#snacgonagall

[snapeingturtle]

McGonagall: the students might put in more effort if you tried to be a bit more likeable

Snape: I didn't like any of my teachers and I did fine

McGonagall:

Sprout:

Flitwick:

Snape: what

[danadiadea]

In the post about the time after exam in tags you wrote that Snucius, Snumbledore and Snacgonagall show that Snape is inclined to "cave in" in his relationships with people. Could i ask you to elaborate on what points to that in Snacgonagall dynamics?

The fact that they seem to have quite a good relationship per se. I've never thought they were particularly close friends, or had any parental dynamics going on (this is a Snumbledore thing), but they have frenemies vibe, respect each other's decisions, and generally have a rather chill workplace rivalry. But Minerva is the person who'd ignored Marauders bullying Severus for seven years (the reason James stopped hexing people for fun was Lily, not adult intervention, and we know he'd never stopped bullying Snape). I don't think anything suggests she acknowledged that she'd wronged Severus in his studying days since to stop the bullies under her direct supervision was her primary responsibility (her's and Slughorn's as Slytherin head of House, towards whom Severus doesn't seem to hold resentment either, he even lets Slughorn hug him). Minerva still talks about James like he was a great amazing person, and while it's possible to like someone yet disagree with their actions of course, we don't see at any point that Minerva was aware how wrong was what James did. I don't think she's the type to know and condone the worst cases like SWM – but she is quite the type to ignore it.

It's also unclear if she'd known about the Prank, I mostly think she didn't, and Albus kept that as secretive as possible, but if she did, then it's worse. Just reblogged a post about the bullying probably escalating after the Prank and complained about Albus not ensuring that the victim, who was dehumanised to an extent of his life being devalued, wouldn’t expirence any further endangerment of his life and safety. Sirius thought that killing/severely harming Snape was a thing he could pull out and go unpunished, and he was proven right to an extent! Would he stop? No! If Minerva had known about the severity of the situation too, and still ignored it for two more years, this is a criminal level of negligence, honestly, even for Hogwarts. But I'm not saying she 100% had known, there's not enough info for that.

As someone who actually tends to hold grudges (not only towards people who SAed me and traumatised me and never apologised and actually keep mistreating me whenever we meet) – I'd be way more hostile to Minerva on Severus' place.

didn't know what "cave in" meant, googled it, found it's a way to refer to masturbation😭😭😭 but on a serious note, I think it's more about Severus forgiving people rather than "complying" to them. he is pretty stubborn and would stick to his opinions (like about Dark Magic being a great thing to study), but he would put great effort into relationships important for him, wouldn’t be offensive or enforcing to people he values unless under *extreme* stress, and he doesn't actually hold grudges towards those who don't openly treat him like absolute garbage. and the thing is, I don't think anyone had ever apologised to Severus, even though a lot of people really owe him one. and he is super petty and revengeful? please. this man doesn't know he doesn't deserve to be mistreated unless the mistreatment is a literal violent crime.

[snapeingturtle]

Snape: this student is incompetent

McGonagall: that student is 12

Snape: that's not an excuse to be incompetent

[snapeingturtle]

Ok but have y'all considered

[snapeingturtle]

You've all heard of enemies to lovers and enemies to best friends to lovers, but my heart belongs to

Student and teacher to enemies to collagues to allies to best friends / rivals.

Yes this is about Snacgonagall :)

[snapeingturtle]

McGonagall: You should really consider a healthier breakfast

Snape, pouring vodka: Don't worry, it's vegan

[snapeingturtle]

snacgonagall friendship you say? don't be shy drop the link bestie

Just implied they'll get there, not really a friendship

Warning: this was made for my specific needs only and it shows

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[snapeingturtle]

Reasons why Snacgonagall is my brotp and canon is mine now:

They were rivals but they clearly respected each other greatly.

Their teaching styles were compared to each other's, both had the talent to keep the class quiet without extra effort.

Going off of the previous point, it would make sense for Dumbledore to ask his deputy headmistress to show his new spy teacher the ropes.

"Albus he's a death eater! And practically a child! What the hell were you thinking?"

Adding onto another canon compliant-ish Minerva headcanon I have where she had a soft spot for the Marauders, the angst of them working together initially.

Going from enemies to frenemies to found family and Minerva eventually seeing Sev as her son (but don't let Sev know that or he'll be mad).

Wlw and mlm solidarity because Minnie is a lesbian icon and Sev is a disaster bi, you cannot convince me otherwise.

I headcanon both of them as smokers. Don't ask me why.

Minnie teaching Sev embroidery. Imagine it.