Why does Snape hate James Potter?
Originally Answered: Why does Snape hate James Potter? Because Snape was jealous of James’ popularity and proficiency at Quidditch, and fear of Lily falling for him, AND Snape was a bully. The result being that it was SNAPE who actually started the feud with Potter.
Can Snape beat the Marauders?
If they’re all there, the Marauders win for sure. Looking at each individually, Snape of course beats weak, talentless Peter Pettigrew. Unless, that is, Peter is able to take advantage of Snape in a moment of weakness or distraction, as he did Sirius Black. But 9/10 times, Snape beats the rat, no question about it.
Why do the Marauders hate Snape?
The fact of the matter is that bullying is wrong no matter who the victim is, and the Marauders were no doubt the bullies in the scenario of their school lives. For some reason, though, they held onto their hatred of Snape well into adulthood.
Why did Snape and James hate each other so much?
1. House Rivalry. James and Snape hated each other immediately. They both grew up wanting to go to their respective Houses are were raised on their Houses’s prejudices. Remember, Lily was not a factor at this point, and James wasn’t even aware of her. He only cared about someone wanting to go to Slytherin.
Why did Sirius and Snape hate each other so much?
Sirius and Snape, who hated each other as young adults, still regarded each other with animosity. Snape’s general popularity wasn’t helped – for obvious reasons – by the fact that the other members of the Order were aware that, for a time, he supported Voldemort.
Why did Severus Snape want to see James Potter’s reaction to Snape?
He wanted to see his reaction. James did hate the Dark Arts. It was highly likely that James was aware of Snape’s preponderance toward Dark Magic. That would have earned Severus the contempt of James and possibly Sirius, who came from a family that favored Dark Magic. However, Sirius was following James’ lead.