Quote from Naaga on October 23, 2024, 11:18 pm

Yeah, Snape as a child was drawn to Dark Magic and Death Eaters for his desire of power, due the his belief of it bringing him outta his bad situations. So when he got power, as Dumbledore's man, Voldemort's servant and Professor, he exhibited his power, flaunted it and in Harry Potter case, subconsciously making him pay for James Potter's behaviours, and asserting his power over his students. He became a bully as an adult, and perpetuated in the behaviours he faced as a child.