Holy shit. The idea of making Carrie a contemporary story where sheโs being bullied by a bunch of insufferable Gen Z kids works so well. Like people are so cruel and lack so much empathy today that this story is perfect for a modern setting.
YES MIKE YES
"i love you"
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โi will stand with you between the heavens and the earth. I will tell you where you are.โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ
I used to have teachers and adults that would do that to me growing up. When I was a teenager I was very aware of my anger issues and I would try my best to communicate my boundaries. Because I was a child, authority figures never felt like they had to respect it ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Snape never raised his wand at her. Not once.
the books make this moment land harder than the films.
when McGonagall finally turns on him in the Great Hall, sheโs shaking with rage and grief, fully believing heโs the traitor who murdered Dumbledore.
Snape doesnโt fight back. he doesnโt even try to justify himself. he simply blocks and redirects every spell she throws, sending them into the Death Eaters instead.
thatโs the quiet tragedy the text keeps pointing at: Snape is still protecting Hogwarts while everyone in the room thinks heโs the enemy.
he takes the hatred, the accusations, the heartbreak, and keeps doing the job Dumbledore left him. the shaking isnโt just anger.
itโs the pain of attacking someone she once trusted, and Snape absorbs every bit of it without breaking cover.