To all the Snaters,
Why do you hate him so much?
He never wanted to be a teacher and most of all his decisions we're forced and manipulated. He was betrayed by both he served.
Yes the children hate him and he did come out as very abusive to them but, how could he ever react any better when all he learned was sourness and betrayal.
No one reached out to him, no one tried to even talk to him. Trauma is complicated. Everyone reacts to it differently; some become the ball of inspiration and energy, some become awful victims and some become their TRAUMA.
Yes, it's true that no one deserves to go through trauma but, it's also true that no one deserves to be unloved and forgotten. Yes life gives chances to change your ways and become better but, where was Severus's chance? Everytime he tried to change, he would be reminded of his trauma. He was so very frustrated and defeated by his own conscience that he dedicated his life to do good...by him. Went along with a plan which made very little sense and when he could have stopped his demise, opted not to. He would just die. With everything bottled inside him. He would just die.
Sometimes We become toxic in understanding how the other is. We make up our own image of this person and assume they'll act a certain way, in the process making sure that they'll act that way.
I like Severus for many reasons, he's practical and for me, most human. It's a fact he's not a hero but, he's also not a villain. All he is, is a man who played all his cards wrong.
