a git. But the movie Snape, he's just a strict teacher, and not a bully. We have much less reason to hate him, if you analyse the movie character carefully. There's actually a video which points out the differences. Quite insightful actually.

[@gvsmadhumitha8877]

Exactly. The same goes with Hermione and draco.

[@mayukhdutta9393]

Yep. I mean Hermione in the movies was pretty badass! But one in the books was a stuck up for rules, a bit annoying, you know the kind of kid who had some sense of self righteousness and the typical topper! I mean they top in ever class and they're like "I'll fail!" It was because the screenwriter had his favourite character as Hermione and so he removed her flaws.

[@mayukhdutta9393]

And as far as Draco goes.... the book is in Harry's point of view, who hates him. But the movies really did a good job as it wasn't just in Harry's point of view. And Tom Felton's acting in Half Blood Prince was amazing! I guess that's why people actually feel bad for him. There are no words but we can still see his internal struggle. I really wished they put more of the arc of Draco Malfoy in the sixth movie instead of teen drama. Because you gotta admit the screen time for Tom Felton was not as much as we would've liked.

[@rayblair3933]

I allways love the music you use for snape videos

[@jasonbrimacombe736]

From the very beginning I found him to be a fascinating character and without a doubt my favourite in the series.

[@hexuz2863]

Snap was always one of my favorite characters due to him having more depth than most others who were always defined by a single characteristic, Snape on the other hand hade more development and couldn't be judged by one characteristic but by his actions on the whole and his motivations. No one else could have done what he did in fooling Voldemort and all the death eaters so completely and hurting those whom he secretly loved with there blessings to save many others.

[@marcusblacknell-andrews1783]

Actually, he's more of an antit-hero. A double-agent for both sides of the Wizarding War.

[@kcsledge95]

Yea u can find him both on the heroes wiki and the villains wiki but I consider him more on the heroes wiki

[@rivkamoleman9577]

I feel like the point of Snape isn't being good or bad but being human and dealing with circumstances that had been thrust upon him for his own survival. I think he was weak when he was younger as he had been bullied his entire childhood by James and he sought the dark arts to protect himself and make himself feel strong. Only once he realised the consequences of dark magic and the tragic fate of the one person he loved lily which was due to him ng Voldermort information on the prophecy did he finally grow up and take responsibility and help dumbledore. When Harry came to school his looks reminded him of James who bullied him and the painful memories caused Snape feel cool towards Harry. Snape was not correct to bully Harry but he was hurt and he was human he had a complex backstory that led to the good and bad decisions that he made that's the beauty of the character of Snape he is not specifically good or bad as he doesn't do anything for specifically the correct reasons he is human. He fights on the side of Voldermort to protect himself and to stop being a victim he later fights against Voldermort because he felt guilty for Lily's death and wanted vengeance and to protect lily's son the last piece of lily on that Earth. He's different to do gooder dumbledore and Harry who fight Voldermort to protect Muggle Born's and muggles Snape is human and does things for his own complex reasons Sorry it's so long If you think about it without Snape Voldermort would never have been vanquished either time. If Snape hadn't told Voldemort the prophecy which led to Voldermort going after Harry Voldermort would have continued to grow powerful and have no opponent. And if Snape had never left his memory Harry would not have known he needed to sacrifice himself to destroy the horcrux inside him. So whether you like Snape or not he is vital for the story line and adds another dimension to the Harry Potter series

[@rivkamoleman9577]

Snape is my favourite character not because he's good or bad but because he has a deeper complexity to him he has been part of the two sides of the wizarding world and ultimately sacrificed himself for love whether it was an obsession or not doesn't

[@mahadlodhi]

I think i have wrote this before but I'm just gonna write it again. Severus snape is a sheer testimony to the brilliance of jk rowling's curating mind. I mean ive read, like almost all of u i presume, tolkein and cs lewis and i love them but even they in their works couldn't create a character arc like that of snape's

[@atharvadeshpande4749]

Hard Agree! Snape is someone who you can't love neither hate he is a terrible human being in many scenes. He is absolutely spectacular as a human being in many scenes. His sins follow him everywhere but so do his Virtues. For Harry and the People who Like Snape, the virtues outweigh The sins, and for those who don't like him, The sins outweigh the Virtues. But to be honest both his Sins and Virtues are balanced to make him a perfectly Morally grey character. Like Him or Hate him, He is a Great Character with a spectacular character arc.

[@mikeyoung00]

Sometimes a supporting actor manages to steal the scene with an exceptional performance. For me, the character Severus Snape manages to steal the entire Potter saga, even as Alan Rickman managed to steal so many scenes in the HP films. On a side note, as I read each HP book on its release I got the feeling there was more to Snape than we were being told. I admit this opinion was flipped when Snape ended Dumbledore's life, and I was very disappointed in Snape the character at that point. What's more, I was a little disappointed in JK's story. So I was deeply moved by the events surrounding Severus' passing. The reveal in The Prince's Tale was thrilling for me not only because of its pathos but also because it confirmed for me the suspicion that Severus was more good than evil. I will admit I shed a tear when I read that Harry had named one of his sons after Severus.

[@pratt_and_whitney_f119]

When will you make the video on the most intelligent harry potter characters?

[@pratt_and_whitney_f119]

Please try to give it tomorrow

[@pratilipipoet4506]

Yes please give

[@pratt_and_whitney_f119]

Please reply harry potter theory please

[@donnietan9901]

Chill out guys, he needs time to gather information to compare the wizards and witches.

[@danyf.1442]

Just watched the video, great work! I find him the most interesting character in HP, just because I love his complexity. I would say he is redeemed, but only to some extent. As others pointed out, he did switch sides only to try and save Lily (and who cares if a baby dies) and even if he had the excuse that he had to keep his cover intact I see the treatment towards the students as really petty, like he never really managed to grow up and was still stuck in his bullied kid phase. Moreover, we don't know what horrible deeds he must have performed during his death eater career...his "always" still gets me but I can't overlook the negative.

[@wrecklaw1581]

It really feels like Snape and Itachi are the same..

[@maer_chen]

No, it doesn't...

[@wrecklaw1581]

@@maer_chen Ok, then perhaps a few similarities, if you don’t mind

[@maer_chen]

@@wrecklaw1581 Yeah, okay, I can see that ^^

[@lloydsamson226]

Snape is one of the most complicated character in HP, also the most interesting one. I hope J.K. Rowling make a book solely for him. Either he's good or bad, he's definitely better than Umbridge.

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I love the character of Snape. He does have some good in him along with the bad. And while I do thing he deserved to have some form of posthumous redemption of who he was and what he did in the HP universe. It does not change the fact that he was still a bully to certain students that he taught.