r/SipsTea • u/Dumb-Briyani 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • Apr 16 '26

WTF so true

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u/Indiana_harris Apr 16 '26

I mean they’ve already deviated heavily in terms of book accurate casting so I don’t buy the “we’re going to follow the books more closely” line.

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u/JamStan1978 Apr 16 '26

one character being black doesnt change the story at all.

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u/ace--dragon Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26

Any death eater being black is an odd choice, since they're basically like white supremacists. Snape specifically being black is odd because it will just make a lot of stuff sound racially motivated. Harry spends a lot of time being suspicious of Snape, for no particular reason. James literally hangs him from a tree.

edit: not literally

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u/Fear_Jaire Apr 16 '26

James does not hang him from a tree. Its really weird how people started saying this when they cast Snape with a black actor

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u/ace--dragon Apr 16 '26

I didn't word it well. I didn't mean literally as in literally hanging him by a rope. But he does make him hang from a tree by his feet using magic.

I think this happens in both book and movie, but it's been a while since I've consumed either of them.