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Wow 😻

Let's turn back time just to save each other

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reblog if you agree Snape was the fucking best character in the HP series

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Awesome

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Isn’t it awesome?

Commission for Luciole based on Deepshadows2 fic The Minister's Bodyguard

It's been a while since I did any snamione art. I had so much fun with this, color and light specially. Thanks again for choosing me to illustrate this scene!

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Gorgeous

Cornered

Day 14 of Snapetober is a scene of Sev and Harrie having a heated discussion in muggle clothes after they came across one another after work outside the Ministry. Not yet a thing but definitely teetering towards it.

And Day 14 of Hogwarts Kinktober is themed "Consent Issues" so just be mindful. It might make you lightheaded. If you're curious the link is below.

💚Severus's Every Flavor of Smuts💚

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If James bullied Severus because the latter knew a lot or liked dark magic, then why didn’t he also target the wealthy pure-bloods from important families? Instead, he conveniently chose a poor half-blood boy with no financial resources or family support as the main target of his taunts and abuse.

James hated dark magic, but rather than torment all the future dark wizards who were already showing signs of what they would become, he decided to go after someone who couldn’t defend himself socially or economically. James didn’t go after the boys with money and strong family support because he knew that would have consequences. Bullying someone with present, well-resourced, and influential parents could cause him problems. With Severus, he didn’t have to worry. He was a nobody. Just a poor half-Muggle kid who couldn’t even afford decent clothes. He was the easy prey, and that’s basic bully behavior: you go after the person you perceive as the most vulnerable. The dark magic excuse is just that—an excuse. James targeted Severus because his social and economic position allowed it, while Severus’ situation made it so there were no consequences for James’ actions.

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I honestly don't understand where the idea of Snape being ugly and him spending his entire life alone because he was "so ugly no one could love him" comes from. And I’m not just talking about Snaters here.

Even many Snape fans insist that any artwork of him or the actor chosen for his role must have a hideous, monstrous face. I constantly see posts where people demand a "disgusting, ugly Snape" because they say, “that’s canon Snape.”

Yes, Snape doesn’t fit conventional beauty standards, and he’s never described as handsome. But that doesn’t mean we should turn him into some kind of grotesque creature with zero appeal. This is yet another instance where Snape’s character falls victim to a black-and-white worldview. Just because someone isn’t described as beautiful doesn’t automatically make them hideous or unbearable to look at.

(Part of the idea that canon Snape must be ugly and repulsive seems to stem from the fact that he came from a working-class background and didn’t appear to have any romantic relationships. It’s as if people forget that the real obstacle between Snape and a romantic relationship with Lily was his obsession with the Dark Arts—not his looks, his clothes, or his lack of wealth.)

I can think of plenty of people in the real world who are like Snape. They’re not stunningly beautiful, but they’re not ugly either. They have average, normal faces, and some might even be attractive or "hot" depending on personal taste.

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just sharing a response I recently wrote to someone who came to me to criticize Snape:

Snape's tragedy is above all an illustration of how young people in a state of vulnerability can be attracted to supremacist, extremist or criminal groups. Sirius had never been in such a vulnerable state. Even when Sirius left the comfort and wealth of his family, he was welcomed by James Potter, an equally rich and privileged young man, coming from a traditional pure-blood family and representative of the Light.

Snape lived in a slum-like Muggle community, in extreme poverty, a place so "dirty" that it doesn't even exist today. He was poorer than the Weasleys, he wore his mother's old clothes and, apparently, he was hungry. He was abused by his Muggle father, segregated by his other Muggle neighbors and disliked by Lily's Muggle sister, he had no reason to believe that Muggles would welcome him. Hogwarts was the only salvation Snape saw in his life. But, in the same way, he was rejected by the Light as soon as he arrived at Hogwarts, James fell out with him and Lily while they were still on the train. Later, Dumbledore ignored Snape's mortal danger in the Shrieking Shack by Sirius's trap, and Lily disbelieved Snape. James, Sirius, Remus and Peter had Dumbledore's protection, Snape did not

He had no place in the Light or the Muggle world, he almost had no place in the wizarding world either, if it weren't for Voldemort's Slytherin followers. Abandoned by his family, by the Muggle world and by the greatest representatives of the Light at Hogwarts. If Snape were a Slytherin who did not follow the prevailing idea of his house at that time, then he would be rejected by everything and everyone, in a state of vulnerability and even greater danger to his life, because he would have no one to lean on. The only choice Snape had was to fight for his life or be completely marginalized. Lily and Snape could never have maintained their friendship at Hogwarts. Snape would be despised by the Slytherins if he hung out with Lily. Lily would be despised by the Gryffindors if she hung out with Snape. So there would be no way for Lily to still be Snape's support, he would be completely alone if he abandoned everyone for her. Unfortunately, Snape and Lily were separated by Hogwarts' own house system. But who took Snape in as soon as he went into Slytherin? Lucius Malfoy, who saw in Snape a brilliant but vulnerable young man, half-breed and poor, with no surname, no place in society, easy for the Dark Lord. To analyze Snape's story you need to have a very strong social sensitivity and, above all, not ignore the portrayal of classism in the wizarding world.

In fact, having an affinity and attraction for the dark arts does not make someone a bad wizard, Dumbledore was also attracted to the darkness when he was younger. Harry also demonstrates a fascination with darkness, although he denies it most of the time, but it is pointed out by Hermione, who compares Harry to Snape. Being a Slytherin also doesn't make a wizard bad, Merlin is seen as a God among wizards, and he was a Slytherin. Harry also almost went into Slytherin because he was destined for great things and because of his great need to prove himself.

Snape committed atrocities when he served the dark lord, he made mistakes, mistakes he wouldn't have made if he came from different circumstances, if he had another choice that guaranteed him a place in the world. In the end, Harry understood this and understood him, and defended Snape in front of Voldemort and the entire Great Hall. Harry saw that Snape was like him: an abandoned boy, but that, unlike Harry, Snape was not lucky enough to to be adored by the entire wizarding world, to inherit your own fortune, to make good friends, to be welcomed by good influential families and protected by powerful wizards of the light. In the end, Harry names his son Severus, showing that his prejudices were overcome with his maturity acquired after the war, and that he was now able to see things in a much broader context. It's curious to think that the beginning and end of the Harry Potter saga portray Snape's tragedy

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Do you mind sharing your personal thoughts on the double standards in how the fanfic community treats Tom vs. Hermione? Example being when Tom is depicted killing people, it gets no response, but if Hermione thinks of reporting him to the Aurors, she's decried as a traitor. Where do you think this trend originates? Should authors be mindful about double standards when writing? Has the possibility of reader backlash ever affected how you've written your own stories?

Ooh I’m gonna get in trouble for answering this because I can’t do so without getting a bit political, but that will not stop me. This is going to get really long because this is something I have A LOT of opinions about.

This community in general has a habit of excusing everything Tom does no matter what - be it murder, torture, animal or child abuse, sexual abuse/assault, whatever, even when his violence is directed towards Hermione. I’ve been very vocal about how abusive/problematic shippers rarely look to these as “relationship goals” and that the draw to it is often the drama, suspense, etc., but the amount of mental gymnastics people will do to try and either downplay or outright excuse his shitty behavior is astounding. (And not to get too political here, but it often reeks of victim blaming. Fuck that.)

On the flip side, readers will often crucify Hermione for practically anything she does. If she doesn’t help or protect Tom after he does something horrible, then she’s a bitch. If she doesn’t trust him(understandable in most situations), she’s cold and mean and should think more about how he feels. If she does the opposite, then she’s stupid. When both writing and reading reviews for fics involving Tomione I’ve repeatedly found myself frustrated because it really seems like no matter what she can’t win.

To use a few examples, I’ve seen reviews call Hermione a buzzkill for being uncomfortable with Tom, calling her weak for being empathetic and subsequently manipulated, called a Mary Sue for outsmarting him, etc.. I have seen almost no comments that blame Tom exclusively for his behavior, and in the few that criticize him at all they’re nearly always doing it to say Hermione should have known better (Ex: “Tom is an asshole, but Hermione acts like a puppy that keeps coming back after being kicked”).

To use my own fic as an example, I have received several comments from people telling me they see A Change in Priorities as a “Hermione helps Tom to be a good person” fic. In that particular story, it’s followed canon in that he has killed four people with no remorse, has abused animals, and has seriously injured some of his peers. I’ve had people describe his literal violent possessiveness of Hermione as “cute.” I also have a fair number of people saying she needs to be more understanding, more kind, more sympathetic to him despite all this. I can’t pretend that doesn’t worry me a bit.

When it comes to the “why?”, I think there’s two major reasons. The first is misogyny, plain and simple. People expect Hermione to cater to Tom’s needs constantly, and demonize her when she doesn’t. They sympathize with Tom even when they have no reason to, even when they shouldn’t, and in a lot of ways deem his well-being to be Hermione’s responsibility. If something happens to her because of it, “well, she should have done x,y,z….” Even when Tom is the one in a position of authority, people still seem to blame Hermione for everything - including his actions. This problem isn’t exclusive to Tomione, it’s a problem in nearly every ship for every fandom as well as in reality. Our fandom unfortunately isn’t exempt from it.

The second reason I think people do this is that because Hermione is so regularly used as a self insert, people become irrationally angry when she does something they personally can’t relate to or disagree with. In a lot of Hermione based fics, her character is warped so much that she hardly resembles her original characterization beyond her name, her talent, and her perceived attractiveness. Sometimes not even that. As I’ve said before, that’s not a problem in and of itself. Fanfiction and fandom are entertainment and we should have fun. What’s not cool is readers bullying content creators for creating something they personally didn’t like.

Should authors be mindful of the double standards when writing?

This is probably an unpopular opinion, but in general I’d say only if they want to. I’d love to see more authors make Tom accountable for his own shit and not give Hermione the role of therapist and handler, but I don’t think authors should have to change the content of their fiction if the purpose of the writing is purely entertainment. If content is written and rated as being for adults, it should be expected that readers have the critical thinking skills necessary to understand things like “murder is bad even if someone says otherwise” and “just because someone says sorry doesn’t mean they deserve to be forgiven.”

If something is written for children or teens who haven’t yet developed those critical thinking skills/are still learning morality, then that’s a different story. That being said, I’m not a professional author and that isn’t my area of expertise so I have no advice here.

I’m big on reader responsibility. If you can’t responsibly consume a certain type of media, then that is on you, not the content creator. To use a personal example, I have an eating disorder and I know that reading/watching things with graphic depictions of disordered eating triggers me. If I read or watch it anyways, it’s not the author’s fault if I get triggered and relapse.

Has the possibility of reader backlash affected how you’ve written your stories?

Yes and no. This is something I’ve repeatedly struggled with, and am currently fighting myself on.

I’m a sensitive person. Negative comments and reviews get to me. I enjoy interacting with readers, get excited when they’re excited, and get disappointed when they’re unhappy. That’s just the kind of person I am.

As much as I would love to say, “I write for myself,” that’s just not true. Not entirely. I create the stories for myself, but writing, plotting, editing, and posting is time consuming and a ton of work I would not go through if I didn’t have a reason. The stories are created by and for me, they’ll always exist in my head, but they’re written down so I can share them with other people who might also enjoy them.

I can’t say that I really change much of the content for readers, though. If I’m really committed to something within a story, I can’t force myself to change it for the sake of readers even if it makes them unhappy. Writing I’m not invested in always turns out so bad I can’t bring myself to post it. I’ll include little details or scenes for readers, but the stories are mine.

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I don't think Dumbledore ever expected the kid who hated him more than anything in the world that he sacrificed to the Dark Side in order to keep the blind trust of his "Champions" to be the only person he would trust the most on his last years alive (because i believe that if justice had been done that day Severus wouldn't have spiraled as fucking hard as he did, in his mind there was no Light side, only two Dark Lords and that's a whole ass rant for another day )

I believe that he may have realized that he made a mistake letting him fall through the cracks to keep the Marauders when the latter crashed and burned as soon as they got out of School (as many peaked in highschool kids do). I think that he might had wanted to use them as " Symbols" of trust, inclusion, camaraderie and friendship to set an example of hope and courage to the rest and keep the morale up (i mean in theory it does sounds nice : A Pureblood from an evil family who chose different, a werewolf who fights for justice, another Pureblood who rejects old norms and fights for others, and your everyday person showing that everyone can make a change ; but that's another whole different rant and this one is long enough)

And while doing that he might have overlooked too hard their negative attributes and let himself be swept (like everyone else irl) for the idea of a selfless group of friends who belongs to the Light and fought for good and the less fortunate

I also believe that when the Incident happened he was forced to open his eyes a little, he got a reminder that Sirius still was a Black, that Remus was still a Werewolf that not everything would go as smoothly as he had hoped. Nonetheless he was faced by a choice.

He had one (1) poor genius dark arts obsessed halfblood Severus Snape on one side who was under Malfoy's influence and whose probable only anchor to the Light side was the friendship he was steadily loosing with Lily Evans

and the Marauders.

I'm sure he realized that he couldn't do anything for Snape without loosing the Marauders. Sirius would never forgive him for not taking his side even if he was in the wrong. He would start to question him and if Sirius trust in him wavered that meant no James and no James meant no Marauders, no Marauders meant everything that he overlooked during all their years would have been in vain, everyone he allowed them to hurt would have been wronged in vain

I theorize that before the incident his plan with Severus was to try and keep him in a neutral grey area through Lily Evans (since he would never truly form part of the Light if the Light contained the Marauders) because he recognized that what a powerful asset and enemy he could be for either side and if he couldn't have him on his he at least would try to avoid Voldemort having that advantage (because come on this kid was a complete genius and i doubt things like that slipped past him, not anymore, not since Tom)

But when the Incident happened he had to choose between one of them. He weighted on one hand his Champions and in the other maybe what could be the one biggest threat in Voldemort's ranks. He was already too far in with the Marauders to back down now and he trusted that they would be able to handle him once they inevitably face each other in battle.

He knew he was dooming Severus Snape to the Dark Side, he basically took the Light away from him and in a way gave permission to the Marauders to keep tormenting him. This was the gravest thing they could have done and there was no consequence, that meant there was no limit and now they know it.

He knew Severus would never forgive him, he knew he was making a life long commitment to the Marauders now, he knew he was gaining 4 allies who would follow him blindly thinking he would always back them up (and now he had to) and one enemy who had every reason to want to destroy him, he knew he just handed Voldemort a powerful ally in a silver platter and he knew that he might regret that decision

He just didn't know how much he would regret it later though

Fuckin wow…🤯🤯🤯

You basically just put the thoughts of majority of them snapedom into words, Anon…that’s amazing

I was so mad at Dumbledore while reading this😭 like he really put 200% of his faith in four teenage bullies… pls ✋🏽

He allowed all of that to happen…out of naivety

Because he thought they were gonna be the knights of the light side…but in reality he was tormenting the one that was gonna save them all

Damn.

Thank you for this amazing rant, Anon 🙏🏽

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this time, the hero lives.

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To keep in mind

Denial - The five stages of grief -

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I saw this amazing post by pixkefir on instagram and wanted to emulate the hairstyle. Didn’t at all reach their mastery but I still like the result!

Check them out here: http://instagram.com/pixkefir

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The Hidden Tragedy of Snape's Sacrifice is He Died at 20, Not 38

Where does the idea of selfish Severus Snape and his possessive love come from? Do people really believe that Snape died in the Shrieking Shack at 38, at the hands of Voldemort? Do they honestly think that, until he was 38, he lived a normal, happy life, full of hope and dreams, right up until that last minute when everything was suddenly ripped away from him?

Snape didn’t just die in that moment. His life ended 18 years earlier, when he was 20 years old, standing on a hill in front of Dumbledore. That’s when he gave up everything—his freedom, his future, and his life—in exchange for the safety of the Potter family: James, Lily, and Harry.

From that moment on, Snape no longer lived for himself. He had no control over his own fate; his life had been bargained away to protect others. Every step he took after that was part of a long, ongoing sacrifice.

People say they don’t like Snape because he didn’t make up for his mistakes the way he should have, that his redemption arc wasn’t complete. Excuse me? I’m not sure what more a person can give than their life. What’s more precious than their time and youth? What’s more important than their freedom? Snape sacrificed all of that—what else did he even have left to give?

He was barely out of his teenage years when he chose to give up everything—his youth, his dreams, his ambitions, even his loyalty—for people who didn’t care about him. Yet, Snape stayed on that path with unwavering courage for the next 18 years, never backing down.

In truth, Severus Snape was a boy who lost his life at 20. The only thing is, they didn’t bury him until he was 38.

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Addendum: i have of course nothing to say about all the awesome artists who answered my previous demands and offered the awesome illustrations now complimenting and completing the beautiful stories offered by the fandom writers.

To all the Snape/Snamione artists:

I would like to commission someone to create the covers for two series I wish to bind :

SHIFTING TIDES by DeepShadows2

https://archiveofourown.org/series/2451100

(2 covers)

NETHERFAIRIES AND GLOOMILOWS by zaubernuss

https://archiveofourown.org/series/1594510

(One cover plus 2/3 inside illustrations.)

I do not need these illustrations urgently but it would be nice to have them in the few weeks after the agreement (not like never as I have alas found while working with two unreliable persons.).

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To all the Snape/Snamione artists:

I would like to commission someone to create the covers for two series I wish to bind :

SHIFTING TIDES by DeepShadows2

https://archiveofourown.org/series/2451100

(2 covers)

NETHERFAIRIES AND GLOOMILOWS by zaubernuss

https://archiveofourown.org/series/1594510

(One cover plus 2/3 inside illustrations.)

I do not need these illustrations urgently but it would be nice to have them in the few weeks after the agreement (not like never as I have alas found while working with two unreliable persons.).