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Finally, I finished reading the LotR series, and it's only made me love the series more. I don't remember the last time I cried so much reading something. I've never been sadder to finish a series.
Beautiful. I don't have enough words to explain how I'm feeling rn.
I must've read it like 30-40 times in my life and the end never fails to bring tears to my eyes. Ditto the movie scene of the Grey Havens...
today in defenses of boromir that no one asked for: tired of reading that boromir’s death was in vain because he failed to save merry & pippin from the uruk-hai. the fact that this clearly important warrior was willing to die to protect those two is what convinced the urukhai that they had indeed captured the halfing who carried whatever important thing saruman wanted. they took the hobbits to isengard (to isengard gard) because they thought they had the right ones! boromir didn’t succeed in preventing their capture but he did in fact keep them alive by making them seem valuable. furthermore, he actually also saves frodo in this way: because the orcs and uruk-hai think they have what they came for, they stop looking and turn back: if they had not, they might have ultimately found and captured frodo or at least raised the alarm that a hobbit with an Important Thing was on the loose, setting others searching. which is the very heart of tolkien’s worldview - that you do the right thing because it is right, and doing the right thing is never in vain.
to conclude this essay boromir died a hero and saved not just merry and pippin but also frodo and sam - and in doing so also saved himself from the ring’s attempt to twist him to its own ends
out of curiosity: how old were you when you first read lord of the rings/the hobbit?
it was read to me
5-7 years old (literally how)
8-10 years old (ok impressive)
10-15 years old (brave and bold)
15-19 years old (perfect time to do that i feel)
20-25 years old (aka we're twins)
25-30 years old (we're not so different you and i)
30+ (tolkein. the final frontier.)
other? pls spill the beans im so curious
for context: I read the hobbit first over the course of two years when I was like 13, but I'm only now starting to read lotr. having a blast tho!
anyways, reblog if you feel like it 🙌🏻
In that 5-7 group of 3%. I thought it was hard even as I was reading it, but it really captured my imagination in a way no other book had to date. (I'd read some Narnia and some George McDonald but for me Tolkien was on another level, I still remember being fascinated by stuff like the fifteen birds in five fir trees, or how Bilbo arranged the barrels escape.) I was in first grade.
When I found out there was a sequel, I decided to wait until second grade to try Fellowship of the Ring.
snape trying to teach everyone to kill werewolves in 3rd year is a lot more reasonable when you remember that at that point snape thinks lupin was in on a plot to use his werewolf form to murder him
And Harry. He also believes Lupin and Sirius are colluding to get Harry. And he is not entirely wrong that Lupin is hiding something. In any case, this is approved curriculum in the book that is either the standard for 3rd years or that Lupin set himself. Who cares?
In addition, he believes if Lupin is innocent he will certainly not be roaming the grounds in werewolf form, because Snape himself is making the Wolfsbane potion for Lupin monthly. So the kids will not be trying to kill anyone unless Lupin fails to take the potion.
It was a long day.
He only wanted some peaceful and quiet time with you.
Can you stay with me tonight?
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So Snaters are saying everything good Snape did doesn’t count because it’s out of
“Selfish intention”
Snape gained nothing from anything he did…no recognition or appreciation until after he died, in fact, he was earnest about not receiving any
There was a long pause, and slowly Snape regained control of himself, mastered his own breathing. At last he said, "Very well. Very well. But never - never tell, Dumbledore! This must be between us! Swear it! I cannot bear...especially Potter's son...I want your word!"
And the “he only defected for Lily! That’s selfish!”
Wrong. He was in the middle of a war and left the WINNING side to join the losing side for Lily…that’s the opposite of selfish. He gained nothing from doing that, it was for her. And I don’t wanna hear that he was expecting her to “give him something in return” because that’s nothing more than a speculation. He apologized to her in 5th year and left her alone like she wished…ppl act like he stalked her
He also received no pleasure from it. Risking his life for 13+ years by lying and deceiving the most POWERFUL dark wizard, being stuck in two places that filled him with trauma (Hogwarts and Spinners End), dealing with the offspring (and carbon copy) of his tormentor everyday, the fact that Harry was always putting himself in danger, dealing with Dumbledores ass everyday, etc. etc.
What pleasure was he getting out of this? I wanna know
I wanna know the thought process behind this logic
Snater logic: Snape joined the DEs out of earnest belief in them and their cause and left out of selfishness, so joining counts and leaving doesn't
1. It's the exact reverse opposite
2. Both actions still count
3. One of them counts for much more, care to guess which?
4. Adult Snape is easily the most altruistic character in the series, he sacrificed everything *out of choice* when he could have had it all... for people who hated him and whom he hated.
Been away for a while but I see the discussion continues...
bitches are rlly out here stanning severus snape. thats me im ‘bitches’
tbh i just finished rereading deathly hallows and like
i am so angry and confused that snape hate even exists on tumblr
i haven’t seen any recently, luckily, but that it even circulated is so ?????? did you even read the last book????
like people being all “haha snape wanting to fuck lily doesn’t redeem him” makes me sick. that’s such a disgusting and inaccurate way to phrase this momentously important relationship between snape and lily that comes to light in HP7, and oh yeah, you know who else described their relationship that way?
“‘Snape’s Patronus was a doe,’ said Harry, ‘the same as my mother’s, because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from the time when they were children. You should have realized,’ he said as he saw Voldemort’s nostrils flare, ‘he asked you to spare her life, didn’t he?’
‘He desired her, that was all,’ sneered Voldemort, ‘but when she had gone, he agreed that there were other women, and of purer blood, worthier of him-’”
Like A+ you understand the significance of snape and lily’s relationship as well as Voldemort did, good job
if it were really about him wanting to fuck her (because let’s just view love and lust interchangeably, why the hell not) don’t you think he would’ve been over it the moment she died, and that he would’ve never gone to such great lengths to protect her son?
“but what he felt for Lily can’t possibly be love,” a perhaps semi-rational person might suggest, forgetting that snape grew up in an abusive household and literally never got to learn what healthy love looks like – and no that isn’t like Harry, because although Harry’s household life was shitty he still had the knowledge of his parents to carry him through, which yes makes a huge difference, like read the part of HP6 where he and Dumbledore are talking about the prophecy
and that people hate that Harry called snape the bravest man he ever knew also pisses me off, when people are like “what about hagrid or lupin” it’s like ?? harry said brave and not good or pure, those aren’t interchangeable terms, no one went to lengths as great as snape did because snape, unlike any member of the Order or DA, literally had nothing to gain from working for “the good guys” and every incentive not to
in Harry Potter, you’ve got Harry at one end of the spectrum representing pure good, and Voldemort at the other end of the spectrum representing pure evil, and literally any other major character - Snape, James, Dumbledore, Lupin, Sirius - falls somewhere in between, like how do you not get that, that’s the whole point of the series, that everyone is made up of good and bad and that it’s the side we choose to act on that matters
and snape in the end chose to act on the side of good, and yes he was a bully but like ???? so was james, so was malfoy, so was sirius, and they’re not getting crucified by the faceless mass of the internet
ugh tumblr
Let’s talk about Lucius
Lucius Malfoy is a broken man by the end of the series; taunted and ruined by the Dark Lord, yet still desperate to regain standing and prove his worth to his former leader.
This is a far cry from the Lucius we see in the earlier books. Lucius was a political animal who flaunted his wealth, and revelled in the power it brought. He bought influence, courted the powerful and cemented his position in the wizarding world.
He was a terrifying enemy because underneath the airs and graces that he displayed, the wizarding world knew what he was. He wasn’t afraid of threatening people to get the result he wanted because he was a man who saw himself as above the law, and therefore, didn’t fear consequences.
And why should he? He easily evaded prosecution following the fall of the Dark Lord, despite being one of Voldemort’s inner circle.
Oh yes, Lucius Malfoy was a dangerous man.
He flourished in a world without Voldemort. Rich, confident and arrogant, Lucius is a smoother, highly polished, much more astute character than his rather raw son, Draco – who was a walking, talking book of bigotry. Lucius hid his hatred behind his cold smile, knowing when to hold his feelings close to his chest.
Voldemort’s return was a nightmare for most – but surprisingly, perhaps none more so than Lucius. He had no alternative but to return to the fold; to bow and scrape with the others. Over the course of a few terrible months, he found himself demoted from his position of power and influence to lackey, and ultimately, imprisoned and relegated to peon.
So Lucius emerges in Deathly Hallows as a broken man; emasculated and wandless, he’s a shadow of his former self.
But why?
After all, Azkaban hadn’t been the trial that it once had been – the Dementors had fled. Indeed, following Voldemort’s public fury over the diary debacle, it’s clear that Lucius allowed himself to be captured, as opposed to facing Voldemort’s wrath.
I think Severus is the answer.
For me, one of the most fascinating aspects to The Prince’s Tale is prefect Lucius making space for Severus at his sorting. Severus Snape – the greasy, dirty, neglected 11 year old who was so reviled on the train by two other purebloods, and yet, Lucius offered him the hand of friendship. Years later, Sirius referred to Severus as being Lucius’ lapdog, such was their relationship.
We know that they stayed in contact, because Lucius reports to Severus about the sighting of Sirius at the station. Furthermore, Umbridge is a great example of Lucius making connections with odious people because they may be useful – and we see that he highly commended Severus to her.
I think Lucius viewed Severus though the prism of his own experiences – as such, I think Lucius may have suspected that perhaps Severus had his own agenda. I think Lucius half expected that Severus would be pulling the wool over someone’s eyes – after all, if Lucius were in a position to swap to the winning team half way through the war, he’d have taken it.
So I think Lucius was keen to keep on Severus’ good side – after all, nobody else had a foot in each camp. In lieu of being able to defect himself, perhaps Severus could vouch for him and his family if necessary.
And I think that’s exactly what happens.
I think Lucius instructed Narcissa to look to Severus for assistance if she found herself without him. And his instinct had been right: Severus harboured enough of a loyalty to the Malfoys that he willingly took on a frightful task, thus saving the lives of both Draco and Narcissa.
So why does Lucius decline so rapidly in Deathly Hallows?
Well, in saving Draco and Narcissa by murdering Dumbledore, Severus seemingly showed his hand.
Lucius had always believed that Severus was loyal to Severus.
But he wasn’t.
He wasn’t even loyal to Dumbledore.
He murdered the leader of the Light and pledged his soul to the Dark Lord.
And that was Lucius’ worst nightmare. Lucius had long since fallen out of favour with the Dark Lord. He’d perhaps even fallen out of wanting the world the Dark Lord was creating, because he knew the family Malfoy wouldn’t be welcome at the table.
Severus was his back-up plan, but he turned out to the most loyal of all the Dark Lord’s servants – and that left Lucius with nowhere to go.
Snape’s Goodbye. by hever
What was the hardest part about keeping Star Wars a secret?
This is impressive secret-keeping, and now he snd all the others have a bunch of new secrets to keep. That giggle, though! :-)
i really think snape deserved proper redemption.
especially if you want to talk about the riddle/snape/harry parallels of abuse and only being home at hogwarts. if harry and riddle are completely opposite that leaves snape in the middle and i think he deserved that kind of development. i just really feel it didnt make sense for him to suddenly be considered a good guy because he did a mercy kill and cared abt Lily, like theres so much there that wasnt explored that he never apologized for
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The thing is, Snape does have a proper redemption in the books. The thing which he regretted, for which he repented and suffered, and for which he tried his utmost to make good, was his choice to join a genocidal cult that led to his involvement in the murders of two people. And ever since, he has risked his life opposing said genocidal cult by remaining in it as a spy, he has tried to save the lives of others when he could, and he has protected the orphaned child of the two people who died because of the wrong thing he did.
Sure, Snape was bitter and a mean teacher while doing all that, so I guess he wasn’t perfect?
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At Least Death Eaters Don’t Have to Write Poetry
I find it interesting that Snape goes to all the trouble to make the puzzle for his Sorcerer’s Stone protection rhyme. Like seriously, that must have taken forever to put the clues together into a little rhyme.
So I have two possible headcanons. One is that Snape really liked poetry and actually wrote his own in his spare time, so when he designed the puzzle, it was natural for him to turn it into a poem.
The other is the following:
Snape: *Spends days figuring out what to do for his challenge. He wants it to be good; even though he doesn’t know what all the other professors are doing, his competitive streak is coming out. Plus, designing a great obstacle is a chance to further prove his loyalty to Dumbledore.*
Snape: *Spends weeks inventing the special fires and the potions that go with them*
Snape: *Spends weeks hunting down the ingredients for the potions, some of which are rare and expensive. He finally obtains them all from various sources, from Knockturn Alley to calling in favors with his contacts to sacrificing some of his personal stores to sloshing around in a bog in the dark because one of the ingredients is a slime that HAS to be picked at the sunrise of the summer solstice while the picker jumps up and down on one foot.*
Snape: *Spends weeks brewing the potions, losing sleep because they have to be tended to exactly every two hours and fourteen minutes.*
Snape: *Spends weeks researching the nastiest, most ancient poisons to put in the poison flasks.*
Snape: *Finds bottles in different sizes and shapes to use, making sure they’re the right materials so that the potions won’t be degraded if they’re stored in them for a long time.*
Snape: *Spends hours coming up with the clues, which he scribbles on a piece of parchment: “One potion will take you forward, the other back. Two bottles are wine. Three are poison. Nettle wine always has poison to its left. The two at the ends are different. Neither will let you move forward. Neither the biggest bottle nor the smallest is poison. Second from the left and second from the right are the same.”*
Snape: *Proudly presents the bottles and the puzzle to Dumbledore.* I invented the potions and the corresponding fire spells myself, Headmaster. Most wizards are idiots, judging by the number of them I have each year in my classroom. No one will ever be able to get past a challenge that relies on logic instead of foolish wand-waving. And if anyone gets past the preceding obstacles, they’ll be trapped at mine, so we can question them!
Dumbledore: *Looking at puzzle* Hmmmm.
Snape: …Is something the matter, Headmaster?
Dumbledore: Oh, no, no, it is an excellent obstacle, Severus! Truly innovative. But…
Snape: But what?
Dumbledore: It just seems to be missing something.
Snape: I beg your pardon?
Dumbledore: It’s missing something. Your clues are just a wee bit abrupt. Perhaps you could embellish it a little. You could make it rhyme!
Snape: *MURDEROUS LOOK* You are dissatisfied with the protection because it doesn’t RHYME?!
Dumbledore: *eye twinkle* Yes, that will make it just perfect! Surely it won’t be difficult, Severus. If you can come up with such an ingenious puzzle, no doubt you can tweak the wording a bit. *hands back the parchment*
Snape: *snatches back the parchment, storms back to the dungeons, and reflects that at least as a Death Eater, no one ever forced him to write a bloody POEM*
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