#i believe severus snapes supremacy

[snapesmorningcoffee]

I don’t know if this made it before

[honeybee-heart]

do you have a favorite snape headcanon ?

Oh lord above I have too many actually. To name a few, him and Minerva are besties. Lucius and Narcissa see Snape as their friend perhaps trust him more than they let on with the whole blood purity thing they believe in. He got some all the time. You know death eaters had groupies, and I believe he wasn’t a virgin but never made love so too speak. That just a few but I have a million more tbh, I could never pick my favs.

[honeybee-heart]

This is how imagine Minerva is with Juliana and Severus in A Meeting of Souls. No one else knows what’s going on between them including themselves but Minerva. She ain’t blind.

Severus; "I feel like one day Minerva is just going to secretly plan my wedding to y/n without either of us knowing and she’s just going to send us an invitation when it’s all set up.

Pomona; "But you two aren’t even engaged."

Severus; "You think that’s going to stop her?"

[lilithofpenandbook]

I firmly believe that Snape 1) never believed in blood supremacy 2) was forced into the Death Eaters 3) never hurt a single person and 4) was never truly loyal to Voldemort.

Why?

Because Severus Snape is never the thing everyone thinks he is.

The entire plot of Philosopher's Stone is literally Snape not being what Harry thought he was. And every single time someone thinks he's up to no good, he's not. Even when he murdered Dumbledore and that seemed to be the surest proof of who he was, turns out that was not it at all.

He's never what he seems to be.

So his death eater past probably isn't what it's supposed to be either

[maxdibert]

do you think in his youth Snape was a racist? Not as an adult but when he was at Hogwarts and joins the DE group.

First of all, comparing the issue of blood purity to racism seems quite biased to me because racism has very different cultural roots and foundations. Racism involves quite complex factors such as colonialism or imperialism, intertwined with physical prejudices that have nothing to do with the sociopolitical context of the magical world regarding blood supremacy. Wizards have no way of knowing if someone is a Muggle-born unless that person openly references their origins. They can't look at someone and automatically discriminate against them; it doesn't work that way. There’s also no previous history of colonization, slavery, and mass genocide of Muggle communities, nor of intervening in and erasing their cultures. In fact, it's the wizards who hide from the Muggles, the wizards who have to be careful not to be discovered by Muggles, and the wizards who restrain themselves in front of Muggles. I think if Rowling was trying to make some sort of metaphor here, she failed miserably because she completely overlooked the socio-historical roots of racism. But well, Rowling is terrible at analyzing social issues and drawing conclusions about them, so I can't say I'm surprised.

Secondly, Severus is literally half Muggle. He’s not a half-blood because his parents were Muggle-borns, or because he had mixed-blood parents, or one pureblood and one Muggle-born parent. He’s half-blood because his father was a Muggle, and he grew up in a Muggle neighborhood, in a Muggle house. I don’t think it takes a genius to understand that if he feels so much disdain toward Muggles during his youth, it’s basically because to him, being Muggle is his father, it’s his crappy neighborhood, it’s his social position where he can’t even have his own clothes and has to wear his mother’s. He rejects Muggles because what he knew of the Muggle world is something he doesn’t want to have anything to do with, period. It also seems completely logical to me, given his life experience, that he would be attracted to the idea of being someone who was above his father, someone who, because he had powers, was better than that man who had ruined his childhood, and that people like him had no place in the world promised to him by the purebloods in his house. I also think it’s pretty logical and understandable that he would like the idea of having the right, just by being a wizard, to do whatever he wanted with his father and take revenge for everything he had put him through. I honestly think his affiliation with the Death Eaters, aside from the fact that he had a pathological need to be accepted somewhere after years of constant marginalization and that the idea of power attracted him since he had never had anything like it, was intrinsically motivated by the idea that in this way, he could confront his father and rid himself of his shadow once and for all. I also believe that if four cool Gryffindor kids hadn’t tormented him for years, he probably wouldn’t have fallen so easily into the rhetoric of supremacism, but that’s another topic.

What I’m getting at is that no, I don’t consider Severus to be racist. I consider him a victim of circumstances who, in a situation of vulnerability very close to social exclusion, fell into the manipulation and promises of glory that a sect offered him. He’s literally the perfect victim for that kind of group.

[ruinofchimera]

Lily’s quick retort wasn’t a ‘hurtful, isolated reaction’ that was otherwise free of systemic prejudice and not indicative of anything deeper, it was emblematic of her classism. She threw his otherness in society right back at him after he did the same to her. You can argue this is no real issue, because Lily’s prejudices aren’t going to get anyone killed, but classism is part of their dynamic from the start. It’s why she’s comfortable scapegoating him for stealing Petunia’s letter, and why she doesn’t consider that he hasn’t got the luxury of antagonising people like Mulciber. Petunia didn’t emerge from the womb looking down on Spinner’s End, she learned it from the same parents who raised Lily. She’s never more Tuney’s sister than in that moment mocking his poverty.

* it’s also relevant I think to point out that JKR has said that many purebloods would also consider halfbloods like Snape a mudblood. Bellatrix certainly doesn’t consider him as one of her kind. He can’t pass as anything other than what he is - he has a muggle name and looks like his muggle father and he’s stuck sleeping in the house of pureblood supremacy. He’s, to use a very clumsy analogy, a mixed race kid who’s been abused by his POC father and has internalised self-hatred. It’s a bit more complicated than saying Snape has political privilege and Lily is the oppressed.

In my defense, I’m a paragon of laziness, which is what kept me from spoon-feeding why exactly Lily’s so-called knee-jerk reaction constitutes participation in systematic class pressure, much like Severus’s slur does. Actually, if I had decided to explain it, I couldn’t have put it better than you did. You nailed it. So while it’s not entirely necessary, I can’t help but offer a few more examples to back up your point.

Sugar-coating Lily’s behavior certainly shows that fans overlook the complexity of classism in the series. Discrimination in the wizarding world isn’t one-dimensional—it operates on multiple levels, with poverty acting as a form of ‘otherness’ that cuts across even pure-blood lines. Rowling actually depicts how deeply ingrained class prejudice is through Ron Weasley. Ron’s pure-blood status didn’t shield him from the bullying he faced due to his family’s poverty. Despite being part of one of the oldest wizarding families, Ron is belittled and looked down upon by wealthier pure-bloods, particularly Draco Malfoy. Classism in the wizarding world operates on a nuanced level, where even pure-blood characters like the Weasleys are subject to scorn from wealthier families. We see Ron systematically oppressed by this for seven books, yet some still believe blood status is the sole axis of discrimination in Wizarding society. Isn’t that curious?

Now, I want to expand on the concept of pure-blood supremacy, which is often simplified in this fandom. As I mentioned in my previous posts, Severus Snape is, in fact, a mudblood in the eyes of the pure-blood elite. The term ‘mudblood’ doesn’t just apply to Muggle-borns; it refers to anyone whose bloodline isn’t considered ‘pure,’ especially those with close Muggle relatives. Severus’s Muggle surname only highlights his deviation from pure magical lineage in the eyes of blood purists, even if he had wanted to hide it. His ‘tainted’ blood status made him just as much a target for discrimination among pure-blood elitists, complicating the idea that Snape had political privilege.

You’ve already covered this topic perfectly, so as promised, I’ve just thrown in some extra fuel to highlight your point.

[dias-therealone]

it's not that they should kiss because I think they have a future together or should be happy together, it's that they should kiss because whatever nonsense they're going through barely qualifies as being in love and they will probably ruin each other's lives at best and be responsible for a death at worst in the next year but right now they're in a limbo of mutual obsession, infatuation and torment. it's quite possible that one of them is the worst person ever and is ruining the other person's life but that's beside the point at this exact moment

[inkyarcturus]

hii can you write part two of snape hcs 🙏💗

Of course here you go :D

Hogwarts Pre-Prank

So of course Lily and Sev end up getting their letter of acceptance. This leads to the rift between Lily and Petunia, as petunia becomes jealous over lily’s ability to do magic, getting the iconic scene of her sending a letter to Dumbledore asking to attend Hogwarts.

This is the first big fight Sev and Lily have. The first sign of troubles to come in later years.

Unfortunately, Sev doesn’t understand why this is such a big deal to Lily as Sev didn’t like Petunia in the first place. Besides the fact that Petunia mutually hates Sev for his “strangeness”, Severus dislikes her general personality and likely, for her muggleness. At this point in time, Sev has had no friends besides Lily, someone who is magical. All the muggles in the neighborhood dislike him for his lack of money and strangeness, his father despises him for his magical heritage, he has had no good experience with people who are not magical, except for Mr and Mrs Evans.

I believe the kindness of Mr and Mrs Evans is the main reason Sev doesn’t immediately fall into the blood supremacy pipeline. I do not think that Sev, at this point, was fully prejudiced against muggles, but there was definitely a small voice in his head saying, “we’ll show them one day, we’re better.” Sev is a boy quick to anger and someone who fights back in whatever way he can. This gets worse with age, inspired by people who laughs at his tears.

At this age, Sev still has a strong sense of empathy, while he may not like Petunia, he understands Lily is upset and tries to comfort her in whatever way he can. Lily doesn’t fight for long with Sev because of this.

They both get sorted in rival houses, something Sev was expecting and yet not expecting at the same time. While he hoped Lily would end up in Slytherin, I think he believed she could have ended up in any of the other three houses. Lily was quite smart and curious, was fiercely loyal and hardworking, and could be brave when it came to fighting for what she believed in.

This separation was terrifying for Sev. His first friend in a rival house, a house he was expected to hate, horrifying. Eileen likely told stories of the ruthless nature of slytherin house and the blood supremacy that plagued it, not helping his fears over the new environment.

The first person he talks to in slytherin is Lucius. He meets Avery, Mulciber, Evan, Wilhem, all his year mates, all bad influences. And so the downfall begins.

I think he spends the first three years relatively alone, going through his life being bullied by the marauders, bullied by the slytherins, and ignored by the teachers.

That doesn’t mean he does nothing of course. He’s learning during that time, learning and planning. He goes through potions text books like they’re water, he asks for as many books from his mom as physically possible.

Eileen absolutely snuck some of the books from the Princes with her when she was kicked out for marrying Tobias, quite a few of them were dark as well.

He starts experimenting, starting off small simply improving potions and then, 4th year he starts trying to make new spells.

As this happens the slytherin learn of his intelligence. Soon there’s whispers of the uses of an intelligent halfblood whose capable of brewing potions better than Slughorn or the seventh years.

Lucius has stuck to him since the beginning. As a prefect he’s able to have a good reason to know every new student, see if they would be a good fit for his lord. Therefore, he makes sure to keep a good report with everyone even if he finds them less than desirable. He’s more cunning in his youth than Draco, less spoiled and more raised for politics.

I think Narcissa is in a similar situation to Lucius. She’s prefect and watches Severus come into this new world, already thinking about how he could be. She is kinder to him than Lucius, she corrects his “mugglish” or “poor” behavior softly, unlike Lucius who thinks embarrassment is the best solution.

I think seeing Lucius and Narcissa interact with Sev while he was head boy is really the thing that slowly convinced the slytherins of his use.

God this is getting long- anyways, Lily and Sev stay close despite everything for the first three to four years. There are some highlights in those years that don’t include Lily. They come in the form of Charity, Aurora, and Remus when he’s not with the Marauders.

Severus has a track record of feeling more comfortable and safe with girls.

Ill break here and do a lil part just about those three later :,D

[ramim]

Of James and Severus; a testament of bullies:

Often in the fandom, it's brought up that James Potter was a bully and Severus Snape was the victim; nowadays it is a popular view. Which I agree and disagree to; so let's have some thoughts about who was the actual bully, who should we forgive and who was the victim! Have it in mind that my sources are books and I don't care about the movies, the fanfictions and the fandom's headcanons! Only book facts.

Here we go:

James Potter:

James Potter was a bully in his teenage years, there is no discussion in that; he often spelled and jinxed other students with no obvious reason whatsoever! We know James Potter was a bully not only from Snape's memory but also from Sirius's confirmation about it. So it's proven to all of us. But we also know that he had grown out of it in his six_seventh year in hogwarts. He then joined the order of phoenix and started fighting Voldemort (the biggest bully of all times). He fought Voldemort three times and he died the fourth time. James Potter died a hero.

These above were facts! Now:

James Potter was never a racist (in the concept of magical world, centaurs, werewolves and merpeople are race) , his friendship with Remus Lupin and his love for Lily Evans shows us that he never had any care for blood status or the nonsenses about werewolves; james potter was never mean toward anyone because who or what they were, he generally was mean, but also he was nice, since most people liked him!

James potter was not evil in any major way; he never tried to kill anyone, torture anyone, unreservedly hurt anyone or things like that.

When the time came and adulthood arrived, he became a responsible man; he never treated people the way he used to and the ones who remember him, remember him as a good man, brave and all.

His hatred for Severus Snape was always there, ever since the first year for two reason: 1) Lily's relationship with Severus; 2) Severus inclination toward dark magic...but are these to good reason to be a bully? No!

But was he a bully toward Severus in particular? My answer is...no! Because we have it as a fact that Severus as well missed no chance to spell or jinx James Potter! Bullying is not a two_sided relationship and if two people of opposite side are doing it, then it's not bullying, it's rivalry.

Have it in mind that I'm not saying james wasn't a bully! I'm saying he wasn't a bully to Severus Snape. Because they did it to eachother.

James potter never bullied again; he grew out of it. He fought for freedom and for people who was born from non-magical families. He did it even if it risked his own family.

James potter died a hero; it doesn't magically erase all the wrong he did, but he also did some good! So...

Severus Snape

Severus snape was also a bully! But from a very different background. He was the only son of a poor family which in he never saw or felt love and loved! He was a part of a racist group in school who all believe in blood supermacy, he himself only considered Lily Potter an exception; but had no qualms considering the rest of muggle-borns, mudbloods! afterwards even though Lily potter was his friend once, he joined Voldemort! The very person whose whole ideal world was based on oppression and murder against muggle-borns and those with impure blood. He then informed Voldemort of a prophecy which directly lead to the death of Lily and James Potter. Afterwards he regretted his actions and joined the order of phoenix, working for them as a spy. He saved harry's life in more than one occasion. And he died a hero.

These all above are facts; now:

Even though the fandom doesn't like to believe, Severus snape was a bully! He was in group of bullies at school who all joined Voldemort afterwards and he himself did the same.

Severus Snape was also a purist and a racist! He believed in blood supremacy untill it came back and bit him in the ass

He was also a very smart person with a brilliant mind, he was one of Voldemort trusted men and believed in the guy to the point that he informed the dark lord about the prophecy the moment he saw a treat to his lord's reign of terror!

He never cared about other people who might have gotten hurt because of his actions, he never cared untill someone he cared about got hurt because of his actions (which was foreseeable considering Lily was muggle-born)

Severus Snape never stopped being a bully. He later continued bullying children who were his students; he bullied Neville Longbottom nonstop and help the other Slytherins such as Malfoy bully the poor kid even further.

He often mocked and humiliate children like Hermione Granger with no regret and he would often side with the other bullies such as Malfoy!

After hearing the prophecy, he knew that Lord Voldemort will pursue the family who were going to be his demise! He knew that the boy in prophecy would be a one-year-old baby; but he informed Voldemort anyway! He didn't care that an innocent child would end up dead!

After realising the child in prophecy was harry potter and not Neville Longbottom, he only asked Voldemort to spare Lily's life (which Voldemort tried to do before trying to kill Harry, he gave Lily a chance to live, she didn't take it) but Severus never cared that how Lily would feel after losing her husband and child!

Severus Snape hatred toward Neville Longbottom was because it could be the Longbottoms and not Potters That were targeted by Voldemort! And that's...fucked up!

Severus Snape later risked his life to protect harry and ultimately kill Voldemort; was it because any higher cause? No! He felt guilty for his part in Lily's death and he wanted revenge against Voldemort.

He worked as a spy for the order, he then became Dumbledore trusted man and then he was killed by Voldemort so Voldemort could gain the ownership of the elder wand

Severus Snape was a bully, never stopped being a bully, never cared for anything out of his own feelings and his own regrets. He died a hero, but does it magically erase all the thing he did? No!

Severus Snape was not a good person, he was a gray character. Yes he was played by Alan Rickman, a very good actor who I loved but just because he was played by a loveable actor, doesn't mean he was good and nice and oh such a sweet innocent baby!

It is a simple matter.

Between a teenage bully who later grew out of it and started fighting for a good cause and teenage bully who later became a part of a terrorist organisation and then became a grown adult who liked to bully children and never actually cared for the life of others; the choice is obvious.

James Potter had always been a better man.

And it is a fact.

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P.s: To all the angry people, I said what I said and I meant it😂 not gonna answer anything because it's obvious, the rest is up to you.

[fresiants]

As much as I love Severus and Lily's friendship, I couldn't help but realise how toxic they were together. Their inability to understand each other in The Prince's Tale is honestly astonishing.

The fact that many Snaters are labeling Severus as "obsessive and controlling" for simply wanting Lily to stay away from the Marauders is baffling to me. As someone who has experienced bullying, I would be devastated if my best friend ever became close to, let alone defended, any of my bullies. Him wanting Lily to keep her distance from the Marauders and to stop defending them were not unreasonable requests, and he had every right to feel hurt by her actions.

The same can be said for Lily. She had every right to feel hurt when Severus chose to befriend Mulciber and co who believe in blood supremacy and openly looked down on Muggleborns. These two experienced discrimination and bullying yet still failed to see each others' point of view. Still failed to put themselves in each others' shoes.

I mean, take a look at this scene :

"We are, Sev, but I don't like some of the people you're hanging round with! I'm sorry, but I detest Avery and Mulciber! Mulciber! What do you see in him, Sev, he's creepy! D'you know what he tried to do to Mary MacDonald the other day?" Lily had reached a pillar and leaned against it, looking up into the thin, sallow face.

"That was nothing," said Snape. "It was a laugh, that's all —"

"It was Dark Magic, and if you think that's funny —"

And this :

“They don’t use Dark Magic, though.” She dropped her voice. “And you’re being really ungrateful. I heard what happened the other night. You went sneaking down that tunnel by the Whomping Willow, and James Potter saved you from whatever’s down there— ”

Snape’s whole face contorted and he spluttered, “Saved? Saved? You think he was playing the hero? He was saving his neck and his friends’ too! You’re not going to— I won’t let you— ”

Why was it necessary for these two to make excuses for these people? When they know goddamn well their best friend was effected by these people's actions.

Who the fuck cares if James Potter and Sirius Black had never use a single dark magic? They still use bunch of harmful spells to attack people. And given all the relentless bullying that Snape suffered from James and the others, he wasn't under any obligation to feel grateful to James for "saving" him that night.

It's also baffling that Severus found Mulciber's behavior amusing, given that he himself had experienced bullying firsthand. I feel like they need a third party to get involved and help them understand each others' point of view in order to keep their friendship from crumbling apart. Smh.

[moonlightdancer26]

You know how people say Harry and Draco suffered the same? I don’t like that I actually like the concept of them being complete opposite.

Like we know Draco is. Rich spoiled pureblood who from a very young age knew where he belonged, who he represented and what he wanted.

Unlike Harry who grew with nothing of that, not even a single friend.

Even the headcaon of snape being Draco godfather is like a slap to Harry’s face, like not only is this kid experiencing parental love but his godfather is present and cares for him to the point of putting himself in deaths arms to protect him, and maybe to be a little angsty Harry is jealous, because the first thing his godfather did was go after the murder instead of taking care and making sure he’s ok and keeping him with him instead of letting rage get the best of him and getting himself in Azkaban.

Moral of my babbling is, I love those panels, the comparisons and envy, for even Draco sometimes envy Harry for things Harry wouldn’t even consider a pleasing.

Oh believe me, as a thriving Draco fan, I’ve seen that claim many times before. Though I gotta say, I may be a fan of Draco, but I am a DEFENDER of my boy Potter. 🙏🏼

I don’t believe their upbringing or trauma is in any way comparable. Draco’s issue is that he was misguided and was pretty much primed to hate muggleborns. A lot of people like to say “oh but Sirius was raised in the same way and he didn’t turn out like Draco” as a way to say there’s no reason to sympathise with Draco, but the difference between him and Sirius is that Draco was loved. His family adored him, he was spoiled rotten and his parents would kill for him, so he would obviously look up to them and share their beliefs. Sirius, on the other hand, hated his parents and was abused by his mother (and his father, I reckon his father was rather negligent, which is a form of abuse), so he definitely took it upon himself to position himself as far away from their beliefs and opinions as he could. Again, there’s no excuse for being a blood-prejudiced hoe like Draco, but I don’t think it’s wrong to say “hey, maybe if his loving parents were actually good people and didn’t believe in pureblood supremacy, he could’ve lived a regular life and became a better person.” Anywayyy sorry for getting off-topic but it’s probs been like 2 years since I talked about Draco on this blog 💀 I feel like only my old followers know how much I love him because of how rarely I talk about him now lmao.

Back to the main point, I also agree with you, I just enjoy the idea of Draco and Harry being opposites whilst sharing similar parallels but being too blind in each other’s hatred to ever realise it. I can see some similarities between them, but let’s face it, they’re more opposites than they are twins.

and maybe to be a little angsty Harry is jealous, because the first thing his godfather did was go after the murder instead of taking care and making sure he’s ok and keeping him with him instead of letting rage get the best of him and getting himself in Azkaban.

That’s true ig 😭 I honestly have mixed feelings on the idea of Snape being Draco’s godfather, I personally believe it kinda ruins their relationship, bc I think Snape cared for Draco simply because 1. he (Draco) was the son of someone who took Severus under his wing, and it was Sev’s way of expressing gratitude 2. he saw how misguided Draco was and, considering how misguided Sev was at Draco’s age, he felt obligated to protect and assist him [+ Draco pretty much had no one in HBP; his father was in Azkaban, his mother was at home, and Crabbe and Goyle were no good. He lacked a parental figure in his life who could point him in the right direction. Severus also never had that when he was growing up, so I can’t help but think that Severus, as an adult and a Professor, wanted to be there for Draco and saw a part of himself in him because he knew what it felt like to have no one]. And it honestly just seems like a cliche trope, but I also like imagining a scenario where Lucius asks Severus to be Draco’s godfather and Sev is so moved by the offer that he couldn’t even bring himself to respond 🥹

Moral of my babbling is, I love those panels, the comparisons and envy, for even Draco sometimes envy Harry for things Harry wouldn’t even consider a pleasing.

1. I will definitely be using “Moral of my babbling,” tyvm 2. Same, I can imagine Draco harbouring resentment towards Harry for having such genuine friendships and so many people at Hogwarts who care about him.

[snapesmorningcoffee]

i but i am

miss you dead

[soliloqueeer]

13 Questions Every Harry Potter Fan Should Be Able To Answer

Question 1: Which house do you belong to?

Ravenclaw. I'm curious, creative and introverted. But I would also be happy in Hufflepuff since I am, at the end of the day, baby.

Question 2: Which Deathly Hallow would you choose?

If I'm being honest with myself probably the stone, to have one final conversation with my mother who recently, and very suddenly, passed away.

If that hadn't happened then I would've chosen the invisibility cloak because I love the idea of not being perceived.

Question 3: Which Character do you have a (not so) secret crush on?

Interesting question. I had to pick someone compliant with their characterization in the books then I'd probably say I'm most attracted to Tonks or Sirius, or the Weasley twins. But if you saw my AO3 history you'd think Tom Riddle.

Question 4: What are your Indepth and controversial thoughts on Severus Snape?

I think that Severus is a very tragic character. He came from poverty, was abused and neglected by his parents. The only person to ever show him kindness was Lily. He was canonically ugly, weird, and had bad hygiene. He was bullied by two classist Gryffindors and craved power and vengence which led him down a dark path. He died a hero who was courageous and self-sacrificing but I don't think she-who-shall-not-be-named wrote a convincing enough redemption story, especially not one in which the hero would give one of his son's Severus's name. He was still a wholly miserable person who was stuck in the past and verbally abused the child of his former nemesis for six years.

My controversial thoughts surrounding Snape was that he was first and foremost a genius - a potions prodigy who literally crafted his own spells as a teenager.

There was an unequal power dynamic between Severus and the Marauders. He was a dirt poor half-blood and they were rich purebloods. There was never any equal footing between them and as much as he participated in the feud, it was always in retaliation to their cruelty. (I can say this without bashing Sirius and James as all people contain multitudes).

I also don't believe Severus was a bigot. I think there's a good chance he hated muggles, as a result of the abuse from his father, but I he was too smart to buy into the idea of blood supremacy when he, a half-blood, was smarter than most of his pureblood peers. And when Lily, a muggleborn, was at the top of their class.

One of the more controversial headcanons I have is that Severus was recruited into becoming a Deatheater, not because he believed in their agenda but because he was allured by the promise of power, influence and vengeance. I believe he probably moved up high in the ranks after graduating Hogwarts because he was cunning, ambitious, and committed to proving himself and gaining Voldemort's respect. I also believe during his time as a Deatheater he most likely had to commit horrible acts of violence and cruelty, and that while Severus does have a sadistic streak (one that gives him the allusion of power), he does not wish suffering upon innocent people. He probably dealt with these peforming these acts by compartmentalizing his responsibiltiies as a Deatheater and using occlumancy.

One final thing I want to add is that I don't think Severus was obsessed with Lily in a 4Chan, incel sort of way (in fact, he kind of gives off ace vibes). In my opinion, Lily was the only person to ever give him love, kindness and compassion, and while he was in love with her, he was above all else, completely wracked with guilt over being responsible for telling Voldemort about the prophecy. He agrees to protect Harry because he feels indebted to her until the day he dies.

Question 5: Who, In your Opinion, Is more evil: Voldemort or Dolores Umbridge.

What a funny question. The first thing that comes to mind for me is Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and the discourse in 2015-17 about which politician was worse. Voldemort (like Trump) is honest about who is is and what he stands for (self-interest and accumulating power). Alternatively Umbridge (like Clinton) tries to create the perception that she is good and righteous.

Umbridge represents the banaltiy of evil. She's sadistic and abusive, even towards children -all while wearing a polite smile on her face. She has the same vibe as a Catholic nun who abuses people in the name of god, and for Umbridge it was about the rule of law.

However, Voldemort's evil can't even be measured on the same scale. He's a meglomaniac eugenicst willing to purge the world of things he deems inferior to him. He was inspired by dictators like Hitler and Stalin.

It's far easier to hate Umbridge because she's not honest about who she is, and we've met a figure of authority who's exactly like her. Voldemort by all accounts and purposes, was far more powerful, influential and destructive, but too grandiose to relate to.

Question 6: Which death in the series is the most heartbreaking?

Sirius, Fred, Remus, but especially Fred. It was cruel to take him away from George. I think it would've been more satisfying if Percy, as a way to redeem himself to his family, sacrificed himself to save his brother during the Battle of Hogwarts.

Question 7: What Quidditch position would you play?

I wouldn't. I'd probably be in the stands or take advantage of the school being empty and fuck around in the empty castle all day.

Question 8: What Wizarding Career would you pursue?

Probably a teacher or academic/Unspeakable as I love research. That or someone who paints the magical portraits.

Question 9: Which book in the series is you favourite?

PoA was always my favourite as a kid because I really loved Lupin's character, and hearing about the Marauders. The time-turner plot gives me an eyeroll now but the climax is still one of the most thrilling to me. We also got a taste of Powerful Harry, which actually never came to fruition, but I really loved the idea that Harry was a very exceptional wizard who was coming into his powers and not just an every-man character.

Question 10: Who should have ended up together? Hermione/Ron or Hermione/Harry?

Hermione/Harry if it was developed earlier on. The author explained that Ron/Hermione was something she pigeonholed herself into in the first two books but later regretted it. I think canonically, Harry and Hermione are like siblings, but if their relationship was developed after PoA then it would've been really satisfying to see.

Question 11: Have you read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?

No. Never will.

Question 12: Was Dumbledore a Hero or a Villain?

A hero. His plan worked in the end, as convoluted it may have been. I don't see Dumbledore as an all-good Santa-Claus-Grandpa character like his die-hard fans do, but I also don't see him as a chess-player villian twirling his moustache from the shadows.

I used to really hate Dumbledore because of how secretive he was. It was absolutely insane for him to have put Harry on that wild goose chase with such little information and it was a miracle they won the war at all.

At the end of the day, I think he was a man that feared having too much power due to the mistakes he made in his youth when he was hungry for it. He influenced things from the sidelines because he knew he was imperfect. He made mistakes all the time, and owned up to them, and if he was all-powerful those mistakes would have much graver consequences.

He loved Harry, in the end, and did not want to see him in that mess, but had the pressure of saving the world on his shoulders.

Question 13: Who is the real Hero of the Story? Harry Potter or Neville Longbottom?

Seems like a redundant question to me, but perhaps there's discourse around it I'm not aware of.

Harry is. But he doesn't carry that tile alone.

[dhr-ao3]

An Augurey in the Rain

An Augurey in the Rain https://ift.tt/IbDkhWu by bronzemountain What if there were three boys for whom the prophecy could have applied? What if Hermione's background was not what it seemed? What if Regulus didn't actually die in 1979? What if the magic of love was more important than we were led to believe? A retelling of the series we know so well. Starts to deviate from canon during Fourth Year. **** “Has Dumbledore told you why I defected?” Snape asked him suddenly. “He didn’t need to,” Reg replied. “I was here that night as well, and I heard the prophecy in its entirety.” He noticed a morose grimace on Severus' face. “He’s after Lily. What am I to do?” his friend asked with desperation in his voice. “We protect them. Lily isn’t the only one who delivered a son in July. Felicia also gave birth to a son. Alice Longbottom as well.” He took Severus’ other shoulder with his free hand so that he was clutching him with both hands. “You listen to me, Severus Snape. We will protect the women we love, and we will watch over their children. We owe them that much. Sev nodded, and Regulus could see the unshed tears in his eyes. “We protect them,” he repeated. “We protect them,” Severus agreed. Words: 2475, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M Characters: Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Regulus Black, Draco Malfoy, Edgar Bones, Original Prewett Characters (Harry Potter), Prewett Family (Harry Potter), Bones Family (Harry Potter), Black Family (Harry Potter), Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Albus Dumbledore, Molly Weasley, Arthur Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Susan Bones, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Viktor Krum, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, Fabian Prewett, Gideon Prewett (Harry Potter), Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Antonin Dolohov, Augustus Rookwood, Bellatrix Black Lestrange, Andromeda Black Tonks, Ted Tonks, Nymphadora Tonks, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Theodore Nott, Blaise Zabini, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, Pansy Parkinson, Tracey Davis (Harry Potter), Runcorn | Classmate of Harry Potter, Millicent Bulstrode, Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood Relationships: Hermione Granger & Harry Potter & Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger & Harry Potter, Hermione Granger & Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley, Edgar Bones/Original Female Character(s), Lucius Malfoy/Narcissa Black Malfoy, Arthur Weasley/Molly Weasley Additional Tags: Fluff, Angst, Slow Burn, Pureblood Culture (Harry Potter), Pureblood Hermione Granger, Blood Purity Prejudice & Pureblood Supremacy (Harry Potter), POV Hermione Granger, BAMF Hermione Granger, Hermione Granger-centric, Pining Draco Malfoy, POV Draco Malfoy, Good Draco Malfoy, Good Narcissa Black Malfoy, Supportive Narcissa Black Malfoy, BAMF Narcissa Black Malfoy, Black Family Drama (Harry Potter), Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Not Canon Compliant, Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter), Hermione Granger & Harry Potter Friendship, POV Ginny Weasley, POV Multiple via AO3 works tagged 'Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy' https://ift.tt/n72eOUl December 05, 2024 at 12:01AM

[vajazzly]

thinking some thoughts about lily and sirius besties......

bc i think lily when she was young was very .... hmm not necessarily very confident in herself, i think her lasting friendship with severus really was bringing her down, being in such a manipulative friendship, and like, she has a hard time even really accepting that james has feelings for her even though it was probably fairly obvious - and i think a large part of her not accepting his feelings or even believing they were real was because he was a pureblood, and popular, loud, etc. like, the marauders in general are kind of intimidating from the outside - incredibly close, fairly well known around school, reckless - and snape had instilled in her for years that she was lesser than for being muggleborn and that the marauders were scary bullies because they stood up to snapes blood supremacy. he literally isolated her from who shouldve been her friends (in her year and house) because they were mean to him FOR VERY GOOD REASONS.

and then of course lily has enough of snape and friend-dumps him, and realizes slowly that like - the marauders arent actually these scary bullies, and of course theyve matured a lot as well, and i think at that point she had figured out that remus really was a werewolf and that all of those boys she thought were so mean were PROTECTING him! and of course sirius is intimidating to her - hes from a notoriously conservative pureblood family, hes effortlessly talented, he does not give a fuck about anything or anyone unless he (rarely) decides to, he sort of maybe tried to kill snape that one time - but hes also like, actually really sweet, as she finds out, and she can talk to him about her problems with her sister because he GETS it, and it turns out yes he WOULD like her to put some eyeliner on him, thank you very much, and he'll listen to muggle music with her in silence for HOURS, and even though hes a pureblood he doesnt think any less of her for being muggleborn, in fact he thinks its SO COOL that she knows how to use the train and the telephone and would she teach him to drive?

and for him like. he really wants to like lily because james obviously likes her SO MUCH, but hes so wary because shes friends with snape, until she dumps snapes greasy ass and starts standing up for herself, and of course he knew she was smart but oh my GOD shes clever, and interesting, and she knows all this cool muggle stuff and doesnt think its weird that he wants to try on her skirts or learn how to do his makeup because if freddie mercury and bowie are doing it then why cant he, and quickly he realizes that lily isnt someone who sympathizes with blood supremacy to protect herself like he thought - shes just someone with the same kind of intense loyalty he has with his own friends, just directed for a long time at the wrong person.

like their friendship is SO sweet, and i think kind of healing for both of them, because sirius is so afraid that hes subconsciously absorbed all of those awful blood supremacist things he was taught and so much wants to learn about the muggle world, and lily is working through all of the self-hatred snape instilled in her for being muggleborn, and they both have difficult relationships with their families that most of their friends cant really relate to. and they can sit around and giggle about boys and do their makeup and listen to muggle records and learn from each other and god theyre just so sweet!!!

[saintsenara]

Snape/Fenrir Greyback ; Snape/Grindelwald

thank you very much for the ask, anon!

fenrir greyback/severus snape

answered here - spoiler alert... i back it.

gellert grindelwald/severus snape

so, my view of grindelwald is coloured by the fact that i've never seen any of the fantastic beasts films - and i don't intend to change that any time soon - but i think you could imagined snape being interested in him, much as he's interested in voldemort, since his aims are canonically rooted in magic-supremacy and in expanding the boundaries of magic.

by which i mean, it's clear that snape gets hooked so easily by what voldemort's selling because it promises him a chance of transcending the barriers to advancement he faces in a class- and lineage-obsessed society on the strength of his magical talent. it's also clear that voldemort validates and encourages his desire to explore and create magic outside of the disciplinary norms which govern it - something dumbledore canonically does not.

this doesn't mean that his blood-supremacy isn't sincere - clearly, he wants to subjugate and punish men like his father, as well as the witches who stay with them - but that, unlike characters like regulus black or draco malfoy, he doesn't find it appealing to believe that voldemort's aim is an oligarchy with those from old pureblood families in charge.

if grindelwald is offering the same... then snape's in. and, since he does seem to have a bit of a crush on both lucius and narcissa malfoy in canon, we can definitely say he'd go for a blonde...