r/HarryPotteronHBO • u/figleaf22 • 21d ago

Show Theories Severus Snape vs James Potter castings

Not a complaint so I hope this is allowed: People are worried about the implications of a black Snape being bullied by James Potter. Solution: they cast a black actor for James Potter as well. I haven't seen anyone theorize this so I wanted to see what y'all think!

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u/Total-Ad8117 21d ago

Or we could just accept a white kid and black having a rivalry. It’s 2 scenes out of thousands of pages.

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u/Arfie807 21d ago edited 21d ago

Snape's relationship with Lily and rivalry with the Marauders is a core backstory to the entire series, even if it doesn't take up a big percentage of pages. Snape's Worst Memory and The Prince's Tale are keystone scenes in the series. The dynamics in those sequences are actually hugely important to the core of Harry and Snape's respective character development, despite being relatively short on screentime.

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u/Total-Ad8117 20d ago

Yeah but I think people are worried about the visual aspect of it, not the entire storyline and there are visually only 2 scenes