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Smoking kills (Same face, different mood)

Snape would love the haters here

Why all the bother here on Tumblr. Snape does not want to be/look/play nice; he does not want to be another Gryffindor-Hufflepuff-beloved character and he would be very disappointed, if he was misrepresented as being pleasant, sweet, great and noble, in spite of his best efforts to stay so perfectly insufferable. Hey, he is a natural and a professional.

The Servant

There was that old discussion about the prophecy and how much underrated Pettigrew is so much more important than insignificant, petty Snape in the Plot. Interesting point of view but I am not set up to draw Wormtail with the same obsessive devotion. Maybe that says something about who is significant to me in the plot - surprise!

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Day 27- The moment I realised I liked Snape

My love for Severus did not start with the movies: the books and the fandom are to blame for it. Tbh my favourite HP character was initially Sirius. Great potential: romantic, tragic, misunderstood, powerful, smart, often childish, loyal and flawed (seeing the pattern already?). Still, Snape had caught my attention since his first appearance because, you know, all that Slytherin charisma, charming personality, shameless sarcasm and delightful unfairness.

Probably, I realised Snape was my true hero when he says in OotP:

He sounded suddenly too vehement about it and my immediate thought was that he was speaking about himself. It meant that Snape’s real persona was emotionally too vulnerable, had something very sad happened to him, and was easily provoked- which supposed he was fundamentally insecure, felt hurt, had often been physically or emotionally abused in the past and stayed angry with himself and everybody. Easy prey for the Dark Lord. So, he had to build a solid armor to protect and hide his true self. He had to wear a mask, take up arms, erect walls and fight to defend himself, and now here he was, believing that displaying vulnerability and emotions is weakness.

Snape is wrong, mostly. Sure, his cover is strong, and Voldemort cannot reach his mind; and no one sees the ‘’weakness’’ (i.e. his ability to love and feel emotions) behind the mask, except for Dumbledore. But for this reason, by abnegation and because he cannot let himself be “exposed”, i.e. unprotected again, Snape sacrifices his whole life. Not when he dies, but when he receives no love and no recognition. Even, he has to kill the only one person who knows his other self, and he has to accept that Lily’s son would die. As if it was not enough, he also has to tell Harry the whole truth of Dumbledore’s greater good and of his own story. I’d say Snape lived not in vain, but only for the sake of others. No wonder he goes wild when he is called coward.  

And at some point I started reading Snacks on line. People who ship the characters know how to convey their passion: this is why the books and the fandom are to blame for my obsession with Snape. 

Link to the full pic here. 

Greasy Black Hair by Snapesforte

Paying tribute to the Snape artist whose art made me draw.  Unhappy with the Deathly Hallows, she left the fandom ten years ago, just when I started posting my own first Snapes.

My point is : sometimes in your fandom, you know about an artist / writer / person, and they are for you not just another big or bigger name but your actual spiritual master or model, and you even don’t dare to tell/reach/thank them. They would never know, but they do have real influence in your life. They would not know about you, but their contribution in the fandom means so much – filling you with happiness and gratitude, with the renewed desire to share something again and again, all the love for your favourite characters, all your time and efforts, your mutual passion in the same dreams.

And there are so many great fanarts, fanfics, fans and interesting people in the fandom; and you’ll never pay tribute enough to all of them. You go off to real life again, but somewhere in your head, there is the memory of all the goodness and spiritual friendship on line. :)

“I will,” said Snape. 

“I will,” said Snape. 

Day 24 : Favourite moment ? Unsurprisingly, I could not pick just one. I came to a decision and miserably selected a crucial scene, rather than a “moment”. Could also have been my fav’chapter, if The Prince’s Tale or The Flight of the Prince have never been written.  Also, I considered that great line when Harry refers to Snape’s bravery in the epilogue. But you know, it would have been a favourite Harry moment (btw I am all for Harry Appreciation Months ^^).

So, coming back to Snape.  The scene when he kills Dumbledore and blasts him off of the lightning-struck tower after hearing the old man’s pleading words is utterly striking. Snape becomes a murderer, and the murderer of the only living soul who knew how much for all these years he has been feeling guilty and amending for Lily’s death.

Now, come back to Spinner’s End months earlier, when Snape is kneeling opposite Narcissa and makes the Unbreakable Vow. Making the vow is so Slytherin-like, so hard, cruel and brave. so Snape, tragically. That.

some milk