Worst of Snape

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 32779

   Isn't it odd that everyone is willing to forgive Sirius for his 
excesses, even a physical attack on a student, but Snape's 
sneer at Hermione is nominated for the worst thing he ever did?
I'd have to say the worst thing Snape ever did was joining the 
Death Eaters. We could speculate that he did so on 
Dumbledore's orders, but in that case, we could also choose to 
believe that he outed Lupin on Dumbledore's orders too. I don't 
think so. 
   We are willing to forgive Sirius because we know what kind of 
pressure he was under. It takes a little more thought to realize 
that at the point where Snape snapped out at Hermione, the 
Dark Mark was just starting to become visible on his arm. That, 
coupled with anxiety over just how Harry ended up in the 
Tournament, plus being reminded of that by the Slytherin 
Support Cedric Diggory badges, would be enough to send 
anybody up the nearest wall, IMO.

Pippin