#severus as alastor

[slyther-bi]

Sirius is about to throw hands with Severus🤭

And poor Regulus has no clue at all (Reg wears green to match Severus) 🤭🤭🤭🤭

[writteninlunarlight-years]

How do you guys do the different fonts, symbols and colors?

I understand people will message me or leave notes saying, "Gurl, how do you not know?"

I am genuinely curious, though. My aesthetic is definitely moons, stars, and varying shades of green and yellow. I would love to implement that more in my stories and posts.

The Tumblr gurus, please assist me in figuring this out. I will be forever thankful!

[kitgeometri]

dumbledore in muggle clothes: ver.2, ver.3.

[potterwatchsblog]

People like to speculate on what the series might have been like if Neville was "The Chosen One" instead of Harry.

Well, he was.

Harry was chosen by Lord Voldemort for their own private war.

But by taking away his parents, Bellatrix and the other Death Eaters chose Neville to fight them.

While Harry was off fighting Lord Voldemort with no one to protect or think about except Ron and Hermione, Neville was battling for the soul of Hogwarts with the entire student body as potential collateral damage.

While Harry was alone in the forest, Neville was at Hogwarts fighting the Death Eaters with Dumbledore's Army, the Order of the Phoenix, and the remnants of their families to worry about.

Note:- Harry was chosen for a solo mission. Neville was chosen to lead an army. ❤️

Tag All The Harry Potter Fans ❤️

[chwduplemon]

“Is anyone going to bother telling me what the Order of the Phoenix— ?”

↳ The Order of the Phoenix: Dumbledore’s #dream team

[ace7librarian]

They should make a show like monster high or ever after high about the children of Tumblr sexyman.

Sexyman high.

The prom king and queen are the children of sans and reigen. Alastor's child is responsible for like, school radio. The onceler's child is a fashionista. Mega mind's child is emo. Bill's child is a prankster. THE HEADMASTER IS FREAKING SNAPE.

[grangerdangerous]

HP characters as tweets (pt. 5)

[ilrew]

Harry potter fan arts ≧◠ᴥ◠≦✊

[biancathebrawler]

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Ok! So these are technically my favourite crushes I’ve had… I have more… expect those deserve to never see the light of day by the public😭 anyway! Pls enjoy :3

My type in women: brave, independent, glamorous, badass.

My type in men: I want them looking like they walked out of a fuckin gutter.

Plus I just love this new audio :3

[moonlightdancer26]

“Oh yeah?” said Moody quietly, limping forward a few steps, the dull clunk of his wooden leg echoing around the hall. “Well, I know your father of old, boy. . . . You tell him Moody’s keeping a close eye on his son . . . you tell him that from me. . . . Now, your Head of House’ll be Snape, will it?”


“Yes,” said Malfoy resentfully.

“Another old friend,” growled Moody. “I’ve been looking forward to a chat with old Snape. . . . Come on, you. . .”

And he seized Malfoy’s upper arm and marched him off toward the dungeons.

After finding out that Moody was actually Barty Crouch Jr. in disguise, I’ve always found the line “old friend” curious whenever I do my annual reread of the series. What he said might actually be true since Barty was a disguised Death Eater and not the real Moody who was speaking. Barty was 2 years younger than Snape and they both became DEs later on, so they definitely must’ve known each other. I have a headcanon that they were decent friends during their time at school, but after Snape “turned spy for the Order” and was declared free of all charges, Barty either thought he betrayed Voldemort or (if Snape was still on Voldemort’s side) that he was a coward for pretending to have turned good rather than proudly announcing his loyalty to Voldemort. We know Barty thought lowly of the Death Eaters who lied their way out of Azkaban (Lucius is a prime example), so that might’ve been part of the reason as to why Fake!Moody was so vindictive towards Snape in their scenes together.

Additionally, when Fake!Moody revealed himself, Harry noticed that there were three images in the Foe glass that were gradually becoming more distinct. A little before the door was broken down, Harry recognised the people in the glass as Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape. Which not only proves that Snape was in fact a good guy, but also confirms that Barty considered him an enemy. I personally think that when Fake!Moody referred to Severus (Lucius too) as “an old friend,” he meant it as “former friend,” since Snape was at one point a loyal Death Eater. Thoughts?

[slyther-bi]

Severus and Lily as Rosie and Alastor

I have zero explanation for this, it simply happened.

[casasupernovas]

sirius says in 'the goblet of fire' that as far as he knows, snape was never accused of being a death eater.

which i suppose answers my previous question about who knew. it makes sense that karkaroff's confession stayed within the ministry because he was trying to lessen his sentence, so if word got out of who it was he was accusing, what's to stop them trying to find an alibi or something.

it also proves my other point i said about lily staying loyal to snape despite their friendship ending. she clearly never told anyone he was, or at least aiming to be one. and it also confirms that snape being a death eater was not the reason james, sirius, peter and remus bullied him. because they didn't know.

james bullied snape because he was too close to lily, sirius bullied snape because he was the walking definition of everything sirius hated, peter egged it on because he is a follower, and remus didn't stop it because he was a coward 🤷🏾‍♀️.

[nioumin-draw]

New illustration for @moncour

And the fanfiction "And I'm home"

[potterwatchsblog]

Today 63 Years Ago On 10th March 1960:- Remus John Lupin Was Born 🎂

Facts About Remus Lupin:-

First:- He Was The Best Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor.

Second:- He Was Turned Into A Werewolf Out Of Revenge.

Third:- Remus Lupin Hated His Patronus.

Fourth:- Remus Lupin Was Awarded The Order Of Merlin, First Class.

Note:- He Was The Third Person To Take Lord Voldemort's Name Openly. (First Was Albus Dumbledore And Other Was Harry.)

Happy Birthday Remus John Lupin ❤️🎂

[classicaltragedys-blog]

My favorite Evan Rosier and Snape head canon is that he figured out Snape was a spy. And told Snape and gave Snape an opportunity to come clean to Voldemort before he ratted him out because in his weird way he thought of Snape as a friend. And Snape told Albus he was caught he gave Albus details about Evan’s so that Alastor would corner Evan. And he held out hope that maybe Evan wouldn’t resist arrest and he wouldn’t be killed but it was just wishful thinking and he knew it. So he lived with the guilt that he killed a bad person that was his friend killed for the greater good and a good person’s life and it was for nothing since Lily died. 

[ashesandhackles]

Fic recs

Other Women and of Purer Blood by @saintsenara

Summary: Narcissa is adrift, rattling around Malfoy Manor, when an equally lonely man comes into her lonely life.

Thoughts: I have been wanting a story that contextualises the sexual charge and familiarity we see between Snape and Narcissa in Spinner's End for ages (canon compliant, that is) and this story is a lovely backstory to that. It also captures Snape in transition: Snape still ironing out his northern accent, how his movements are still spider-like. He is in the process of becoming the adult Snape we see in canon: whose speeches are a performance, and how he irons out the awkwardness of his movements in adulthood.

Excerpt:

Snape looks completely wrong in the flowery bower where Dobby has set out tea. His sallow awkwardness seems to repel the summer, even though Narcissa suspects he must be baking in his layers of shabby black robes. 

He doesn’t have the fine manners of the sort of person who normally comes to tea with the Malfoys. He eats quickly, and slurps his tea, and looks at the cakes with the greedy eyes of a boy who isn’t used to treats. Lucius would be disgusted, to have a greasy half-blood at his table spraying crumbs everywhere. She imagines the expression of horrified confusion on his pointy face and giggles.

Snape immediately goes scarlet and puts down his tea-cup.

In Infinite Remorse of Soul by @perverse-idyll

Summary: Albus Dumbledore never makes the same mistake twice. Certainly not in love.

Thoughts: My very first Snumbledore, which is a frightening meditation on the very vast power dynamics between Snape and Dumbledore from the hilltop scene in Deathly Hallows and expanding the very personal reaction Dumbledore had towards the wayward young Death Eater. Perverse Idyll is among the best writers in the fandom, brimming with words and fantastic imagery that just stays with you.

Excerpt:

"My boy," Albus says almost kindly, because kindness is something that mystifies his young servant. Severus' eyes dart upwards, apprehensive, accusing, and Albus can see the darkness inside the boy clawing to reach him. Guilt calling to guilt.

The moment quivers and thins until he judges that Severus has had enough and is about to rebel. A harsh rasp draws his attention. He looks down at the bruised, blackened fingernail scraping across stone.

"My boy," he sighs. "You never fail to disgust me."

The ritual word strikes Severus down. His obstinate body shrinks, wings of hair flapping forward to shut his scowling face from view.

To Build A Home by @mblematic

Summary: 1978-1981: Sirius stumbles on something in the woods, Sirius and Remus stumble into each other, everyone stumbles into the war.

Thoughts: First War hijinks, dysfunctional Wolfstar - I was fed! I cannot rave enough about the gorgeous, subtle writing of relationships (the author really captures this raw, visceral vulnerability between two friends who are attracted to each other and how it explodes in heightened tension of war) and there is some fantastic world building and mirroring. Excerpt: Later, Sirius would remember almost everything from this night with crystal clarity except the sky, which in reality was clouded but in his memory would be open, star-studded, expansive and unknowable as the future. He’d remember, correctly, that the wolf was different than it had been at Hogwarts. He’d remember the restless, brutal, snarling fury, all of it undercut with a fear so intense it had its own meaty weight. The night took Sirius by surprise and he spent the whole long stretch of it trying to put himself back on track, trying to reacquaint himself with the wolf, and trying to convince them both that they remembered each other. At one point he found himself literally between Remus’ jaws, helpless and pliant, mewling like a supplicant. This, too, he would remember for the rest of his life. 

Second Life by Cassandra, nwhiker Summary: What happens when two men are given a second chance.

Thoughts: I finally got around to reading one of the most recommended Snirius fics out there. Beautiful, understated, deeply emotional - the authors take you on a journey with the two of them post war. It also feels....old?? As in, the kind of perspective this fic has is the perspective of someone in late 30s (which both Snape and Sirius are in this fic, post war). There is a fragile, "who else will understand what our generation went through?" running through the vein of this fic.

Excerpt:

It was like walking into a tiny garden in the tropics, and he was reminded of some of the places he'd visited while on the run after his escape from Azkaban. There were hundreds of plants, most of them unfamiliar, and a large table was filled with orchids. There was a tree, which turned out to be a frangipani, its white flowers soft and sweet. A delicate white flower with an exquisite fragrance that Snape said was bouvardia. Along one wall were plants Sirius recognised from Potions classes, wolfsbane and asphodel, wormwood and sopohorous, a shrivelfig tree, and others he'd seen but didn't know the names of.

"I'm not supposed to have them," Snape said.

Sirius turned to him. Snape was staring down an orchid, brushing planting mix from the edge of its pot.

Al Aaraaf by eldritcher

Summary: There is a place between heaven and hell.

Thoughts: An unsettling, poetic horror fic featuring a grieving Walburga Black. The whole fic is structured like a poem, with rhythm and repetition and metaphor shining through.

Excerpt:

He had her face. He had her scowl. He had her loathsome, loathing heart that mourned and loved. Hell dwelled in him, as a warm and heartful thing calved of mother.

The last of earth's make she held was son. His hands were placed in prayerful clasp over her belly.

The lamb in her was of Tartary, born of son fed and killed with milk and honey, birthed of widow's mourning.

"It is all right," Sirius said, and held her to him as if she weren't damned.

Runaway Boys by Delphi

Summary: Severus dreams of pirates, and Lily closes the nursery window. Thoughts: I'm not sure if I have recommended this fic before, but I am recommending it again, just in case. This is a wonderfully strange coming of age, a tale of puberty told in dreams/ fantasies featuring Snape and Captain Hook. Excerpt:

"Severus S—" He cuts himself off and then tentatively amends: "Prince. Severus Prince."

It's a better name, he's decided. His new friends at school know the Princes, but they've never heard of any Snapes.

"That is a fine name, Mr. Prince," the man says. "As for me, I am Captain James Hook."

A large hand extends into the branches, and after a moment, Severus carefully leans down and shakes it.

"Pleased to meet you," Severus says.

"Are those friends of yours?" the captain asks, nodding towards the neighbouring island, where the boys are now riding wild ponies bareback, jousting with each other using lances made of hollow reeds.

Severus shrugs. Of course, he thinks, the man would rather know them.

Note: Please check the pairings and tags in each of these fics and keep in mind your own triggers :)