Harry Potter: Sectumsempra probably wasn't evil spell, Harry made it so

[Agent Panda]

What if Snape developed the Sectumsempra spell to easily cut the sopophorous bean (the jumping bean) since the sopophorous bean was proving very difficult to cut up.

Harry used it on Draco and the spell had the same effect on Draco's body as it would have on the bean

[spicy little monkey]

Snape invented the curse. Not Harry.

[Count_Dandyman]

There is one key flaw in the theory Snape was an evil arsehole sure he loved Lily and chose to side with Dumbledore over Voldemort because of it but he was far from a good guy.

[Jinn-Gon Qui]

Postat inițial de Count_Dandyman:

There is one key flaw in the theory Snape was an evil arsehole sure he loved Lily and chose to side with Dumbledore over Voldemort because of it but he was far from a good guy.

Just an anti-hero?

[gugnihr]

Postat inițial de Count_Dandyman:

There is one key flaw in the theory Snape was an evil arsehole sure he loved Lily and chose to side with Dumbledore over Voldemort because of it but he was far from a good guy.

Snape was not more evil than James. James was worse in facxt because James was an hypocrite ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, Snape at least was coherent with his own morality and opinions and did not do evil or cruel things for cheap reasons

Also Sectumsepra could have been a spell meant to fight against enemies only when it was strictly necessary.
Sectumsempra could have been a spell meant to hurt people and Snape could have created it but not to use it in a cheap way. Snape was not evil imo. He could have been cruel, biased and so on but he was never evil, James was, evil irresponsiblew and idiot. Snape maybe hated common people (people without magic powers) but he wouldn't have done evil things against them without good reasons.

People can be biased but at the same time know what they are not supposed to do and know what is wrong and unfair.

Snape was like that imo.
He was much better than James.

[MADWACZ]

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Postat inițial de Count_Dandyman:

There is one key flaw in the theory Snape was an evil arsehole sure he loved Lily and chose to side with Dumbledore over Voldemort because of it but he was far from a good guy.

Just an anti-hero?

He is actually an secret hero, disclosing his position and alliances at the end of the HP books.
Some Bible historians is saying Judas was a secret hero.

[Commander Makara]

There are no good characters in the Harry Potter universe.

They are all either genetic freaks corrupting government siphoning blackmarket funds and funding paramilitary global agenda, genetic-freak supremacists seeking to seizxe that paramilitary regime to dominate the earth and also remove the half-freaks, or purer-blooded humans that are trying to eradicate the freaks.

[Jinn-Gon Qui]

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Postat inițial de 𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌇𐌓𐌀𐌔:

Just an anti-hero?

He is actually an secret hero, disclosing his position and alliances at the end of the HP books.
Some Bible historians is saying Judas was a secret hero.

I see...

[Agent Panda]

While Snape's actions are questionable, this thread is to discuss the motive behind the spell Sectumsempra

[Commander Makara]

Postat inițial de ravipathak59:

While Snape's actions are questionable, this thread is to discuss the motive behind the spell Sectumsempra

It's a well known phenomenon with internet- forum discussions, that the topics gradually evolve. We're now discussing Snape and secret-heroism, please try to keep up!

[talemore]

Postat inițial de Commander Makara:

Postat inițial de ravipathak59:

While Snape's actions are questionable, this thread is to discuss the motive behind the spell Sectumsempra

It's a well known phenomenon with internet- forum discussions, that the topics gradually evolve. We're now discussing Snape and secret-heroism, please try to keep up!

Snape let Harry wounding Draco and didn't report that Harry tried to take another student's life.

[gugnihr]

Harry did not mean to hurt Draco so much and Snape of course knew it despite his hate for Harry, also Draco was trying to kill somebody himself anyway (not to mention that he have always been a major ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ since the beginning and seek for troubles countless times. Sooner or later you get what you are seeking for)

[Humiliation]

humhum

[Ophem]

That’s a pretty nice theory, and I would say it could be argued the spell might have been developed for some other reason, but it’s pretty clearly stated by, I believe it’s Lupin, that sectumsempra was something Snape had made himself famous for at an earlier point. I think he mentions it after Snape uses it on George’s ear.

[FluffyBunny]

The curse was invented by Snape and recorded during his time as a student at Hogwarts for use in retaliation against his enemies, such as the Marauders.. He did used it enough to allow Lupin to recognise it as one of his signature spells.
Sure Potter used it against Draco and later on Snape used it against George Weasley. So Since Snape used it in combat... its not that innocent spell afterall.

[gugnihr]

There was a note in the book that said it was meant to be used against enemies too, so it's like Snape himself made it clear it was meant to be used in combat.