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@lemon-drops-and-acid-pops
They really did have Dumbledore get divorced then go to a wedding. Lemon juice in the eyes would hurt less.
something endearing about Snape
Something i’ve been kind of mulling over and thinking about in regards to Snape– and which I find frustrating, but endearing– is how… he is continually disadvantaged and disregarded by systems of power and persons of authority… but he chooses to work within their framework, anyways.
Snape is Lawful-neutral, to his own detriment. Hear me out.
Like, as a student, he gets bullied. It’s 4 against 1, and he’d have a hard time picking them off if he wanted to go a more aggressive or lethal route. In any case, he tends to be reactionary, rather than necessarily going out of his way to find and attack them… So, he tries to get them expelled, because that would be a way to remove all 4 of his threats at once, and it’s not as if they don’t consistently break the rules… Shouldn’t people who break the rules and mistreat others be punished? So when he’s almost lead to his death at the Shrieking Shack, he appeals to the system of authority (of whom Dumbledore is the purveyor, in this case) with what he feels is a pretty airtight case against his bullies…
…and he gets written off, and blackmailed into keeping his mouth shut.
If it were me, that kind of slap in the face would ensure i never respected another authority figure again in my life tbh. The Law and the gods that govern it would be dead to me. Anyways…
Being a werewolf does not inherently make Lupin a bad person. But being a good person does not make Lupin inherently safe. The point is: when you transform into a werewolf, you lose control of yourself, and that can result in you killing, maiming, or infecting other people. Lupin knows this. He’s known it for over 20 years,
As of 1993, there was this great new discovery: the Wolfsbane Potion, which helps to curb the effects of lycanthropy, right? It’s super expensive and super hard to make, but it’s an effective way to mitigate the more vicious effects of a transformation– it turns the drinker into a harmless wolf, rather than a werewolf, at the time of the full moon. A wolf, who is easier to control or subdue if one is confronted with it, and who seems to retain some semblence of control during the transformation (Lupin having described himself as curling up in his office during his transformations).
You may be thinking that wolfsbane potion is the closest thing to a preventative that the Wizarding World has circa 1993, and you’d be right. It’s not a cure, and people who drink it can still infect others, but damn, it makes it way more manageable.
We know that Severus, on more than one occasion, goes out of his way to give Lupin his potion (whether Lupin continually forgets to take it, or purposefully “forgets” to take it as a small power play/intimidation game against Snape is up for interpretation). Either way, we know that Lupin regularly forgets to take the life-changing potion unless prompted, which kind of makes him out as reckless. A timebomb.
Severus, who is not only a virtuoso on the Dark Arts and all that it entails (and thus, academically, very informed on the dangers that (non-medicated) Werewolves pose), is also intimately and personally aware of the threat Lupin poses to a school full of children as well as the staff, because of his experience in the 70s. Snape brings all of this up to Dumbledore…
…who repeatedly dismisses his well-founded and logical fears.
Snape is still beholden to Dumbledore’s insistance that he keep his mouth shut. Which he does for most of the year. The very explicit parameters of the system are: do not tell anyone that Lupin is a werewolf.
So, being the logical thinker that Snape is, he looks for (and finds) a way to achieve his desired outcome (informing people that Lupin is a werewolf) in a way that does work within those parameters. He can’t tell anyone outright that Lupin is a werewolf, but like… what if someone figured it out on their own?
Then we have Snape in the Shrieking Shack with the kids, Sirius, and Lupin.
Harry, in the moment after Black disarmed them all, straight-up wanted to kill Sirius. He gets his wand back, and he is about to fucking murder this guy, until crookshanks sits over his heart.
Snape comes up the stairs to the 2nd floor of the shack, right? He’s wearing the Invisibility cloak. No one knows he’s there or hears him coming. He could have killed Sirius in an instant, without anyone knowing. He could kill Sirius AND Lupin if he wanted to, and dump the corpses on the ministry steps, and convince the minister that he had deduced that they were working together months ago.
He could easily explain to the minister that he knew they were childhood friends, that Lupin started working at Hogwarts at the exact same time Black “wanted to infiltrate” Hogwarts, and that his speculations were dismissed. He could say all of this with the kids and Dumbledore to corroborate his story (since he arrives at the Shrieking Shack BEFORE the kids get the low-down on Pettigrew) and he would STILL get his order of Merlin (maybe 2?) But instead of killing them…
…he disarms and restrains them.
He’s like “Yeah, I’m handing you off to the Dementors, dickhead” but it’s important to remember… he disarms them, restrains them, and is willing to turn them over to the “authorities.” Even though, at this point, he whole-heartedly believes that 1. Black is a murderer, who killed like 23 people, and who broke out of wizard prison and 2. Lupin, a werewolf who has consistently not taken his potion and whom Snape believes has conspired to kill him in the past, is aiding and abetting said murderer… Severus Snape does not take the law into his own hands. He’s not about Vigilante Justice.
And… he gets disarmed, thrown against a wall, and almost ends up attacked by a werewolf for it later. heh
This is just up to the first 3 books, because i just finished re-reading them, but i’m certain there are more examples of these types of exchange in subsequent books. In any case, I love how the books have this consistent theme of “Harry distrusts authority, disrespects it, and challenges the system,” that’s all very good.
But i also love that Severus Snape, the dude that everyone argues is super unfair, petty, spiteful, etc… attempts to use strategic thinking to operate within the paramaters of these systems, and tries to maintain respect for these systems, and consistently gets his ass handed to him for it. I love you, you lawful-neutral dumbass.
Great point! His lawful-neutral alignment is on full display with his daily interactions with Harry, too! It irks him to no end that Harry is always somehow an “exception” to school policy, and although he talks a big game about poisoning toads, slipping Harry veritaserum, and making people “suffer his displeasure”, his punishments are always within the parameters of the system (e.g., he threatens expulsion, removal from the quidditch team, takes points, assigns extra homework, and gives detentions that consist of cleaning and organizing Filch’s files on troublemakers). Method, order, and rules are important to him, but as a Slytherin he tries to make those rules work for him.
Every time a snape fan adds onto this meta post, it makes me want to kiss each and every one of you full on the mouth
Some people just don't get Albus Dumbledore at all. He isn't some villain. And it really pisses me off. Especially the comments about how the Quilin bowing to him was wrong because he wasn't 'pure of heart'. Yes he was.
He’s my most favourite person in the book
snape might have gotten offed in one of the most gruesome ways in the entire series but i gotta hand it to him, laying in a pool of your own blood after a snake mauls you and leaking all your memories out of your face is a pretty cool way to go
VICTORIAN GOTH LEVEL 100
Snape is fucking hilarious
While y'all are gasping, clutching your pearls, and shrieking, "BAD MAN", I'm laughing my ass off.
Some people just don't get Albus Dumbledore at all. He isn't some villain. And it really pisses me off. Especially the comments about how the Quilin bowing to him was wrong because he wasn't 'pure of heart'. Yes he was.
I do wonder if Dumbledore was a little scared how of accurate Harry was about Draco and Snape. And that despite not knowing all of it, he was still surprisingly close to the truth. I also imagine, that Albus was probably quite proud. I do get this feeling though, when reading the conversation between them, after Harry has learned of Snape's involvement with the prophecy, that Albus was seriously torn. He knew Harry had a right to be angry and upset, but he couldn't be completely honest about why he trusted Snape. He didn't want to betray Snape's confidence. But it must have been hard to see Harry so agitated and upset, and not be able to explain things to him properly. He has to constantly shut Harry down. And I think that upsets him. He can see Harry getting worked up, and rightfully so. And you can tell that all Albus wanted to do was comfort him, to assure him that Harry's trust in Dumbledore is not misplaced. I find it interesting just how comfortable Harry is with Albus though, that he has no real trouble in voicing his opinions. That while Harry was worried that Albus wouldn't take him with him to find the horcrux, he was never worried about their relationship. He was comfortable in knowing that Albus cared about him. And I think Albus knew that. And that's why he was torn in not being able to be completely honest with Harry about things. He sees the faith this young man has in him, sees the love that Harry holds for him. But Albus always has to take a step back, when all he wants to do is step closer. And they don't really get that moment until Kings Cross, when Albus is finally able to be completely honest with Harry.
I always get confused about where Harry is sat at Albus' funeral. Like, I know he's beside the lake, but how far back is he from the front? Maybe it's just me being biased, but I always thought he should have been closer. But that's probably just me being sentimental.
glad to see those spreading the truth
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that some people respond to any well-foreshadowed reveal with “ugh that plot twist was so predictable” proves bad faith criticism has rotted their brains to the point they think it’s bad writing if they can correctly identify information the writers were intentionally giving them
like you do realise that the entire point of set up and pay off is that you’re supposed to pick up on the clues the writers give you right? you do understand that plot twists only work when they retroactively make sense bc there were hints building up to the reveal right??
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I saw a post earlier, where it was mentioned that Albus died alone. I just want to say, that he didn't. Not really. He died in the presence of someone he loved and who loved him. Albus knew he was likely to die that night, and he chose to spend his last few hours with Harry. There are many forms of love, and romance is only one of them. So, I just don't agree that Albus died alone like Grindelwald. Harry was with Albus that night and Harry loved him.
^^^^THIS OMG- Dumbledores real love story is with Harry. Not romantically of course that’s Grindelwald , but in terms of his lifetime understand of love and forgiveness in himself. Like it’s Harry all the way.
GRINDELWALD: “Who will love you now Dumbledore? You’re all alone.’
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[In The Half-blood Prince, not long before he is killed]
DUMBLEDORE: ‘I am not worried, Harry. I am with you.’
[In The Cursed Child]
HARRY: ‘I loved you too, Dumbledore.’ DUMBLEDORE: ‘I know.’
I love the wonderful detail that went into Dumbledore’s office as a professor in “Secrets of Dumbledore.” The decor is reminiscent of his office in the Harry Potter films but much simpler and more understated. Exactly what you would expect of a professor rather than a headmaster. The office also has a much cozier feel to it - the round desk for tutorials, the snowshoes in the corner, and the comfortable leather armchair in front of the fire - which hints at the naturally more intimate role of a teacher.
