good and bad Slytherins/Disappointment and Responsibility

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> > And Alla replied:
> >> I did. He was you know, just being embarassed by being saved by 
a 
> >> girl and who would not call a girl who tried to save you a 
> >> Mudblood. Of course I am being sarcastic towards the argument 
and I 
> >> am paraphrasing not my argument.

Judy:
> > A question -- are you really saying that Snape was *justified* in 
> > calling Lily a Mudblood, Alla?  Or are you saying that it was an 
> > forgivable mistake given the stress Snape was under at the time?  
To 
> > me, there's a difference.

Alla:

**I** was not saying any of those things, actually :) I was 
paraphrasing the argument which I saw several times to respond to 
last part of yours - that you did not see anybody trying to justify 
Snape's calling Lily a mudblood.

Therefore if the argument in essense claims that it was a forgivable 
mistake, to me it is **still** a justification of Snape's calling 
Lily a mudblood. BUT that argument said pretty much what I 
paraphrased  - no more no less - that Snape was stressed out and had 
no choice but to lash out at Lily, since it was so embarassing for 
him to be saved by a girl.

I prefer not to guess what was meant - forgivable mistake or 
something else.

That is why IMO it rebuts your assertion that nobody tried to justify 
that.

Oy, I feel so wierd typing it, because I always do not feel 
comfortable talking about how fans argue, not what they argue, 
because in my experience even when something like that starts not as 
flame war, it can so easily became one, but I 
just felt that I have to clarify my words again.

Let me stress it again, I have **no problem** whatsoever with anybody 
justifying any action of Snape or any other character.

But do I think that Snape's actions gets justified much more than any 
other character  **in general** ? Yes, I do. 

I see no problem with it, but I do disagree that it is not happening. 
Although I am sure Snape fans may feel the same about other 
characters and have many examples too.


Nora: 
> She's responding to the last bit of your argument--she's saying that
> she's seen *the argument* that it was a forgiveable mistake because
> Snape was under a lot of stress.
<SNIP of the link, which is only one of several I read>

Alla:

Exactly, Nora.