Snape: The Heroic Villain - Page 2

Snape loved Lily. Lily loved James. James tormented Snape for a long time. Imagine the love of your life getting married to your worst enemy. That would sting A LOT! And then they have a child, made from love. And imagine having to protect that child. The child that was sort of the symbol of you not getting the one you loved. Yet Snape loved Lily enough to protect Harry Potter, Harry, who looked more like James. Snape protected Harry from a lot of things. He even risked his life for him sometimes. Also, Snape was very loyal to Dumbledore. He risked his own soul to fufill Dumbledore's request of his killing.

Now, Im not advocating that Snape was the best person. Snape had his faults too. He was selfish, prideful, egoistic, etc. Also, it was his fault that Voldemort went after the Potter's in the first place. Yet he also had a good side. You put it the best way possible, Heroic Villain.

As someone else pointed out, the best thing about the Harry Potter serious is that everyone has some flaws. No one is clean cut. JK Rowling wrote some awesome literature.

harry potter series is full of intriguing n interesting characters...one of dem is snape..j k rowling has wonderfully created such a grey shade character..well i hated him till d 7th book came up..n den reading it i was amazed n delighted 2 see snape in a cmpletely diiff light...no human is created perfect..we all have our negativities..bt ppl who cud fight dere evil stood up..n wat better inspiration dan sumthng as pure as love??evrythng about snape is human..his hatred 2wrds james..his disliking harry..his joining d dark lord is unforgivable..bt who doesnt make mistakes..his disturbed chilhood his lonliness added 2 d evil he had inside..bt he fought it wid his lyf..snapes battle was nt wid voldemort it was wid his mistakes wid himself...so accrding 2 me snape was d most well written character in hp series...