#snape defence

[fresiants]

Lmao, someone on Reddit wrote that they would probably simp for Severus if they were to enter the Harry Potter universe, and people in the comment section really went out of their way to disprove OP's attraction by listing his 'unattractive features.' Just wait till they see how thirsty Snape fans are on Tumblr.

[syndromealice-blog]

Cuties🤧 

When I think that I don’t have any progress, I redraw

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[fresiants]

To be fair, most Marauders fans belong to the Marauders fandom that is separate from the general Harry Potter fandom. Interestingly, I've discovered that a significant number of them have never actually read the original canon, which I find amusing because they criticize Severus for his actions in the canon while turning a blind eye to the shortcomings of their favorite characters.

I believe the most troublesome type of Marauders stans are those who dismiss and make excuses for the sexual assault and bullying. If you can't acknowledge the fact that your favorite characters have flaws and can be terrible individuals, do you truly even like them to begin with? All I see is these fans transforming these characters into completely different people just to suit their aesthetic, which is fine. I'm totally cool with those who want distance themselves from the canon and create their own OCs, but it's unfair to solely criticize ONE character for their actions in the canon while simultaneously ignoring the mistakes made by other problematic characters like James Potter and Sirius Black.

Bruh I hate people who glorify the mauraders and villainize Snape 💀

Like, if you hate Snape for bullying, hate the Mauraders too for bullying.

The Mauraders are basically those kids who peaked in highschool/college.

I had the urge to write this cuz I just saw a edit about how Remus is better because he doesn't traumatize children and the fact that Neville's boggart is Snape.

Like, I feel bad for Neville, but glorifying a person who, in maximum, bullied someone too, in minimum was just a bystander, is worse.

Don't get me wrong, my favourite Maurader is Remus all the way, but I don't put him on a pedestal.

I like Snape too, but I don't justify his bullying of children. In fact, I dislike that part of him

The Harry Potter fandom is really nasty 💀 Not everyone though

[hufflepuffz]

[severussnapemylove]

“Neville’s Boggart was Snape!!!!!”

And Newt Scamander’s Boggart was a piece of office furniture. Your point?

[danadiadea]

The fact that Severus calls Lily "Potter" when referring to her during their argument with Albus is so underrated. When Severus first comes to Dumbledore, he calls her "Evans", which is super logical – he knew her as Evans for all his life, they didn't speak after she got married and he is greatly shaken emotionally, so even without the trauma James caused him would be a reasonable choice. Also, not wanting to refer to your abuser is valid. But later, Severus specifically calls her Lily Potter. With all the previous reasons still standing, it should have been a conscious commitment on his side to respect that decision of hers, even though it hurt him deeply and wasn't empathetic towards him in the slightest. And still he chose to honour it after her death, on his own volition, just because he thought it was right.

And people have the audacity to say he was hateful towards women and obsessed with Lily. This man is an ultimate green flag.

[fandomfrenzy97]

With 20 days remaining, I finally managed to unlock Professor Snape as a potential Quidditch player. While he may not have played for Slytherin during his school years, I’d like to think that he could have made brutal Beater or maybe a sly, ensnaring Seeker, given his precision when it comes to the art of potion making. 🧪🐍

Flying onwards, while I continue levelling up, I’m gonna collect as many Winged Keys as I can until the event ends 🗝️🗝️🗝️🗝️

[scamanderishredmayniac]

Snapetober 2024-Day 2: Garden!

This is for the Snapetober challenge set by @superfallingstars

A headcannon AU where Snape has a garden of waterlilies somewhere on the black lake in a hidden part away from the prying eyes of the students. I imagine the lake to be quite big, and he has a charm put over it so no one can see it. I imagine he goes down there to sometimes pick one of the lilies to keep in his office, to remind him of Lilly and for him to look at, since he can’t look out at the lake from the dark dungeons. He’d plant a whole water garden of them on the black lake.

[seriousbrat]

This is my personal opinion on the prank and Sev’s relationship with the Marauders and I’d love to hear your thoughts because you like both James and Sev.

I don’t think the Marauders ever cared for it, not even Remus, he only felt sorry for himself but he didn’t care for Sev. I think for Sev it was the day he learned for certain who he was to other people, how much his life mattered or the lack of its significance, I’m not gonna lie this is one of the reasons I hate when Sev forgives the marauders in ffs, not just because he’d never do it but because no matter how much Sev hates them they quite literally have no sympathy for him, his circumstances, his life, the sacrifices he’s made or have they actually acknowledged any wrongdoing. Sev needs to be the bigger man to them even though neither Remus or Sirius care about him, nor have they gone out of their way to make sure his good health while Severus has (reluctantly) done so for both multiple times.

hmm, I guess I somewhat agree! James didn't save Sev out of sympathy imo, rather out of an understanding that it was wrong no matter who it happened to. And I'm sure all of the Marauders blamed Sev in part for the prank, because after all it was his obsession with exposing Remus's secret that led him down there. Since clearly Dumbledore's intervention was the only thing stopping Severus from exposing Remus and likely getting him kicked out of school, I doubt that would have won him any points with James and certainly not with Remus.

I don't think Sev needs to be the bigger man to them! And, in general, he isn't. lol. Like outing Lupin as a werewolf is fairly petty and vengeful, as is mistreating an innocent 11 year old child, not that I care lol iconic Snape behaviour, but he very clearly never puts his feelings for the Marauders aside, he just grudgingly does what he has to because his mission is more important. And Severus understands that. I don't think he would have forgiven any of them rly, nor would I expect him to.

Tbh the only one who makes any effort to reconcile, albeit somewhat half-heartedly, is Remus. Likely out of a sense of guilt but he does defend Severus pretty often as an adult, he attempts to be polite and reason with him, unlike Sirius. And he does express regret for how they treated Sev at school (where Sirius lowkey kind of justifies it, despite saying he isn't proud of it). Like was it enough? Probably not but I doubt anything would have been enough-- however it's not true that they never acknowledge any wrongdoing.

re: Remus and the prank, why should Remus feel guilty about the prank? Like, at all? He was as much a victim of it as Sev, moreso tbh. Like I said, Sev was determined to expose Remus and ruin his life, hence why Sirius was able to manipulate him into going down the willow, so I can understand why Remus wouldn't feel sympathy for him in that particular situation personally. Although, given Remus's self-hatred, to me it's likely he was the only person involved who did feel guilty about it even though he's the only one who shouldn't. that's remus for u. not intervening while his friends tormented others is shit but 1. that's exactly how sev behaved with mulciber and avery 2. it doesn't warrant being publicly outed as a werewolf imo.

so out of all of the marauders Remus has the least reason to feel sympathetic towards Sev and yet he's the only one who does at all. idk kind of admirable if you look at it that way. as for the marauders not caring about sev's circumstances/tragic emo life, they mostly don't know. Sev doesn't show much sympathy for Remus's circumstances either and he DOES know. I can understand why he doesn't but there it is, we can't hold Sev to a different standard than everyone else.

I have written more about the prank here also but anywayyy they all suck and hate each other :) fun!

[crowley-the-1-true-king-of-hell]

I think the reason I'm so there for Snape defence is because when snaters say Neville was more afraid of Snape than Bellatrix exchange, my reaction isn't my Gods Snape must be that bad! But more I get that HP is fiction but could Jo put some realism in it? Like maybe not have Neville be more afraid of Snape than someone who literally tortured his parents to death just saying?

[fresiants]

I used to wonder why nobody other than Lily ever went to stop the Marauders during the SWM incident. Like what's wrong with these people? But then I remembered that the Marauders were bullies and had many followers. You could easily become their new target if you ever stood up for him (unless you're Lily Evans).

I just need someone to hug teen Severus and beat the shit out of those assholes. Anybody, I don't care who.

[syndromealice-blog]

"It's not about you..." Oliver's eyes flashed blue in the light of candles

Severus smirked. He wanted to finish such a banal phrase. He was in pain. He confessed his love, but his confession was not received well. Although deep down he was also troubled by this question. Maybe it's really just a matter of blood.

"Severus..." Oliver began, but didn't know what to say next.

He really wanted to reassure him, to promise that everything would be fine. Snape shook his head sharply. His face showed almost nothing, only tears glistened in his eyes, as it seemed to Oliver. Oliver took a step towards Snape, but he backed away, shaking his head again. It was as if he simply could not get a single word out of his mouth. It was as if there were so many thoughts in his head that he didn't have time to express any of them, or at least grab them together.

“I really just don’t want you to be with me just because of blood preference. You deserve a true love”

"A true love?" Snape spat out, his face got red. "Damn it, I don't need anyone."

Oliver opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't. He didn't want to offend Snape even more. He just stood and looked at the man in silence. Snape shook his head and his long black hair almost completely covered his face. Oliver bit his cheek. This meant that Snape had completely closed himself off from him. Oliver’s heart almost fell out. Oliver knew that vampires could hear heartbeats. Snape shook his head again and turned sharply to walk away. His long black robe fluttered behind him. Oliver sighed heavily. He just broke and complicated everything himself. Blood or not blood, but what is the difference in principle? Oliver wanted Snape, he loved him. Isn’t it everything that really matters?

Oliver doesn’t believe that Severus actually has true feelings for him. He thinks that it’s just his blood

[hptheboywholived]

Life Expectancy doesnt exceed a Year

[silveragelovechild]

Defence Against the Dark Arts

Professors by Funko

Quirinus Quirrell (book one)

Gilderoy Lockhart (book two)

Remus Lupin (book three)

Alastor "Mad-eye" Moody (book four)

Dolores Umbridge (book five)

Severus Snape (book six)

[danadiadea]

"Petty school grudge" is not even fun to discuss anymore (just forgive your SAers and bullies, guys! just get over your PTSD like... stop processing your taumatic experiences in a way that isn't perfectly convenient for everyone around, idk. if you are triggered – have you tried not being triggered?), but I LOVE when people paint James' death as a heroic one!

James Potter made Pettigrew a secret keeper out of his arrogance and sheer disrespect for his "friend", when he literally could've had Albus Dumbledore or just be the keeper himself and sit at home. Did I say "sit at home"? Of course he sneaked to hang out with Sirius, while not only his and his family's lives were in danger, but his wife also had an infant to take care of! So Dumbledore had to take the cloak so Jamie isn't running to his Siri. The cloak that could've hidden them from death. No escape routes or additional protection was installed in their house as well, so Lily blocked the door with A CHAIR instead of actually saving their lives. "Lily, run, I'll hold him off"? Where is she supposed to run, you moron? And the time Voldemort needs to cast an Avada on a wandless man is not really enough to "hold him off", yk. Even Voldy found it funny.

Dying because of your own pomposity when your killer literally came to your house and you don't have a choice to save yourself (the one Lily had, cause at least someone was willing to ACT on her behalf) is not heroic in any way at all. And no, being "pro muggle born" when you grew up in the "pro muggle born" family is not his achievement. James had EVERYTHING to be a good person, but was a bully so full of himself it became the reason Peter had the opportunity to betray him in the first płace. Peter, who always "sticked to the biggest bullies" according to Sirius, chosen as a keeper because he wasn't important enough to interest Voldemort. What a hero James was.

I cannot believe people let Snape get the high ground.

How do people casually overlook the fact that Snape spent six entire years of his life telling a kid—who never even got the chance to know his father—that said father was an arrogant douchebag? Like, how do people think that behavior is normal?

Snape, a grown man, spent years trying to convince a grieving, orphaned child that his dead father—who literally died protecting his family—was a terrible person. No compassion for a man who gave his life for his wife and son. No sympathy for a kid who grew up abused, unloved, and completely alone, only learning about his parents through stories told by others.

Instead, Snape chose to rehash his teenage rivalry with James Potter by bullying his son. Imagine being so petty that you can’t move past your high school grudges, even when the other person has been dead for over a decade.

Even the coldest, most detached person would muster some respect for a man who died fighting for good. But Snape? No. He chose to sit on his high horse—ignoring the fact that he was once a Death Eater who only changed sides when his own personal interests were threatened—and still had the audacity to act morally superior to James.

James Potter died a hero. Snape, on the other hand, spent his life tormenting the child of the woman he claimed to love—while refusing to let go of a teenage rivalry and weaponizing it against a traumatized, grieving boy.

I cannot get over how utterly selfish and cruel that is. Snape had no empathy for the dead and no sympathy for the living. And people still try to defend him? Seriously?

[danadiadea]

The boggart argument never fails to make me giggle, because you know who else is "13 year old's biggest fear"? Minerva McGonagall, who is usually portrayed by the fandom as nothing less than a perfect teacher. And unlike Neville, who couldn't remember his parents tortured, Hermione almost got killed by a troll and a basilisk. And while Neville was laughing apologetically, Hermione screamed and stuttered.