Dumbledore used to be aligned with a dark wizard who was his lover.
It’s revealed in the books that in school, James Potter and his friends were massive assholes who bullied Snape. Snape was pushed towards evil, but when when saw the consequences of that evil, he changed his ways and became a hero, while one of Potter’s best friends (Peter) turned out to be a cowardly villain. And then Peter ended up dying to save Harry later.
Malfoy’s family were racists and loved the idea of Voldemort returning and them being on the inner circle. But the reality of that was terrible, and in the end, they just wanted to escape.
Characters change a lot.
Dumbledore used to be aligned with a dark wizard who was his lover.
It’s revealed in the books that in school, James Potter and his friends were massive assholes who bullied Snape. Snape was pushed towards evil, but when when saw the consequences of that evil, he changed his ways and became a hero, while one of Potter’s best friends (Peter) turned out to be a cowardly villain. And then Peter ended up dying to save Harry later.
Malfoy’s family were racists and loved the idea of Voldemort returning and them being on the inner circle. But the reality of that was terrible, and in the end, they just wanted to escape.