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The Unbalanced Prince

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meanbuddhist

identifying a maladaptive coping mechanism is so bitter sweet like that’s great now i know what i need to stop doing. but that’s literally my something

snapegifs

‘Yes, yes, well done, Slytherin,’ said Dumbledore. ‘However, recent events must be taken into account.’ The room went very still. The Slytherins’ smiles faded a little.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone — Chapter Seventeen, The Man with Two Faces

hellbriar

absolutely infatuated

mournfulroses

Franz Kafka, from a letter to Felice Bauer written in 1912, featured in Letters To Felice

lunamonchtuna

— Rati Saxena, from a poem titled "Mountain Nights," featured in Not a muse : the inner lives of women: a world poetry anthology (via lunamonchtuna)

fremitinsilva

Snape's physical description makes perfect sense if you look at Celtic/Irish genetics, right?

We always talk about Rowling using Snape's "black, tunnel-like eyes" as a literary device for his Occlumency, which is true. But from a purely genetic standpoint, how does a pale, white British man from the Midlands end up with hair and eyes that dark?

The answer is likely in his mother's side of the family: the Prince bloodline.

1. The "Black Irish" phenotype in Ireland and parts of the Celtic regions, there is a very famous genetic contrast.

While many associate Irish people exclusively with red hair, there is a massive sub-population known historically as the "Black Irish." These are people with extremely pale, fair skin, but coal-black hair, heavy eyebrows, and deep, dark brown eyes that look pitch black unless hit by direct sunlight.

Snape and his mother are the textbook definition of this.

2. Eileen's name is the biggest clue Rowling rarely picks names at random.

"Eileen" is the anglicized version of the pure Gaelic/Irish name Eibhlin. Given that Cokeworth is located in the Midlands (an industrial hub that historically attracted thousands of Irish migrant workers during the industrial eras), it makes perfect sense that the Prince family carried these strong Celtic roots.

3. He is a Prince through and through in the books, it's explicitly stated that Severus looks exactly like his mother-the long face, the heavy brows, the bleak demeanor. Apparently he completely wiped out his Muggle father's traits with the exception of the hooked nose and inherited the full, raw Black Irish genetics from Eileen.

So to me, Snape isn't just a gothic character design; he and his mom are ethnically Celtic/Irish, and his appearance perfectly fits the biology of that heritage.

There, I said so. 😎😋

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Low key suicidal but I’m just going to stick it out and see if a giant snake with kill me

madraven109

I don't feel like finishing this picture, so here it is

inthemoodforblastt

Severus Snape is for the neurodivergent, for dysfunctional adults, for people with unresolved trauma, for those stuck in jobs they hateand for everyone who’s just fed up with everything but has to keep going. Character of all time.

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vanitasphantom

Who is Severus?

To the sightless, he is vision. To the famished, he is the master of the cauldron. To the parched, he is the restorative draught.

Should Severus ponder, I concur. Should Severus speak, I am all ears. If Severus boasts a million admirers, I am certainly one of them. If Severus has but ten admirers, I remain among them. If Severus has only a solitary admirer, that is me. If Severus has no admirers, I no longer exist. If the entire world stands against Severus, I stand against the entire world.

I shall remain devoted to Severus until my very last breath. He is my Brilliant, sharp, articulate, intuitive, profound, philosophical, innovative, Dignified, refined, collected, discreet, tactful, remarkably disciplined, Courageous, stalwart, enduring, selfless, observant, and fiercely determined, Sardonic, quick-witted, enigmatic, magnetic, austere, impeccably poised, He is my resourceful, perceptive, noble-hearted, and brilliant-minded Half-Blood Prince

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