"There's a luxury to that. I think it's easier to stop caring when people have always thought badly of you." Something that Barty imagined had to be true to Severus. Something that, admittedly, was also true for him. With a family that, in these circles, had always been not old enough, not rich enough, not dark enough and a father hellbent on making it harder and harder still. "And for someone as talented as you, Severus, it must be easy to make people think of you the way you want them to."