ASHES TO ASHES.

IND. / CANON DIVERGENT SEVERUS SNAPE. HIATUS.

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[sneypa]

hey i’m absolutely swamped with work so why not make this a starter call. these are most likely going to be song based.

[sneypa]

the sole reason my post-dh verse exists is that snape has to work for his redemption so i gotta develop it at some point

[sneypa]

*  DUMBLEDORE,  ALBUS   /   lamentedhope‌.

AS SEVERUS FIDGETS  and avoids his eyes, albus’s gaze never shifts nor wavers from the younger man’s face. after a pause, long enough to unnerve perhaps ( is this sympathy ?  how rare,  how extraordinary, from the man in front of him. if there was time for such things, albus would allow himself to be proud,  touched even.  the most rigid of people can even change, morph, ascend into something better than what they previously were.  it never ceases to amaze him, how beautiful the human spirit and capability for change is. he wonders if severus realizes the extent of his ? ).   “ yes, you most certainly can.  ”  no sixteen year old wants to be a murderer,  after all,  no matter how glamorous it may seem at first when so young.  gaze, finally, removes itself, and albus restarts his slow stroll.    “  as well as his family’s safety, i’d imagine?  offer protection,  cite your influence on me if you must, ”  he waves a hand,  “  but do put in your best effort; i would prefer it if no other students were put in the hospital wing because of this.  ”        

THE  WHOLE  SITUATION  REMINDS  SNAPE   of  the  cheap  action  movies  he  would  see  as  a  teenager  in  a  dull,  damp  summer  afternoon  where  he  hero  had  to  figure  out  which  wire  he  should  clip  to  stop  a  bomb  from  going  off.   the  wizard  would  rather  take  a  bomb  over  a  confused  sixteen  year  old  any  day.  draco  must  be  approached  homeopathically,  his  walls  torn  down  slowly.   ‘ the  problem  is  that  he  must  be  handled  with  care.  i  understand  the  matter  is  urgent,  but  if  all  cards  are  played  at  once,  he  will  shut  himself  off.  i’ve  got  a  course  of  action  of  sorts  planned. ’   the  younger  wizard  can  imagine  dumbledore  sitting  at  his  desk,   calmly   going  through   all   those  points  with  the  malfoy  heir,  gradually  convincing  him  not  to  carry  out  the  deed    ------   a  most  comical  scenario.  well,  it  would  be  if  snape  was  able  to  conjure  the  presence  of  mind  of  his  mentor.

[sneypa]

*  DUMBLEDORE,   ALBUS    /   lamentedhope‌.

            LOWERING HIS WAND,  folding his hands,  albus can’t help a fleeting, flickering smile at the question. there is a certain level of youth to it that he can’t help appreciating.  ‘  in my experience?  it does; soon it very well may become second nature to you. but now you are under a great deal of pressure with this, severus, not to mention your personal involvement regarding the stakes; such things make it more difficult than normal to control, to close off, your emotions. ’   

‘ but i will not lie to you; i haven’t experienced an onslaught from a powerful legilimens such as voldemort. his particular competency in this area will make it even more difficult. ’  he looks into severus’s white face, his red eyes, feeling pity squeeze his heart. summoning a glass, he fills it with ice water, wordlessly offering it to the young man. his soft voice takes on the kindest tone it has all evening:  ‘  i say this not to discourage you, but to prepare you. you are not the first spy i’ve had in his ranks, and i don’t wish to see you fall to the same fate as her. ’     

TREMBLING  HANDS  ACCEPT  THE  OFFER   &  he  nods  in silent  gratitude  before  greedily  emptying  the  glass  in  one  gulp.   he  had  no  idea  of  how  much  he  needed  it  before  the  cool  water  touched  his  chapped  lips.  the  young  man  remains  quiet,  though   ------   kindness is unsettling.  severus  snape  never  shared  the  ambition  that  plagues  many  of  his  house  mates  which  involves  surrounding  oneself  with  powerful,  influent  people  so  they  too  can  bask  in  some  of  that  glory.  not  once  has  it  crossed  his  thoughts  that  the  new  alliance  would  lead  him  closer  to  the  head  of  the  order  of  the  phoenix  or  that  it  would  come  to  his  benefit.  quite  the  contrary  ------   the  short  period  in  which  the  two  of  them  have  been  working  together  was  enough  to  teach  snape  that  the  famed  wizard,  like  himself,  is  incredibly difficult  to  know.   but  of  one  thing  he  is  certain :   albus  dumbledore's  capability  of  showing  kindness  is  unique, &  even  those  who  don’t  deserve  an  ounce  of  it  have  a  share.   a  man  like  that  inspires  loyalty.  he  understands  that  now,   the  reason  the  dark  lord  fears  him  so.

‘ in  fact,  i  am  relieved. ’  fingers  tuck  a  rebellious  strand  of  dirty  black  hair  behind  his  ear,  renewed  resolve  burns  in  tired  eyes. ‘ there’s  no  time  to  waste.  i’m  ready. ’

[sneypa]

snape taught weasleys through his entire career and died before the last one got through the seventh year do you ever think about that

[sneypa]

I know it's a cop out to say everything AND YET??? Akdjak but honestly I love how fleshed out and unapologetic your Snape is? You don't erase his bad side or glorify what he's done, instead just laying it all out on the table like HERE HE IS ! And i love it; I trust you to do him justice, both good and bad side, and to stay true to his gray morality <3

EM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  thank you so so much it means a lot!!! dont u forget  i’m an absolute sucker for your albus too!!

AM I DOING THIS TRASHBAG JUSTICE?    /   @lamentedhope

[penguin-memes-blog]

what is ONE THING you like about the way i play my character?

[sneypa]

i am immediately summoned onto this account once someone talks shit about snape so i can join them

[used-to-be-sneverus]

Snape: can I teach DADA

Dumbledore: over my dead body

Snape: odd requirement but ok

[lamentedhope-a]

@sneypa

[sneypa]

*  DUMBLEDORE,   ALBUS   /   lamentedhope‌.

WE ARE ONLY MADE OF MEMORIES,  and thus every mind is a purely unique thing. it is what makes legilimency such a delicate art; there is no one singular way to enter someone’s mind, as every mind is fashioned from that one person’s memories, thoughts, and private emotions. once the pattern has been discovered, however, it does become easier to explore another’s mind   (  and he wonders if severus realizes that  —  the more they practice, the more difficult it will become for severus to keep him out, and albus is not voldemort who would gleefully, thoughtlessly abuse this ).

 there is a small hole in the defense, growing ever smaller with each passing moment. albus could exploit that, as voldemort would, but it’s that thought that has him take a step back — literally and symbolically.  “ better. ”  better is not good, however, and this is not a compliment.  “  but it was still clear that you were attempting to block me from your thoughts. it must be seamless. ”             

THE SMILE THAT SKETCHES ITSELF   upon  thin  lips  is  short  lived,  a  fleeting  shadow  of  self - pride. it’s  not  the  time  for  celebration   -----   not  when  he  isn’t  sure  he  can  do  it  again,  let  alone  improve  his  method.  if  any  task  is  truly  herculean,  it  is  that  one.  dumbledore  is  courteous  enough  to  make  him  aware  of  the  oncoming  invasion ;   no  man  should  be  naïve  to  the  point  of  believing  the  dark  lord  would  do  the  same.  how  is  he  supposed  to  keep  that  sort  of  watch  on  his  own  emotions  permanently ?  

‘ i  have  a  question. ’   not  a  word  is  wasted  on  selfish  praise.  in  fact,  if  anything,  the  young  wizard  is  the  very  image  of  defeat   ----   skin  becomes  a  few  shades  paler,  sweat  dampening  black  hair.    ‘ does  it  ever  get  any  less  exhausting ? ’

[courfleur-blog]

tell them you don’t know how eve felt when she was told that she was the downfall of humankind before humankind even began, when eating that apple made her the first wild thing, the first beautiful creature to not do as they’re told. your heart is an offering, not a caged bird. this man in your bed may be a mistake. he may answer the questions you didn’t want to know but, you will grow, your roots spreading across the seas, your limbs growing apples your heart growing thorns to protect itself.

tell them you don’t know how eve felt when she saw adam in one hand, and the rest of the fucking universe in the other.

tell them you don’t know how eve felt when she wanted the universe.    ( X )

independent and highly selective and private fleur delacour,  originally of the harry potter novels. adapted, developed and adopted by blossom.     

[perhapsarat]

harry naming his kid after snape like

[sneypa]

*  AVERY,   YVES    /    manichaeisms‌.

He can feel Sev tensing, can see it in his face that he doesn’t know what to do, but he’s never let that deter him before. If he stops, Severus will never get used to it, and he’s never been asked to stop, so he won’t. His fingertips release the strand of hair held hostage and he lets his hand fall to Sev’s shoulder instead, lightly cupping his neck as he does. 

“Fine, fine,” he answers, sounding dismissive but he’s keeping it in mind. “If we get caught, I’ll say I dragged you into it. I don’t care about any of that shit, so I’ll cover for you. So will you stop stalling now? I’m restless and bored, and I’m getting demanding which is never good for anyone. And anyway it’s been too long since we did anything to those self-important pricks and that’s just criminal if you ask me.”

AS IF.   fraternity  is  a  cherished  slytherin  value   ------   as  if  he’d  let  avery  go  down  on  his  own.  his  friends  are  scarce,  he  can’t  afford  to  lose  another  one.  but  yves  is  right   -----   they  can’t  get  away  with  it.  not  again.   a  thirst  for  vengeance  burns  his  throat.  the  only  thing  that  stops  him  from  walking  up  to  the  gryffindor  table  &  cursing  those  two  is  the  awareness  that  it  isn’t  worth  it  putting  his  hands into  the  fire.

‘ well,  you’re  the  mastermind. ’   snape  shrugs ;   the  fire  in  charcoal  eyes  has  a  playful  warmth  to  it  now   -----  something  that  has  become  rare  these  days.  ‘ i  don’t  know  anything  about  the  subtle  art  of  pranking.  if  i  had  my  way,  potter  would  be  on  his  way  to  st.  mungus  in  a  matchbox. ’

[leomusings]

with all the posts that are floating around just a general psa for my partners

i will always do a platonic pair — even family 

i will ALWAYS take your females

i want your pocs the most 

i will do aus that are canon (and not) 

aus that don’t involve romance 

i am okay with you losing muse for a thread

i want multiple threads even with the same muse 

tag me in posts 

i am OPEN and honest so just slide in my messages even if you’re just having a bad day

[sneypa]

* GRANGER,   HERMIONE   /   hermaeth‌.

⋆     ♡       BESTED BY THE VERY WIT        of  which  he’d  made  a  mockery .       had  he  not  LEARNED    ?       could  he  not  see  that  she’d  long  ago  learned  to  navigate  the  likes  of  his  antagonistic  ways     ?         `     i  think  you  misunderstand ,       professor .        ME   ?       i’d  never  disrespect  a  teacher  in  such  a  way .   `         SHE ,   HERMIONE  GRANGER :          well - respected  amongst  peers  and  staff  alike,    prefect ,    top of her year  ,           his  best  student  .       

 it  seemed  her  place  was  quite  clear .     the  curvature  of  her  smile  is  sweet   —  a  token  of  victory ,       ‘neath  the  glazed  guise  of  earnestness.         `     i  suppose  that  sort  of  behavior  is  to  be  expected  were  i      SOMEONE ELSE  .        after  all,   i’m  sure  nobody  appreciates  being  called  a  LIAR .   `          she basks in the potent malice in his eyes.       OUGHT  SHE  LEAVE  THE  BATTLE  AT  THIS ,       or  should  he  be  struck  by  yet  another  blow   ?        `    however,    i  find  that  that  sort  of  behavior  is  beneath  me ,    wouldn’t  you  agree  ?    `   

HER STANCE IS PREGNANT WITH REASON   ------   deep  inside,  he’s  forced  to  admit  it.  granger  has  never  been  easy  to  silence.  hers  is  a  fire  he  took  too  long  to  learn  how  to  ignite  within  himself  after  its  spark  had  been  so  mercilessly  extinct.  always  the  image  of   perseverance  &  rationality.   is  it  some  sort  of  envy - wrought  sentiment  towards  someone  whose  pathway  diverges  so  vastly  from  his  own ?   where  is  the  fairness  in  that  ?  now,  that  is  an  issue  the  professor  won’t  waste  one  night  of  sleep  meditating  over.

‘ come. ’   the  order  sharply  leaves  his  lips,  in  a  harsh  attempt  to  compensate  the  lack  of  a  proper  reply. after  all,  arguing  with  a  student  isn’t  exactly  the  best  display  of  authority.   ‘ we  shall  look  for  your...   friends. ’   the  word  drips  with  sardonic  poison.

[sneypa]

* BLACK,  REGULUS   /   icarianfate‌.

“My, you look more BROODING than usual Severus. Mulling on something interesting? –or just aggravating?” @sneypa

‘ am  i ? ’   the  question  comes  off  more  as  a  rhetorical  statement  than  what  it  really  is.  how  safe  would  it  be,  telling  regulus  exactly  what  sort  of  thoughts  have  been  lurking  in  the  back  of  his  mind  as  of  late ?   ‘ i  don’t  know  if  wondering  the  reason  why  wilkes  be  so  stupid  counts  as  something  interesting. ’