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Jefferson Pierce (Black Lightning) was genuinely in love with her; ever since his divorce from his ex-wife Lynn Stewart, he felt like he had finally found someone with whom he could share his doubts. For her part, Helga’s feelings for Black Lightning seemed genuine—she truly seemed to care about The Team and the Outsiders. No one could have imagined that she was secretly working for Ultra-Humanite and The Light.

It happened because Dumbledore rewarded Harry, Ron, and Hermione for putting themselves in danger, breaking the rules, and meddling in matters that were none of their business during their first year. That probably reminded Snape of his own school days, when the teaching staff turned a blind eye to the Marauders’ many misdeeds.

Dumbledore had realized that Voldemort and his followers were winning the war, and he needed a trump card to turn the tide in favor of the Order of the Phoenix. That's when Snape entered the picture.

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The first thing Park Kyung-Hye did, despite her injury, was to check that her son was okay and make sure that no hot water had spilled on him.

The reason Snape treated Harry so badly during his time at Hogwarts is directly linked to his father, James Potter, and his friends. They made his seven years at school a living hell, and Snape never got over it. To make matters worse, Lily Evans—the only friend he had—gradually distanced herself from him, then started dating his main bully and married him as soon as they graduated.

When Harry arrived at Hogwarts years later, the mere sight of him acted as a walking trigger due to his resemblance to James; all the trauma Snape had bottled up as a teenager immediately resurfaced. Furthermore, Harry occasionally displayed some of his father’s personality traits, such as a tendency to break the rules and his reckless, somewhat immature nature.

If Lily had married a man with no connection to the Marauders, Snape would not have hated the child born of that union, since the child’s father would not have done him any harm, unlike James and his friends.

Throughout the four seasons (and particularly during the magic-themed arc in Season 4, Phantoms), the series has featured a vast array of magicians and mystical entities:

- The Heroes and Protégés: Zatanna Zatara, Giovanni Zatara, Kent Nelson (Doctor Fate), Khalid Nassour, Traci Thirteen, Mary Bromfield.

- The Lords of Order and Chaos: Nabu (Doctor Fate), Klarion the Witch Boy, Child, Teekl.

- The Wizards and Antagonists: Madame Xanadu, Wotan, Felix Faust, Morgan le Fay, Vandal Savage (in his storyline involving ancient magic).

If the producers finally decide to make Season 5—and even Season 6—I hope Hellblazer makes an official appearance in them. After all, he's one of DC most important magicians.

It wasn't just a matter of honoring the Potions Master's sacrifices to ensure Voldemort's defeat. It was also Harry's way of taking a stand against the shameful behavior his father and godfather had shown toward him during their teenage years.

For a long time, Harry had always assumed that Snape spoke ill of James out of pure jealousy and pettiness, until he saw Snape’s Worst Memory with his own eyes, which shattered the idealized image he had of his father. By naming his second son Albus Severus Potter, Harry wanted to partially repair the harm the Marauders had caused Snape, although that would never be enough to make everything right.

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This is even more obvious when you consider that during her very first appearance, in the battle against Zagred, she was barefoot and didn't yet have the Black Bull's cape.

It wouldn't hurt for her to change her outfit every once in a while and go for something more comfortable. I don't have anything against what she's wearing now; it's just that it looks a lot like a nightgown.

>“I trust Severus Snape,” said Dumbledore simply. “But I forgot — another old man’s mistake — that some wounds run too deep for the healing. I thought Professor Snape could overcome his feelings about your father — I was wrong.”

>“But that’s okay, is it?” yelled Harry, ignoring the scandalized faces and disapproving mutterings of the portraits covering the walls. “It’s okay for Snape to hate my dad, but it’s not okay for Sirius to hate Kreacher?”

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - The Lost Prophecy

Even the portraits of the former Headmasters clearly recognize the extent of Snape's problem with the Marauders and are outraged that Harry is so determined to blame him for what happened at the Ministry.

In the ultra-classist society of the Kingdom of Clover, a person’s worth is entirely dictated by the raw power of their magic. Secre belonged to the minor nobility, but her Sealing Magic was viewed as dull, insignificant, and useless in battle. However, Lumiere Silvamillion, for whom she became the steward, did not judge her; he was the first to treat her with respect and to realize that her magic actually held unsuspected potential. By working with her to create magical artifacts to help others, he recognized her intelligence, valued her work and efforts, gave her a new sense of purpose, and restored her dignity.

Working day after day alongside a man as visionary, kind, and pure as Lumiere could only transform the professional respect Secre had for him into an absolute emotional attachment. After the defeat of the demon Zagred, when the spell sustaining Lemiel’s artificial body begins to break and he slowly crumbles away, Secre breaks down in tears. Having fulfilled her 500-year mission, she explicitly expressed her wish to remain by his side. For her, life had meaning only when she was with him, but Lumiere’s final wish as he passed away for good was that Secre might find happiness in the present.

This is just my personal opinion, but I think Secre was deeply in love with the 1st Wizard King, but was never able—or willing—to confess her feelings to him.

"I will if you go out with me, Evans," said James quickly. "Go on... Go out with me and I'll never lay a wand on old Snivelly again."

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Snape's Worst Memory

This passage clearly shows that James would continue to pick on Snape as long as Lily kept rejecting his advances. There is absolutely nothing romantic about that. Snape, on the other hand, never behaved that way, despite his flaws.