Snape Question

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No: HPFGUIDX 104721


> Alla:
> 
> OK, people insist that "good" and " nice" somehow have to be the 
> opposite definitions. Why? 
> 
> So, the person who treats others with kindness is a bad person? I 
> believe that such person falls under the definition of "good" much 
> better than Snape.
> 
> 
> Please don't argue the Fake!Moody example. He was just pretending 
to 
> be nice, he was not really. If we learn that Snape just pretends 
to 
> be vicious, revengeful and cruel to his students (OK, to Harry and 
> Neville), that will be a different story.

Potioncat:
Well, you could just as easily say, "Snape isn't nice but he isn't 
bad either."  And although I'm not the one who uses that line, (I do 
like it) to me it means he's on the right side and he's doing the 
right things, but he isn't a nice person.  I recently saw a quote 
that was something like, "Snape manages to do the right thing while 
continuing to be obnoxious."

The whole thing with Crouch!Moody is bothersome to me.  This man 
really manipulated the kids.  He was quite a con artist....in 
retrospect, who do you like better?  Crouch!Moody or Snape?  
(Assuming those are the only two choices?)  

I don't think Snape is pretending.  I think he is vicious.
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