Aug 16, 2018
Snape: Listen, kid--
Harry: Please, call me Harry.
Snape: I'd really rather not. If I named you, I could get attached.
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Snape: Listen, kid--
Harry: Please, call me Harry.
Snape: I'd really rather not. If I named you, I could get attached.
make me dream bud, for the ask meme: Snape, Lupin and Lucius ! <3
put 3 characters in my inbox and I’ll tell you who I’d slow burn/fake date/enemies to lovers with
thank you bud <3 <3 this was the most fun to decide.
Snape, Lupin and Lucius
putting this under a cut bc i accidentally wrote 3 feature length films of self insert fanfic.
taught myself how to add text to a gif and this is the final result, not too bad for a first time. some mornings are harder than others at Hogwarts.
(original gif is obviously not mine, i found it randomly in google images, so if it’s yours, feel free to claim it!)
How would a close-door house meeting with Professor Snape be like?
Dear anon,
Since I am now in an apprenticeship, my ‘’official’’ education at Hogwarts ended 4 years ago so now i have my own quarters in Slytherin common room and therefore, i still have to partake in house meetings (which we are not allowed to skip by the way). However Slytherin house rules did not change that much between when i was a student and now that i am an apprentice, so i’m going to be as precise as i can.
Essentially, Professor Snape does not come often in Slytherin common room except for house meetings. Close-door house meetings are usually scheduled and happened at least once a week. Professor Snape would arrive in the common room, take a sit and then it would be the opportunity for everyone to talk about some problems and difficulties or to ask questions about school and schoolwork in general. If something happened during the week for instance, you have to report it to the Prefects or Head Boy/Girl and it will be discuss at the next house meeting. Other than this, Professor Snape usually comes in the common room at night to check on the younger years who are not allowed to stay up to late and also to wish a good night to the older years.
That being said, if Professor Snape shows up unexpected in the common room it can only mean that 1) there is a huge problem going on and 2) we are in serious trouble (of course, this does not include common room and dorms inspections which may happened anytime). I think I can speak for all my fellow Slytherin but having Professor Snape disappointed in us is one of the worst things ever. He always stands up for our house when nobody else does and in my opinion, acting like idiots is a poor way to repay him. If one of us lose points for instance, he will take away some more as a punition. It may seem unfair at first sight, but once you are used to it, you realize it is his way to tell us to do better next time.
Also, people may be surprise to learn that the door of Professor Snape’s office is always open either it is 3pm or 2am. If you have a personal problem but do not want to talk about it in front of the all house, you are perfectly allowed to go and seek Professor Snape’s help. I genuinely think he is the definition of ‘’an iron fist in a velvet glove’’ because he is very strict and formal and stern but he is also very good at listening and always tries to come up with a lasting solution to our problems. Professor Snape does not mollycoddle you or warmly embrace you of course, but if you are having a mental breakdown and come to his office at night, he will offer you some hot tea and silent company until you are ready to talk (but if you are not willing to talk about what bothers you, he will not force you either).
If memory serves me well, during your whole schooling at Hogwarts, you have to meet Professor Snape in his office once a year. He does this in order to follow you individually during your education but also to help you decide which career you want to pursue after Hogwarts. During these meetings, he also advises you about which electives would be advantageous for you and what subjects you should drop or keep for your NEWTs. Finally, Professor Snape always shares a drink with the 7th year after they passed their NEWTs and just before graduation day. I do not know if the others Head of House do this too, but I know for sure that I keep a very fond memory of that day to be honest.
Well, I think I end up rambling a bit but here it is anon. Now you know how it works when you are in Slytherin. Have a good day and do take care. :)
I always thought Severus would have an impossibly loud and violent sneeze, something that would pain him to keep it quiet and he really fights against
ahah, i kind of agree with you Anon !
Here is how i see the SSC (Severus Sneezing Case) : he has two kind of sneeze depending on the situation. If he feels it coming, he can perfectly control it and like, pinch his nose before letting a cute ass high-pitched sneeze out.
But if he does not feel it coming, he can’t control it and this is when he has an impossible loud and violent sneeze, as you said. Actually, it happened once in the teacher lounge : everything was peaceful and Severus was reading his morning Daily Prophet and he did not feel that violent sneeze coming. It was so loud and so unexpected, it startled half of his colleagues.
worst moment of your apprenticeship so far?
Dear anon,
The worst moment of my apprenticeship so far was probably tutoring the Slytherin/Gryffindor double potions class. Beside this, staying up all night to brew some complex potion is a walk in the park, i promise. I mean, i’m used to tutoring Slytherin students and it is not unusual for me to help Professor Snape when he is teaching 1st/2nd/3rd year (even if i don’t think i’d like to be a teacher though) but this time, when i tutored this specific class, i was all alone. It was hell.
It happened because one day, i fell asleep in the library and woke up suddenly, realizing i was definitely late to meet Professor Snape. I arrived in the classroom more than 20 minutes late. Professor Snape was… obviously not pleased and decided that a punishment was in order. He told me he had an important meeting with the Headmaster the next day and said my punishment would be to supervise the Slytherin/Gryffindor double potions class. Damn, i had to prepare myself for the storm which was coming.
Tutoring the Slytherin/Hufflepuff class is lovely because there is a lot of mutual aid whenever someone has some difficulties. Tutoring the Slytherin/Ravenclaw class is thrilling because the questions are always relevant. Tutoring the Slytherin/Gryffindor class is like walking through a battlefield. I mean, i know what it’s like, i was a Slytherin student myself and had my Defense Against the Dark Arts class with the Gryffindors. But for the double potions class, oh my god, i had to exercise an inordinate amount of self-control. The things i’ve seen… potions ingredients flying across the room… cauldrons being melt and exploding… a real nightmare. It was the two longest hours of my entire life.
Of course, thanks Merlin, the class ended and when Professor Snape came back, i was cleaning the mess the students had made. He asked me how it went and i think that with a single look, he understood what i meant. He also added with a smirk that now he was certain i would never be late again. And of course, no need to say, i’ve learned my lesson ahahah…
Thank you for your question anon, have a nice day!
View on the relationship (if any) between Snape & Charity Burbage?
(i don’t know why, but my answer became a headcanon somehow? sorry if it was not what you were expecting,…)
- i think it is difficult to know how close they really are because Snape is someone who obviously keeps everybody at arm’s length and also because we don’t know anything about their actual relationship until Charity’s death. BUT, i do think they are genuinely friends (as in a ‘’i enjoy your company’’ way and not a ‘’you’re my colleague and therefore we are acquainted’’ way) because otherwise, Charity calling Snape her friend and asking for his help (even if she knows he killed Dumbledore) does not make any sense.
- as the Muggle Studies professor, i suppose that Charity is either a half-blood or a muggleborn witch. It may seem pointless but i do think it is important because it means that Severus and she could bond over it and relate to each other. [i think people tend to believe that Snape rejects everything which has to do with muggles but i have to disagree here, i headcanon him as being pretty skilled and comfortable with muggle things, but this is another debate]
- i bet there is at least two bookcases fill with muggle literature in the Muggle Studies classroom and that Snape helps Charity to sort everything in it when she joins Hogwarts staff in 1993. They often discuss literature together : Charity is in love with Jane Austen’s works whereas Snape swears only by Emily Brontë. Inevitably, they argue.
‘’I can not believe you refered to Jane Austen’s works as ‘dull’, Severus.’’
‘’I did Charity, and i shall do it again. To be sincere, i am surprise that you, a woman, would love how women are portrayed in these books.’’
‘’What is that supposed to mean?’’
‘’In most of Austen’s books, the finality for women, in order to be happy, is marriage, which is ridiculous. Moreover, all her works follow the same storyline : a man and a woman meet, they fall in love and go over their respective problems before finally getting married. It is dull.’’
‘’And of course, the Sisters Brontë’s works are better? They are depressing Severus, just face it.’’
‘’Of course they are, but so is life and at least, it is realistic.’’
‘’ … Are you alright, Severus ..?’’
- during staff meetings, Snape always sit between Minerva and Charity. When someone says something dumb, Charity has to force herself to not laugh at Snape’s sarcastic comments and his exasperate face. When they have papers to mark, Snape meet Charity in the Muggle Studies classroom. They sit together, sometimes in confortable silence and sometimes while listening to music coming from the record-player in one corner of the room.
- to sum up my thoughts about Snape and Charity, i think their relationship was probably spontaneous, you know? something like ‘’hey, i did not expect to actually like you because we are really different but it appears that i enjoy very much our discussions’’. I cannot imagine how Snape must have felt when he saw Charity in Malfoy Manor because, he is not a stupid man and he probably knows that she was going to die.
- what actually caught Snape by surprise was, i think, the fact that she did ask for his help. As i said before, it was clearly unexpected since Charity was obviously aware that he killed Dumbledore some months ago. But she still did try to ask for his help. Why? Because no matter why Snape killed the Headmaster, Charity still thought of him as a friend despite everything. This is so bittersweet in my opinion, imagine what went through Snape’s mind between the moment Charity said ‘’we are friends’’ and the moment her lifeless body fell on the table. He could not ask for mercy to Voldemort. He had done that before after all…
- It also probably conforts Snape in the idea that keeping people at arm’s lengh is necessary and that he is better alone, because it appears to him that he always ends up hurting people either directly or undirectly.
Thanks for tagging me @literally-me-smh ! let’s do this then.
Rules: Tag 15 people you want to get to know better.
1) Relationship status: i’m in a relationship since 3years now
2) Lipstick or chapstick: umh, lipstick, even if i don’t wear it often tho
3) Three favorite foods: ugh, difficult one... let’s say fish’n’chips, english breakfast and homemade lasagna?
4) Song stuck in your head: Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons
5) Last movie you watched: Captain America: Civil War, they rebroadcasted it on TV two days ago, and as a Marvel stan i watched it again with my parents
6) Top 3 TV shows: Doctor Who, Vikings and Hannibal
7) Book I am currently reading: i’m not reading anything currently but i still have 3 half-read books waiting for me tho ahahah
8) Last thing I googled: i was looking for the TV Guide lol
9) Time: 2:00am
10) Dream Trip: i would love to do a road trip around Scandinavia or go to Iceland.
11) Anything you want: er... currently the only thing i’d want is to find a job lmao (adult life is so boring tbh, don’t grow up guys it’s a trap)
so, i’m going to tag @halfbloodsev @loriculus @veritasxrum @horsesandfandomsarelife @thoughtsaboutsnape @snapedefense @half-blood-slytherpuff @sleeplesspensieve @punk-n-junk @mollymcgiftens @severusssnek @potterlet @snapeaddict @fathergargoyle and @acciosnapeslove !
Of course, you’re totally free to answer this tag or not. Also if you are not tag and want to do it anyway, be my guest guys!