-hermione:

hopesichord:

doehallows:

Snape did save you nigga.

well now you’ve taken this to a whole new level of bad

A) You are white, and therefore have no reason to be reclaiming a historical racist word. Stop. Stop right now.

B) Snape didn’t save him because he felt things for Harry. He saved him because he felt a pathological need to hang on to the last physical reminder he had of the girl he was obsessed with. Dude, that’s creepy. Snape is a creepy motherfucker.

C) Snape also verbally and physically abused Harry. Is that somehow supposed to be forgot because Snape performed a counter-curse? Um. No. Snape’s a giant douchebag for like 99% of the series - and for an eleven year old, it would be ridiculous to expect him to do anything but mistrust him. All Snape does is present himself as Harry’s worst enemy… how the fuck is Harry supposed to magically know that Snape is secretly on his side because of the ~power of love~? (Pro-tip: he’s not.)

D) In case this didn’t quit sink in when you read the books (if you read them), Snape is not on Team Harry. Or Team Voldemort. Or even Team Dumbledore. He is squarely on Team Snape. Harry dying because some asshole is trying to hex his broom would make him look bad to Dumbledore, which would lose him protection. Openly attempting to protect Harry would make him look like a bad Death Eater, which would also lose him protection. Hiding in the shadows and acting like a genuine asshole only to do semi-nice things when no one’s looking is how Snape operates. He does what benefits him. It just so happens that saving Harry’s ass happens to benefit him sometimes.

Can we stop being gross, fandom? Seriously.

This.