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baby deer who committed several crimes

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It annoys me how Dumbledore tells Snape that perhaps they "sort too soon". Basically imo implying that because of his actions (protecting Harry at great risk to himself) he actually belongs in Gryffindor, and that's not the case at all. Yes Snape was brave, but he is a Slytherin through and through imo, & that's not a bad thing. That being said though although there is a lot of narrative bias against Slytherin, it's not overlooked like Hufflepuff & Ravenclaws sometimes are

it annoys me too but it’s fascinating. i bet snape thinks his life went to hell when he was separated from his only friend so dumbledore was rubbing salt in his wound. snape also craves validation and praise from authority figures which includes dumbledore, who tends to withhold affection so when he does give it, it overwhelms snape and probably made him more likely to carry out dumbledore’s plans. imo ‘we sort too soon’ applies to dumbledore who is machiavellian when it comes to snape (and to smaller extent harry).

dumbledore is jkr’s mouthpiece so snape willingly putting his life on the life finally makes him worthy enough for the golden club. i don’t know how to feel about that because slytherin is very obviously the house for evil people and snape did his best to rehabilitate it (very few students joined voldemort compared to slughorn’s tenure as head of house) but the idea that he finally elevated himself so that he was now good enough for gryffindor is so interesting because he did it by protecting harry who is canonically gryffindor’s heir.

that conversation says a lot about jkr. read this post about harry potter being colonial fantasy and realise snape occupies a different spot than harry. he’s not sporty or overtly brave, he’s a spy with features that might be considered ethnic. someone many years ago (i hope @deathdaydungeon can confirm or deny) said that in the old english books (from the 19th and 20th century), there’s usually an english male character who is athletic and often pursues the affection of an english woman who has a foreign suitor, usually french or from another european country. this person has greasy hair and hooked nose, etc. if this is true then dumbledore’s quote could be read as snape transcending his otherness to become worthy of standing on the same line as the heroes.

regardless there’s some form of elitism going on and without a doubt gryffindors are considered elite since they inherit the ministry and run it the ‘right’ way.

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the fact the only canon gay man in hp looked at snirius and said omg. the enemies to lovers yaoi of my dreams

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I absolutely love your art and art style! Where/how did you learn to draw? Do you have tips for someone who wants to learn digital art?

I don't really have an answer for this because since I can remember I've enjoyed drawing 😭 so it was just a process of lifelong doodling and getting better through osmosis really. but if you're learning how to draw rn don't follow my example and actually try to study anatomy, color theory etc bc it will save you a huge headache in the future 🥲 my tip for digital art is a lot of practice and learning to use the tools whatever program you have offers! brush size, pressure settings and stabilizers make a huge difference in the finished result. digital art is a pain at first but it's great when you get the hang of it

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turmoil is THEE snirius long fic but it's like. super dark, lol. for a more recent rec, trajectories of serious planets was a lot of fun, more slow burn and not quite so dark ^^ hope you have fun amiga!

I've read both and really love both 😭 the craziest turmoil situation is always the next one

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Okay not a q but I love your art so much! Im trying to learn to draw now and used your Bertram Aubrey art as a ref. It's a little wonky but I wanted to show the inspiration my work! Hopefully you don't mind this lol

hcjdjsjw that's so cute I love it 💗💗💗 I always go a little bit insane when people say they're inspired by my art, thank you sm <3

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LOVE the new-ish Sev design and LOVE that your Sirius looks older but not busted 🩷 also your Snily art is load-bearing

ohh thanks <3 tbh I think sirius is busted but he was so hot that you can't really tell 😭

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A lot of people seem to think snapexlily and petyr baelish x catelyn are parallels. since you are interested in both the works, what is your opinion on this?

I think they can be compared superficially but that's about it. they don't really have a massive fallout and baelish is way too evil for severus I think 😭

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still working on sirius' design lol (also if anyone has snirius long fics recs send them my way pls)

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finishing her chapter was like losing a child but im ok

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Baby girl after a long break from asoiaf

in my new art style too!

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To the people who filled out the commission form and didn't hear back from me, I've separated the comms into two batches so it's easier to manage :) when I finish the first batch I'll send confirmation emails to the remaining forms 😗

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I was so confused setting this up but it's here! 💗

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I really like Niki. He's one of my favorite sufferers. 🥺🔥🎻

I also rarely paint musical instruments, the last time was a two of years ago, and then it was a pipa, not a violin.

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been thinking about nicki lately. no big deal though

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the violinist’s first kill