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“There’s no need to call me sir, professor”
Severus Snape drawing.This is my first post not sure how I feel about that 😅😅
i am begging everyone to watch this video right now
AU in which Snape has a potions show a la Gordon Ramsay style
-“You call this a potion, Smith? I wouldn’t even use it to scrub the lavatory.”
-“Abysmal attempt, you’re out.”
-“Hmm…this is… adequate.”
-*looks at subpar potion* “I would’ve preferred it if the cauldron had exploded.”
-*contestant reaches for their wand* *Snape materialises out of thin air* “What the *beep* do you think you’re doing? You *beep* *beep* *beep* dunderhead. *Beep* oxygen thief!”
can we just talk about the time that Lupin was recovering from a full moon and Snape taught the DADA class and made all the students write essays on how to kill werewolves for Lupin to read when he got back I hate Snape so much it’s not funny
Crispy coleslaw bullies children because their mother rejected him, does that make him the snape of HotD?
Remus, as a teacher: you see, Severus, as the brainless immature assholes we were as young people, I do think that we have changed to better. And, for what's worth it, I like having you around. Snape: no, you don't. Remus: Remus: fuck, you're right. Remus: sometimes I have dreams where I castrate you.
sirius: hey snape snape: what sirius: i have come to deliver you a present sirius: it's a bath bomb sirius: you put it in the shower and let the magic begin snape: black, this is a toaster
if you by any chance ship snape with james i will personally spawn at your door and read the harry potter books at the volume of a karaoke machine
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i am extremly sorry that i didn't do a post for sev's birthday, i was really busy, but i thought i can do it now, because he deserves a birthday post!
(read til the end)
sad horrible i wish you the worst birthday snape!
i hope those 62 years of life you definitely didn't deserve are making you wish you had an ebay account! :)
and i really, really hope that you got a really nice gift for your birthday (if yall think i'm reffering at lily then yea,,,no) (i'm reffering at a dungbomb or an Ak-47 or sth)
also i would really appreciate if you die before you turn 63 :)
20 harry potter questions with eris!
i reworked the one on the @aluxxxxxx page idk
1. do you think peter deserved to be a marauder? and if you do, why?
2. if it were to be in an era, in which would you be?
3. which wizarding school would you like to go to?
4. what do you think is the function of a rubber duck?
5. would you put your name in the goblet of fire? and if you would, do you think you would get picked? would you win?
6. who do you kin the most?
7. who do you think would be your bestie?
8. what's your opinion on the prank™?
9. are you working on any fics?
10. would you fight in the 1st/ 2nd wizarding war?
11. what do you think of jk rowling?
12. how many characters do you consider queer?
13. what's your opinion on dumbledore?
14. who do you think is the most underrated character in harry potter?
15. how canon compliant is your general au?
16. who do you think is the most overrated character?
17. which harry potter fanfic/au is your favorite?
18. what is your opinion on each marauder?
19. do you think the community is worthy of more or less attention? or do you think it's ok where it is now?
20. what do you think of snape?
you can always reblog this post and do it yourself!
if you want me to answer these questions, just give me the number in the asks! also, if you want to add anything related to the questions they're welcomed!
my fancast for snape is loki from marvel but uglier that's it that's the post
God dammit, It's 1 AM I need to wake up at 6 AM. And. Here. I. AM. Bawling my eyes out like a BABY and going to ao3 to look for similar fics to cry more, because this is a wonderful prompt and I want more of Severus and Minerva being besties.
Severus and Minerva being friends is honestly a top tier headcanon. By now I just consider it canon.
At first it started off with Minerva reluctantly helping Severus when he's a new teacher/head of house. But what starts off with advice over tea and chess becomes a weekly alloted time for Severus, they talk and gossip.
Minerva is the one who helped Severus get it together after Lily died, she was there to hug Severus after his trial in which Dumbledore spoke in his favour.
What started off reluctantly became a very close friendship. They were like two peas in a pod. They'd sit together during staff meetings and meals in the Great Hall. Minerva could be found fighting laughter at something Severus whispered in her ear (especially when Lockhart was teaching)
Severus would complain and gripe to her about Potter and how he was a rule breaker and he'd break his neck one day if Severus wasn't there to watch over him.
When Severus was told by Dumbledore that he had to kill him all he could think about was what would happen to his friendship with Minerva.
That last year of his life was the hardest ever. He was alone. Severus had always known he'd be alone eventually but it hurt more then he'd thought it would.
When Severus was dying all he could imagine was that he was dying alone and no one would care about him once he passed. He thought about Minerva.
After Voldemort was killed Minerva went to Harry demanding/asking to be told the truth and was Severus really still on their side. Harry noticed the normally stern teacher was on the verge of tears. Harry nods and tells her about the memories (mentioning that she was in a few of them cuz honestly they're besties Minerva had to have appeared at least once). Harry then brings Minerva to where Severus's body remains.
Harry watched as Minerva broke down upon seeing the man's body and went over to him and cleaned his wound, she spoke softly to him apologizing for everything that he was forced to do. It's heartbreaking to watch, Harry looks away when Minerva hugs the man's body (grief makes people do that, I've seen it first hand) and kisses his forehead.
Minerva speaks at Severus's funeral, she's the one who gives the eulogy. She speaks of a man that not many got to see and how she was privileged to be able to see the real Severus. She spoke about how her life won't be the same without him in it, and how he was a hero and like Harry Potter says, the bravest man she's ever known.
i keep pondering over in my head wether lily potter would have forgiven snape. on one hand i’m like fuck no, i don’t care what anybody says she would have NOT forgiven him. on the other i’m thinking that despite all the bullshit in the end he did switch sides and protect harry (despite being a complete arsehole to him and only really doing it cause of his love? obsession? for lily)
open to hearing anyones thoughts on this
The Blacklist Rare Ships Week
Day 5: “Come on closer...”
Let me begin by saying that this is a crossover pairing. I’d also like to say that I ship Reddington and Snape platonically. While I can see Sev getting together with a man, I can’t see that for Red. Besides, friendship is so underrated! It can be stronger than romance at times.
The similarities between Severus and Red are significant. Both of them are broken, damaged men who happen to be close in age (Severus is only a month older than Red, his birthday being January 9th, 1960). They both hide behind masks of confidence, whether it’s negative or positive. They both carry a lot of pain within themselves that they don’t dare share with others. They’re both immensely afraid of being vulnerable. Lastly — and most importantly — they’re both living in a state of purgatory.
They’re both morally gray.
Both of them have done utterly reprehensible things, and yet, they both have a deep sense of humanity. They’d certainly bond over their trauma if they ever met.
The difference between the two is that Red isn’t shy about telling people how he feels. Sev, on the other hand, uses Occlumency to prevent himself from feeling at all. There are moments when Severus’s rage is unleashed, but those are one-offs. That difference could balance out the dynamic quite nicely. Red would definitely be intrigued by the mystery of Severus, and using his abilities with charming small talk, he’d be able to draw a response from Sev.
These two would keep their distance, since I believe that Severus is sensitive to touch. He’s described as being twitchy, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he got a panic attack at the prospect of a hug. Red would have to learn that, though, since touch is literally his love language. But they’d be able to keep their friendship nonetheless, since neither of them are quitters.
A funny thing I’d like to think is that Red would be extremely drawn to Severus’s magic. He would definitely take Sev’s wand and examine it before asking Sev to perform some spells. Red would be absolutely enamored by the spell-casting. He’d be curious to learn about the Wizarding world and how witches and wizards operate.
Here’s an art piece I drew for my crossover fic on Sev and Red, Living in Purgatory. It’s the opening scene of the first chapter, where Red introduces himself in a similar way to how he introduced himself to Anne. If you’d like to read Living in Purgatory, you can find it on FFN and AO3.
FUN FACT: James Spader and Alan Rickman were actually in a film together. The film was Bob Roberts, a political comedy released in 1992. However, Spader and Rickman didn’t share any scenes since Spader’s appearance was a cameo as a news anchor.
This is so fitting, I don't even like Nightcore and it's still going on repeat. Lily was such a bad friend.
Lily Evans is just a little girl
I was re-listening to this song (I love the nightcore version) and it made me think! This is perfect for the Snape and Lily friendship break up!!! Or it would be if Snape realized how bad a friend 'saint' Lily was.
Ok, my brain just went (aka like weeks ago) that Remus Lupin, while still being an incredible half blood, should be related to like every or some pureblood families.
Remus’ grandfather married a Prince
They had four kids
Lyall, Euphemia, Gomeisa and Augusta
Lyall marries a muggle woman
Euphemia marries a Potter
Gomeisa marries a Malfoy
Augusta marries a Longbottom
(Also, in this I picture, Remus is attending Hogwarts' younger like Barty may or may not have done, so instead, he's like a year or two younger.)
So, James, Lucius, Frank, Remus, and Severus are all related.
Before Lucius attends Hogwarts, Remus would spend all his time at Malfoy manor because Lyall wanted nothing to do with Remus after the bite, and Lucius forced his parents to take him in. So when Lucius started attending Hogwarts, Remus could only spend the holidays at the Malfoys. And because of how Lyall was treating Remus during the time between breaks, Dumbledore took pity on Remus and sent him to Hogwarts a couple years early.
James and Frank/ Euphemia and Augusta had no idea Remus existed since they had cut off contact with Lyall because of his world views. It wasn't until they heard his name being called that James and Frank looked at each other and went holy shit. (Because he spent the train ride with Lucius)
Remus, at first, really tried to have a good relationship with Snape, and so did James, but Severus wouldn't stop insulting Remus about his appearance and his subdued personality. James and Frank put their foot down because they couldn't bear to see Remus hurt.
When they found out about him being a werewolf and Lucius told them about how when he was with Lyall, Remus spent most of his time locked up in a silver cage. When it got back to Euphemia, she absolutely lost her shit at Lyall and took custody of Remus when they were in their 4th year.
That same year (4th year, Lucius' 7th year), Lucius had chosen to stick with his family for the war and told Remus over owl that he was no longer welcome at the Malfoys. Lucius hated having to do this because he genuinely loved Remus, and considered himself his big brother, but this disconnection from Remus soured Lucius' personality, and he was slowly turned into the person he is today.
Headcanon that Snape didn't use to have greasy hair, but he did something to really piss the Marauders off, so they made his hair greasy in retaliation, and no matter what anyone tried they have not been able to reverse it. So Snape is just stuck with greasy hair.
just... JUST!!! watch till the end and you will die out of laughter! Seriously I love this
With the general consensus around James Potter being “ yeah he was an ass in school but he grew out of it and changed for the better”, I often wonder if that would still hold true if the entirety of Snape’s Worst Memory was shown in the movie. And I mean everything.
Not just Snape being verbally humiliated and emasculated in front of all his peers, but being (the equivalent of) tied up and gagged, and forcibly putting him in a position that exposes his underwear and threatened even further with exposing his private areas.
Reading the scene should be enough to leave a bad taste in anyone’s mouth but to see it play out visually, it would be harder to brush it off as “boyish behavior or horseplay” imo.
The Silenced Victims Meta
Similar to both Severus Snape and Ben Solo, Billy got the same narrative treatment of an abuse victim who didn’t “cope properly” being punished by no one giving a shit except that one “special person” bullshit and I hate it.
Because what a backhanded ass concept.
Harry for Severus: Harry is literally the only person alive who knows or cares about everything Severus did in the background for years to stop Voldemort. The only one who gave a shit about his own father’s bullying of Severus and showed to be disgusted with it.
Rey for Ben Solo: Again, the only person left alive who knows about Ben’s abuse by Snoke and him sacrificing his life for her. Hell, it’s not even known if Ray told anyone about it. She’s the only one who mourned his death (thanks novels) and saw him as a human and not a monster.
Max for Billy: Once again, only person that gives a shit that he’s dead (yeah know besides his abuser) only person that seems to care about his sacrifice. Oh, and let’s not forget the kick in the face line of “Your braver than you’re brother.” You know your brother who tried to fight off an interdimensional mind controlling monster for weeks alone. The one who sacrificed his life to stop it from, who knows taking over the world. But who cares about that, the writers clearly don’t.
So, have you guys noticed a fucked up pattern here?
Abuse victim who did not cope properly must sacrifice their life for some great or good, and even than what they did will never fully be recognized.
Even in death the narrative is still actively punishing them, by either lack of acknowledgement or their sacrifice being reduced. Similar to the very abuse they faced.
Notice something else these three all have in common? No support system. No one to turn to, no one to acknowledge their abuse, no one to help them. And yet this itself isn’t even acknowledged or even brought to attention in the story.
Now in the end am I saying all these writers planned this narrative? No
But am I pointing out how strangely common this formula is? Yes
Because it gives a message. Those who react badly to their abuse via anger or bad coping mechanisms deserve the bare minimum in storytelling.
They don’t get redemption arcs. You don’t get to see them heal, see them progress. Because they’re sacrifice was all they were in the end and even that won’t be acknowledged. Even in death they’re silenced once again.
I feel so gross whenever fanon plays off Snape's parental issues as an excuse that he actively uses, in-universe, to make Lily feel sorry for him and overlook his bad behavior.
Not only is it out-of character for him, the way it's often portrayed gives off the impression that Snape's account of the severity of the situation is unreliable — when the only context his abusive home life is ever brought up is when he's being emotionally manipulative for personal gain, isn't it then likely that he would be exaggerating the situation?
A really prominent trait of canon Snape is that he doesn't like being pitied. He actually hates being seen as a victim. He would much rather be seen as a terrible person than as a hurt, vulnerable one. It's the reason he ends up calling Lily mudblood in the first place. It's why he'd sooner join the Death Eaters than reach out for help.
IDK — Just the fact that some antis apparently acknowledge Snape's canonically abusive childhood, but then spin it into something he consistently takes advantage of to manipulate others for sympathy and forgiveness to the point it comes off as deceptive, when that's actually pretty much the opposite of how he acts in canon... it makes my skin crawl.
Me @ Billy Hargrove/Severus Snape haters
🗣 It’s FICTION people
No one said you had to like the complex characters who are products of their environment.
Can you IMAGINE the outrage antis would have if Snape was the one who:
Attacked his crush’s childhood friend unprovoked
Gagged said friend with soap
Hung said friend upside down and exposed their undergarments
Tried to coerce crush into a date with the promise to stop tormenting their friend
Threatened to pull down said friend’s underwear in front of already riled up crowd
They would be frothing at the mouth.
But because it was Mr. James “Blank Slate” Potter, he gets a pass because antis can fill their uwu headcannons into him like how he would have been a feminist HAH.
“BuT jAmEs gReW uP aNd mAtURed bY hIS 7th yEaR”
Umm…no hun, he didn’t. The evidence comes straight from the mouths of Sirius and Remus. You know…his BEST FRIENDS.
He was still hexing Snape behind Lily’s back in 7th year. Whether or not Snape started it first is irrelevant. A mature person would have talked to Lily about what was happening instead of hiding it. Why hide it if you’re not in the wrong?
On another note, NO ONE is really “grown up” at age 17. I’m a 23 year old woman (not that older than James when he died) and I can tell you that there was still ALOT of growing up I had to do when I was 17-21 years old and STILL need to do to this day.
Moral of this rant is that antis are hypocrites and need to stfu.
Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that Penny Haywood is Pro Snape