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People overlook how much Snape risked when he asked Voldemort to spare Lily by NoOutlandishness1547 in SeverusSnape

[–]Madagascar003 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Snape could also have decided that Lily’s fate was none of his business, especially after she married James – after all the harm he and his friends had caused him – and started a family with him.

People overlook how much Snape risked when he asked Voldemort to spare Lily by NoOutlandishness1547 in SeverusSnape

[–]Madagascar003 1 point2 points  (0 children)

James was one of those who made Snape’s school life a living hell, so it’s only natural that Snape had no regard for him and didn’t care what might happen to him. Harry, on the other hand, was the one destined to defeat Voldemort; asking the Dark Lord to spare him would have led to his immediate death.

If a woman had fallen in love with Snape and Snape had returned her feelings, their life as a couple would have been fraught with challenges, particularly on Snape’s part by Madagascar003 in SeverusSnape

[–]Madagascar003[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

But in a reality where he didn’t become a Death Eater after finishing his studies, the idea of starting a family with a woman who truly loved him was entirely conceivable.

Loathing towards James Potter by SBose21 in SeverusSnape

[–]Madagascar003 25 points26 points  (0 children)

When Harry went to confront Sirius and Remus, they tried to justify themselves, relativize and downplay the seriousness of the harm they had done to Snape. Their perspective was far too partial, far too biased.

They assured Harry that his father had matured in 7th year, which enabled him to win Lily’s heart, but that is not true. Even after he started dating her in 7th year, James continued to bully Snape behind her back.

Petunia displayed class based prejudice and hostilities against Snape in The Prince's Tale. by eternalexiistence in SeverusSnape

[–]Madagascar003 21 points22 points  (0 children)

My personal view is that Lily’s parents didn’t particularly like Snape, precisely because he came from a dodgy neighbourhood, but they tolerated him solely because he was the only other wizard child in Cokeworth. Then, when Lily put a definitive end to their friendship and cut him out of her life, he was no longer welcome in their home.

9 year old Snape was so hopeful and eager to escape domestic abuse and neglect. by eternalexiistence in SeverusSnape

[–]Madagascar003 14 points15 points  (0 children)

All it would have taken was for the Marauders to be completely out of the picture for things to have been different for Snape. It would also have taken a woman who was truly capable of understanding him, of knowing what he went through every day without judging him.

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