When you think the worst moment where Snape bullies Hermione, most fans think of the scene in Goblet Of Fire when Draco hexed Hermione with the Tooth Growing Curse and Snape coldly stares at her before then proceeding to call Hermione ugly by telling her he sees no difference between her teeth size before and when she was hexed, completely destroying Hermione's self-esteem and leading her to get the magical equivalent cosmetic dentistry so she can be seen as pretty, because we all know why this scene is bad. Not only does Snape destroy Hermione's self-esteem, but he also sacrificed her medical needs and neglected her, don't forget, Snape refused to get Hermione to the hospital when she was attacked, not giving a damn if she could possibly die from this hex. And let me tell you, I can't stress how bad this scene irritated me once I actually looked into it deeper.
But, as much as I would like to say this is the worst thing Snape did to Hermione... It's not.
You might be thinking, "What the hell could possibly be worse than neglecting a fourteen year old girl, sacrificing her medical needs, and making fun of her looks resulting in her sobbing her eyes out and getting her teeth shrunk to normal size?"
Well... Snape was the reason for Hermione's torture by Bellatrix at the Malfoy Manor.
Yeah, you heard that correctly, and this is one of the things JK Rowling wants Snape to be praised for... 🤦🏽♀️
You'll probably ask, "Wait, what exactly did Snape do that caused Hermione to get tortured by Bellatrix?"
Do y'all remember when Snape gave Bellatrix a fake Sword Of Gryffindor and placed the real one in the frozen pond to distract Harry to try to get him drowned knowing he will go in the frozen pond and try to get the sword?
And I don't want to hear anyone try to pin the blame on Dumbledore to excuse Snape's actions, because that's exactly what Dumbledore Haters, especially ones who are Snape Apologists (don't get me wrong, I'm a Snape Apologist and a Snape Fan too, so I'm not entirely innocent, but I've seen Dumbledore get a lot of hate and blame in order to justify villains' actions to make them less detestable, Snape just so happens to be the very top of a long list), because Dumbledore told Snape to give Harry the sword without knowing it was him who did it, he never said "Hey, while you do it, why don't you just drown Harry?" or "Hey, while you do it, why don't you get the girl you detest more than the boy tortured by your ally that worships Voldemort?"
Dumbledore never wanted Snape to try to kill Harry or to get Hermione tortured by Bellatrix. Only Snape wanted that, and it is his fault, not Dumbledore's.
But anyways, Snape trying to get Harry drowned by placing the Sword Of Gryffindor in the frozen pond is exactly the same thing that gets Hermione tortured by Bellatrix, because Bellatrix started to torture Hermione when she found out the real Sword Of Gryffindor was actually stolen.
Bellatrix wanted to know where the real Sword Of Gryffindor was, Hermione refused to tell her, I'm sure you can guess what happens next? That's right, Bellatrix tortures Hermione with the Cruciatus Curse. This is Snape's fault.
And why does Snape do this? Out of spite. He tries to kill Harry and gets Hermione tortured simply because he hates them, he hates Harry, but he hates Hermione more. Why? Because she's intelligent (he calls her an insufferable know-it-all), because she's a woman (he calls her a stupid girl, this scene was NOT in the movies btw), because she's "unattractive" (he said he saw no difference in her teeth size before and after she is hexed, note to you guys, I do not find Hermione in the Books "unattractive", for some weird reason, I like to imagine her with a cute kitten-like face, I don't know why, but I do), because she's "in love" with Harry and Krum (Snape believed Rita Skeeter's article and also READ IT OUT LOUD IN FRONT OF HERMIONE WHILE ALSO ALLOWING HER BULLIES TO LAUGH AT HER AND THEN SEATS HER NEXT TO PANSY PARKINSON, another thing that was left out of the movies, I know Hermione's not in love with either Harry or Krum, but Rita says she was and Snape believed it), because she's a Gryffindor (he hates everyone who's a Gryffindor, specifically her), and because she's a Muggleborn (he hates all Muggleborns, specifically her).
And it just makes me wonder how Snape is the only exception to Hermione's unforgiving nature. Because Book Hermione was more vengeful and vindictive. She doesn't forgive her enemies. And she certainly doesn't forgive Snape, we know this because she stands against him during the Battle Of Hogwarts and stops trusting him in the Half Blood Prince, but somehow, he is still safe from her wrath, even though he has hurt her worse than Rita Skeeter did and worse than Dolores Umbridge did combined, and it's not just because they are women either, because Draco Malfoy is not safe either, he gets rightfully slapped in the face when Hermione catches him making fun of Hagrid's sorrow over Buckbeak's execution which Draco himself tried to make happen by faking his injury, so why is Severus Snape somehow safe? And it's not because he's an adult either, because Rita and Umbridge weren't safe when Hermione rightfully punished them too.
I'm guessing someone has to have a certain amount of goodness to put up with someone like Severus Snape. Hermione is an angel honestly. To go through all of this, including finding out Snape was the reason for her torture? I'm surprised Hermione didn't sack Snape for this, though I wouldn't be surprised if she had a problem with Harry naming his kid "Albus Severus Potter" (and I wouldn't blame her either, like wtf Harry— Snape got Hermione tortured by the woman who killed your Godfather who Snape also tried to feed to Dementors, and you name your kid after him? 💀).
Just for the record, no, I don't hate Severus Snape. But I do want to punch him for what he did to Hermione.
Not even Dumbledore could stand him this much as Hermione could. And to be honest, I don't think anyone can stand Snape more than Hermione can. She hates him, this we know, but she also respects him despite everything he put her through because Dumbledore trusts him and Hermione doesn't know that Snape used to be a Death Eater.
But anyways, this is it for this post, if you disagree with any of things I said, let me know in the reply section, and I'll see what I can do.