#*cough* albus severus *cough*

[strawberryscorp]

albus severus potter would act like a massive baby when he's sick and scorpius would write a full novel while dying of pneumonia

[ashdreams2023]

Hello! I was wondering if I could request a Severus Snape x older sister reader? We know Sev is like a grouchy and independent person, I kinda want to see him turn into an attention seeking little baby when it comes to his older sister lol. Like imagine Dumbledore and McGonagall's shock when they see Sev whining to a woman who they don't recognize (I was thinking she didn't go to Hogwarts and went to another magical school) They didn't even know Sev has any siblings whatsoever. So basically reader visits Severus in Hogwarts (he's already a professor) She hasn't seen him in a couple of years due to her profession or something. Reader still sees Sev as her baby brother she used to take care of.

Finally gotten to this one! I was actually dying to do this it’s so cute!

Severus snape x big sister reader

Sevy

Everyone knew not to cross their professors at hogwarts, especially the intimidating potions master, severus snape, the most feared professor in the school.

Even the older professors had a great deal of respect for the young professor.

"Honestly I can’t believe he didn’t even give me one chance to correct myself!?" One hufflepuff groaned to his friend, no one was safe from severus on a bad day, even his brightest students.

"Drop it mate, you can make up for it in the next pop test-"

"Hey boys, do you know where Professor snape office is?" The two teenagers stopped in their tracked and looked at the woman speaking to them.

You smiled in a friendly manner at them and repeated your question, one of them pointed at the end of the hall. The dungeons, that figures.

"Thank you boys" The two stared at you as you walked away.

"Who is she and why is she looking for snape?"

"Who knows, but I pity her regardless…"

Meanwhile after some walking you ended up finding the office, you looked at the time table hung on the wall, his office hours were still open.

You grinned to yourself and walked.

Albus and minerva waited and waited, it was unlike severus to miss their daily meeting after lunch but here they were alone with each other’s company for the past thirty minutes.

"You don’t think something came up, don’t you albus?"

"I’m not quite sure dear Minerva but we ought to go check on him"

The two older professors took a long and silent walk down to the dungeons, where they knew he spent most of his time and knocked on his door but no answer.

"Could he have went to do some errands?"

"In the middle of a school day? That’s very unlike him…"

"The greenhouse perhaps?" The wise witch suggested. The headmaster hummed before leading the way up to the greenhouse.

They had expected a lot but what they witnessed wasn’t what they had anticipated for.

"I swear to god sevy you need to learn how to grow your own stuff, you’re a potion master" you sighed plucking one of the plants in the very back of the greenhouse with severus kneeling down near an empty plant pot.

"You know i can’t do it right! See they keep dying on me" Severus whined gesturing to the broken pots in the corner of the place.

The headmaster and vise duty stared in disbelief, severus snape was pouting, he was whining and acting unlike his stock self.

"I’ve taught you a million times, the soil have to be the right kind, you can’t expect your big sissy to be here to help you all the time"

"I know I know, I’m not a baby anymore" he got up and dusted himself off then cringed childishly when you started wiping the dirt stuck on his face "Stop!"

"No! Hold still, just because you got taller doesn’t mean you can go around looking like we still live in rags"

Albus coughed in his fist catching the attention of both adults.

"Oh hi! Sorry to intrude, I was just helping sevy here learn how to plant a practical plant for his potion making"

"And you are?" Asked the older witch.

Severus cleared his throat spoke "This is my older sister headmaster, Minerva" the two professors looked dumbfounded by the news, severus never mentioned having a sibling and a witch at that!

"But wait…why haven’t you attended hogwarts with severus?" Albus was curious to say the least.

"Well, to make short I asked mother to go to another school because my passion for herbology couldn’t be fulfilled in hogwarts you see, so I went to Uagadou"

Severus looked down at you with settle pride, you have achieved so much throughout the years and he looked up to you, you’ve become a great scientist and made some big discoveries across the globe, many may not know your face but your stage name was to be hold.

"Anyways I came to visit sevy, it’s been so long since I saw this big baby" you laughed, he huffed pretending to be offended and pushed your arm to knock you off balance.

"Hey! Don’t test me boy! I used to change your diapers!" You pointed a finger at him.

He crossed his arms and pulled out his tongue at you.

Albus felt amused seeing the two siblings bicker but minerva chuckled, severus for once didn’t seem so uptight and proper, but rather…dare she say relaxed?

"I think you should join us to tea, I’ll love to hear your side of things, my dear son severus doesn’t speak much of his life back home"

You smirked "Oh do I have stories for you, and I think you’ll especially would enjoy the river one"

Severus’s cheeks flushed red before he ground covering his face in embarrassment "I beg you, stop making life harder!"

You didn’t care what he say and that afternoon was spent with everyone having tea and listening to your embarrassing stories about the eventful childhood in spinner’s end.

"Do you just enjoy humiliating me?"

"Oh sevy, relax you I do it because I care"

"I doubt it"

"You’re welcome"

[anxiousnerdwritings]

Okay, so mixing ideas together; what if Harry’s Muggle!Aunt!Reader was the Obscurus that Albus brings to Hogwarts but it’s back in the Marauders era?

Like, there’s no way that Lily doesn’t pick up on something being off with her beloved sister. She sees the way her sister has pulled away from others even if it’s a little but Lily notices it, she’s always been very keen when it comes to the Reader and spends every moment during her breaks being close to her. Maybe she even witnessed a burst of magic from her sister or something of the sort. Either way, things aren’t adding up and Lily makes it her mission to figure out what’s up. It’s all she’ll focus on when she gets back to Hogwarts.

When she does find out what it is or has a pretty good idea of what it might be, Lily immediately goes to Dumbledore to ask for advice or full on help and that’s when he gets involved. He’ll go meet with the Reader and talk to them, try to get them to tell him what’s going on. Lily would be adamant about wanting to be there when he does but he thinks it’ll be better if she isn’t in case the Reader may feel ashamed of opening up about it in front of her.

After that, Albus goes to the Ministry and tells them of his plans to bring the Reader to Hogwarts as student even without their letter. He would bring up the fact though that there was a letter sent but never received by the Reader. He probably already has a clue as to how it didn’t get to the Reader in the first place *cough* Petunia *cough*. They are of course apprehensive to allow this but Albus vows to take full and complete responsibility for them no matter what. And after assessing the Reader themselves and seeing that as of right now she’s of no threat to anyone but herself at this point, they allow it but they do intent to keep a close eye on the Reader from then on.

Lily inadvertently gets what she’s always dreamed of and her beloved sister gets to attend Hogwarts with her and she couldn’t be more overjoyed. But Lily will become much more extreme in her overprotectiveness than she already had been. Her sister is an Obscurus after all and a majority of people aren’t going to be very accepting of that, but fortunately Lily knows just the people who will help protect and care for the Reader and accept them wholeheartedly.

Lily, James, Sirius, Remus and whoever else they can get will be the Reader’s own personal protection squad. Like, they would literally walk around the school as bodyguards, surrounding and escorting the Reader from class to class and what not if it wouldn’t draw so much attention. But Lily’s whole thing is that she wants this to be as completely under wraps as possible. She doesn’t want anyone to know about her sister being an Obscurus. Lily wants her beloved sister to have as normal of an experience as she can at Hogwarts and she won’t let anyone mess that up for her or her sister.

The biggest thing though is going to be which house the Reader is sorted into. If Gryffindor, than fantastic! That’s just what Lily had hoped for and it would be so much easier to be there for her sister. If Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw then it wouldn’t be too hard to insert herself or the others into being with the Reader and making sure she’s okay throughout the day, as well as making connections among the respective housemates and getting them to keep an eye on her sister for her. If Slytherin, then oh shit! She could always work with Severus to watch her sister, even if she has to force his hand to do so (not that she’d really have to but she would if need be). But trying to integrate among the Slytherins to keep an eye on and be around her sister is going to be hell. Not to mention her and her sister’s muggle status already puts an automatic target on her sister’s back for the snakes to go after. Particularly, the more dangerous and unpredictable snakes; ie. Bellatrix, Lucius, Rodolphus, Rabastan, Evan Risier, etc.

In the case that Muggle!Aunt!Reader does end up in Slytherin, Sirius would also get Regulus to keep an eye on the Reader for him, Lily and the others. It’s good to say that this would be a good way for Lucius and Narcissa to begin their obsession with the Reader, having no clue that all this time their darling was an Obscurus. Also, gives Bellatrix a good excuse of being involved with the Reader too.

Not to mention, (going off an ask I haven’t answered quite yet) if Bellatrix were to pick up on the dark magic that was flowing within the Reader due to the Obscurial, she would be all over her. Not physically, but she’s always right there near where the Reader is and that has pretty much everyone who’s looking out for the Reader on edge.

This overall scenario of Obscurus!Muggle!Aunt!Reader also allows the Reader to become a teacher at Hogwarts later on and be there with Harry during his school years. This scenario is pretty much a win-win for all the obsessive parties involved. Excluding Petunia.

Also, I totally stand by the idea of Teacher!Obscurus!Muggle!Aunt!Reader helping prove Sirius’ innocence in Harry’s third year, that is if he still ends up going after Pettigrew after James and Lily’s deaths. Like, the Reader would obviously end up in the shrieking shack when shit goes down and before Pettigrew can do anything she hits him with a freezing charm so they’re all able to bring him to the castle, alive and very much in person for all the authoritative parties to see. Not to mention, she’d also remind Remus to take his potion preventing him from wolfing out in that moment.

[memelovescaps]

For the snape asks: VII and VIII

OMG this had been sitting in my asks for a long time and never got round to answering, but now I'm doing it! 7. Which staff member do you think gets along well with Snape?

I think this is difficult to answer, a lot of it is based on wishful thinking. Albus Dumbledore is an obvious one, for reasons we all know. However, I like to think he trusts Madame Pomfrey. After all, she has been taking care of him when he was sick since he was 11 and first got to Hogwarts, she has seen him fighting colds, fevers, coughs, stomach bugs, and often she has to insist he takes medicine (even if more than half the potions from the Infirmary he has brewed himself and he reminds her at every turn).

Besides Madame Pomfrey, I've seen a lot of fanon friendship/rivalry between Snape and Minerva McGonagall, and I think it makes sense. Both were raised in the muggle world, few understand Severus's childhood and what it's like to live in the most absolute poverty like Minerva did, and I think they just respect each other as great, powerful and intelligent wizards. Besides, they are both Dumbledore's rocks: the deputy Headmistress and Severus himself.

8. If you had to assign Snape to a house, which one would it be?

I would've said Ravenclaw because Snape is a bloody genius, but Slytherin suits him. Not only is he one of the most intelligent and capable wizards of his time, but he's also cunning, resourceful and deceiving. And it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I'm proud to be a Slytherin too, and to call him my Head of House 🤣

[the0d00r]

OKAY SO I HATE SNAPE AND DUMBLEDORE SO IM RENAMING ALBUS SEVERUS POTTER TO RUBEUS REGULUS POTTER

HAGRID WAS ACTUALLY THERE FOR HARRY (ex: didn't raise him to fucking die *cough* dumbledore *cough* and didn't bully him for seven years bc he looked like his dad) LIKE HAGRID SAW HARRY AS A BOY WHO ALREADY HAD A SHIT LIFE AT THE AGE OF ELEVEN AND TRIED TO HELP HARRY AS MUCH AS HE COULD NOT OUT OF OBLIGATION BUT BC HAGRID'S A GOOD FUCKING PERSON LIKE HAGRID HAS BEEN THERE FOR HARRY SINCE HARRY WAS A BABY AND N0T ONCE DID IT SAY HE HAD ULTERIOR MOTIVES

AND REGULUS LET ME EXPLAIN OK?? REGULUS HELPED THE GOLDEN TRIO FIND THE LOCKET (he found it first and dumbledore risked harry's life again by bringing him to the cave) AND HARRY'S DUMBASS SHOULDVE FUCKING REALIZED HOW BRILLIANT REGULUS AT THE AGE OF 18 WAS HE FOUND VOLDEMORT'S HORCRUX, SAVED HIS HOUSE-ELF INSTEAD OF HIMSELF, DIED AN UNKNOWN HERO AND THE NOTE IS PROOF HE WENT AGAINST VOLDEMORT LIKE HE ALSO DIDN'T FEEL OBLIGATED HE GENIUNLEY SAW THE BAD IN VOLDEMORT'S WAYS/VIEWS AND DIDNT GO AGAINST HIM WITH SOME SHITTY EXCUSE LIKE; "oh the love of my life ive been creepily obsessed with since we were kids might be in danger. save her idrc abt her son and husband"

i have much more to say abt this topic but i dont rlly want to type anymore soooo

[justafairytailofinnocence]

Could I request some headcaons for snape with like an assistant and she’s like always following him around like a puppy, carrying stuff and just amused by how cool and intelligent he is {just wholesome kinda funny vibe}

Hello dear 💖, thanks for your request.

How snape would react if his assistant idolises him 🥰

Firstly snape never has any company and mostly never had anyone look up to him.

He was used to the slytherins gloating about him, but that was because they were his house.

One day dumdledore announced the new teachers assistant.

Snape was confused and saw the smaller figure appear from behind.

The first few days were quite annoying to him, seeing as you were always around and being clumsy.

He isn't used to this much human contact so seeing as your the only person who does everything he says is rather different.

All the gryffindors and hufflepuffs hated him however you were the one to stand up for him.

You eventually started cleaning around the classroom and listened to every lecture.

Snape had to put it to you, you were rather tidier then most of his students.

You helped around and the more you did the more grateful snape was to not having to deal with the mess *cough, cough* longbottom or Finnegan.

You often left gifts for snape as he was often alone, the man grew softer overtime.

One day without any context he simply touches your shoulder, he compliments "your one of the few people who aren't annoying".

You were touched and yet slightly confused.

You spent every lunch hanging around him which confused some students.

You helped him carry things with your wand while he was teaching classes or writing new potion spells.

You were academic in this region too, at times you corrected snape.

It was sweet when he had a private lesson of teaching you "liquid luck".

You would be quite the entertainer, and he actually laughed.

You slowly admitted as to why you took the job "I actually thought, you were cool severus, your a very smart person and I wanted to learn from you".

He thought to himself, he should've been creeped out. No one had ever idolised him but instead he pats your head.

He states "your not a nuescene y/n, your capable of being something great even if your in the shadows".

Snape would definitely stand up for you, he would give anyone that insults you detention.

Mcgonagall states "have you seen severus lately, I think he's gone soft for that girl albus".

Dumledore admires you, your like Granger. A willing learner, he likes how you've brought severus out of his shell.

Snape sits at the table and you sit next to him.

Overall it would be hard for severus at first but he would warm up to it.

Anyways that's all I have for now:

Ta Ta ✨️

Headcanon requests: open

Writing commissions: open

[21stcenturyyfoxx]

Severus stood frozen, ashen strands dancing, woven through his hair; the years rough and kind to him in some sadistic game.

Scorpius and Albus had just burst through the doors of an Order meeting, wild eyes circling parents and family; breaths heavy, rambling on about.

“Time turner.” Scorpius breathed.

“Old Order… alive..” Albus coughed out, his arms flailing about much like how his father had done some nineteen odd years prior.

“What on earth has gotten into you two?” Ginny Potter said as she stood from her chair, her eyes wide.

“Oh my Merlin..” was a voice beside her, Harry’s.

Severus, Remus, Sirius and Moody stood before them but not without facial lines and greying locks.

You trampled down the stairs of Grimmauld Place, wondering what all the commotion was; your eyes scanning the room.

Landing on Severus for the first time in nineteen years; you did a double take.

Tears brimmed, heart stammering.

The only thing you could do was rush him.

The embrace returned, his body tensing at the sight of a little boy standing in the doorway.

His own eyes reflecting back.

[the-most-faithful]

The high, cold waves of the sea broke violently against the dark, weathered rock. Between the steep cliff stood a high fortress, barely distinguishable from the shiny black rock below. On the upper floors the chill wind howled, heard only by two people huddled several cells away from each other.Nurmengard's famous prison towered over the mountains of Northern Eruropa, looming over the stormy sea like a giant.Two hooded figures struggled up the cliff. "Do you really think he will help us?" asked the man a few inches shorter, pulling his hood more towards his face. "Yes, I'm sure." replied the elder, smoothing his long damp beard. Splashes of waves hit his back. "Unless he's dead." Severus Snape whispered as he looked up at the high stone entrance before them. A deep engraving read: For the Greater Good. "No, he's alive." Albus Dumbledore replied, crossing the entrance with a sweeping stride, followed by the potionist. The steep steps were barely visible, Snape pulled out his wand trying to summon a simple Lumos, but nothing happened. Dumbledore gave him a quick glance, stopping halfway up the second ramp. "The antimagic barriers are active right from the path that runs along the sea." he explained him before starting to climb again. "So we can't defend ourselves?" He asked in a hoarse voice "There won't be any need." he tried to reassure the headmaster by accelerating his pace. When they finally got to the top of the tower they both stopped and put a hand on the side walls, panting. "Now I understand why you insisted on bringing him here." Snape admitted, straightening himself. Dumbledore just nodded before pulling a small golden key out of his robe and inserting it into a large, dust-covered lock. The second door on the right swung open, scraping the ground. Inside the dark cell, only the silhouettes of a small bed and a tangle of clothes in one corner could be seen. It took them both a few seconds to realize that the crumpled gray shirt was attached to the thin body of a young man, who had his head down, covered by his pale arms.

"Byron?" Dumbledore whispered uncertainly, taking a step towards the dark shape. The man rose with an almost grotesque slowness from the floor, his arms fell wearily along his narrow hips, his slender legs trembled slightly as they straightened. "Dumbledore." he greeted him in a faint voice. The face almost entirely covered by a thick dark beard revealed only the light eyes and the straight nose.Snape stood in the doorway of the cell looking at the prisoner with a twisted face. "Why are you here?" "I wanted to see how you were doing." Dumbledore answered with a hint of a smile. "Just like the last time we met." he replied before coughing sadly. "You see, you look like a rotten worm." Snape commented with a grimace. Byron slowly turned his head towards him, his dark beard trembling. "Look who's talking, with your crow's nose."The potionist glared at him.Dumbledore absently smoothed his damp robe. "I guess you heard it."Byron glanced at both of them before nodding. "The Dark Lord." "He's back, and now he's got a new body." Snape intervened, looking at the wall in front of him."You heard it too." Byron instinctively put a hand on his left arm. "Have you already seen him?" He asked, widening his eyes. "Yes, I saw him." he whispered."I would have liked to see him." Byron said sadly, leaning his back against the cold wall. Dumbledore leaned forward. "We need your help to stop him." "Stop him?" The boy's voice grew higher. "You know he can't be stopped."  "We can instead, it won't be like last time." he hastened to say Dumbledore. "Really? Will it be different this time because you have a fourteen-year-old boy?" Byron asked, tilting his head."Harry is young, but I have faith in him." he said forcefully. "You finally have a chance to avenge your family, don't let them die in vain." "My wife and daughter did not die in vain." Byron's eyes twitched. "It was the Aurors' negligence that killed them. I was working for the Ministry, for you." he said hoarsely, holding back a scream. "It's your fault I'm here." "It is not Dumbledore's fault that you are here and have done what you have done." Snape interjected taking a few steps inside the cell. "For real?" Byron asked, narrowing his eyes. "Last time you were on the other side, kneeling before the man who ruined my life." He snapped his back from the wall "But now I finally understand, you wanted power, revenge and I wanted it too. I served the Dark Lord better than anyone else and now you ask me to betray him in the name of two corpses buried by years?" Dumbledore's face darkened "I ask you to help me protect Harry, Voldemort will hunt him now more than ever. " "I do not care." He just said Byron as he turned his head to the worn bed. "He is Lily's son." Snape whispered, clenching his hand into a fist inside the pocket.

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[chesaok]

Albus suddenly walks into Snape's office: Severus, I wanted to talk to you about...

Severus abruptly straightens up and coughs: Albus, now is not the best time.

Albus squints: Okay, I'll come back later.

Severus blushes and gasps: I'll come to you in an hour.

Albus still squinting leaves:

Severus looks under the table: I said it was a bad idea. It's time for you, honey.

Hermione: But you told the director that it would be in an hour, we still have time.

Severus rolling his eyes in delight: Merlin

[dhr-ao3]

Devils Dont Fly

Devils Don’t Fly https://ift.tt/MEWV8q2 by Slytherins_Princess This is part one of Aphrodite Potter-Evans' *cough* *cough*(Saorise Kiara Rowena Lokidottir's) journey to finding both of her soul-mates. Aphrodite find's out some shocking truths along the way. And to think it all began when she transferred to Hogwarts at the beginning of her 6th year. Words: 1629, Chapters: 2/20, Language: English Series: Part 1 of Devils Don’t Fly Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Marvel Cinematic Universe Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Categories: Multi Characters: Aphrodite Potter, Ares Potter, Fleur Delacour, Luna Lovegood, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape, Theodore Nott, Loki (Marvel) Relationships: Fleur Delacour/Blaise Zabini, Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom/Luna Lovegood, Aphrodite Potter & Theo Nott Additional Tags: Teen Romance, Angst, Family Feels, Hurt/Comfort, Soul Bond, Friendship, Character Death, Manipulative Albus Dumbledore via AO3 works tagged 'Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy' https://ift.tt/S7UZw0a October 08, 2022 at 07:29AM

[strawberryscorp]

“youve been awfully quiet lily” yeah my bad i was thinking about gay people (scorbus) again

[ao3feed-scorbus]

loss (or is it really?)

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by marriedwithchildren

A purposeful cough, from not-James' tall friend. "Sorry for the weird question, but," a grim smile, that feels strangely and distantly familiar to Albus in a way he cannot explain, "could you happen to tell us the date?"

"The 17th," Scorpius says.

A raised eyebrow. "Of?"

"November."

"Year?"

Albus and Scorpius stare, incredulously.

"Year?" the boy repeats, louder.

"2022," Albus and Scorpius squeak out, in unison.

Powerful silence.

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or, the marauders accidentally get stuck in 2022, but luckily their future grandchildren are there to help them (a story about loss, bereavement, and finding hope at the end of it all)

Words: 2724, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M, Multi

Characters: Albus Severus Potter, Scorpius Malfoy, James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, James Sirius Potter, Rose Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Minerva McGonagall, Teddy Lupin, Original Characters

Relationships: Scorpius Malfoy/Albus Severus Potter, Sirius Black/Remus Lupin, James Potter/Lily Evans Potter, Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley, Minor or Background Relationship(s)

Additional Tags: Loss, Grief/Mourning, Five Stages of Grief, Loss of Parent(s), Hurt/Comfort, Recovery, Time Travel, Time Turners (Harry Potter), Marauders Era (Harry Potter), Harry Potter Next Generation, Next Gen Marauders in Cursed Child Era (Harry Potter), Family, Humor, Attempt at Humor, Family Reunions, Headmistress Minerva McGonagall, Minerva McGonagall is So Done, Original Character(s)

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/eMYFsZ0

[whatstruthgottodowithit]

The Other Evans Girl [Part Six]

Fandom: Harry Potter [Marauder’s Era]

Pairing: Sirius Black x Original Female Character, Sirius Black x Daisy Evans, James Potter x Lily Evans

Characters: Sirius Black, Original Female Character, Daisy Evans, Lily Evans, Remus Lupin, James Potter, Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Alice Fortescue, Frank Longbottom, Marlene McKinnon, Albus Dumbledore, Voldemort, Peter Pettigrew, Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix LeStrange, Walburga Black, Orion Black, Jasper Thicknesse, Barty Crouch Jr, Mulciber, Walden McNair

Word Count: 3709

Rating: Teen

Summary: Hogwarts is a safe haven, a home for many, but it’s often a place where heartache, love and complex emotions dwell and none know that better than the Marauders. Lily Evans just wants to make it out as a successful witch though the oncoming war and the ongoing advances of James Potter threaten that. Daisy Evans, her twin, has other goals. Join the Evans sisters as they make their way through Hogwarts, prepare for war and eventually find love.

Tags/ Warnings: Hogwarts, Friends, Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn, Marauder’s Era, Teenage Angst, Babies, Weddings, Dating, Crying, Loss of Virginity, First Wizarding War, Love, Kissing, Teenagers, James Potter is a bit of a dick, Hogsmeade, 1970s, Fighting, Loss of Parents, Grief, Babies, Injuries, Gore, Harm, Christmas,  The Potter’s Mansion // Daisy’s Dress // NYE Lily’s Dress // NYE Daisy’s Dress // Lily’s Ring // Daisy’s Ring

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The blare of the alarm was deafening and Daisy bolted upright in her bed so she could slam it off. Once its screeching was halted she flopped back on the bed and clamped her eyes shut hoping she wouldn’t have to move from her bed. It was Monday, the first Monday after the Hogsmeade fiasco and Daisy had spent most of the night fretting about having to get through the day. Since the whole thing had gone down she hadn’t seen James or any of his friends. Thankfully, since she had told the girls about what had happened they had been understanding and had even tried to cheer her up by spending the evening having a ‘sleepover’ which had been nice. Just as the clutches of sleep started to pull her back under the closed canopy of her bed was forced open and when Daisy propped an eye open she spied Lily standing at the side of her bed watching her with suspicious eyes.

‘Morning,’ Daisy said with a yawn as she closed her eyes. ‘Come on,’ Lily said, opening the other curtains around the bed. ‘Come on what?’ Daisy grumbled, wincing as the low autumn sun hit her eyes. ‘Get up. Rise and shine. Up and at them,’ Lily said as she walked over to her own bed and sat down so she could slip her shoes on. ‘Actually,’ Daisy said with a half-hearted cough, ‘I don’t think I can go today…I think I’ve come down with something.’ ‘What? Avoiding Potter-itis?’ Alice said from her bed where she was sitting brushing her hair. Daisy propped herself up on her elbows so she could see her friend as she said snappily, ‘no! I actually don’t feel well.’

‘Come on Dais,’ Marlene said as she emerged from the bathroom, steam billowing out from behind her. ‘Yeah pull the other one,’ Alice added ducking as Daisy’s came flying past her head, narrowly missing her. ‘They’re right Dais,’ Lily said watching her sister with sympathetic eyes. ‘No, they’re not. And stop looking at me like that,’ she said grumpily, ‘I don’t need your pity okay? Yours or anyone else’s for that matter.’ ‘And you’re not getting it. Which is exactly why I want your bum up and showered in the next ten minutes or all three of us will drag you downstairs,’ Lily said. ‘I’ve just learned about a good body bind curse that we could use,’ Alice said earning a chuckle from Marlene. The group then fell silent as their gaze all fell on Daisy who still hadn’t moved. She couldn’t because she knew what people would say. She could anticipate the whispers and the embarrassment that would plague her until someone did something marginally more embarrassing to shift focus.

‘I can’t,’ she protested sadly but before she could force a sob story out all three girls were on her and pulling her from the warm clutches of her duvet. There was a kerfuffle until finally Daisy was upright and standing over on the other side of the room, near the bathroom door, in a huff. ‘Don’t even think about it,’ Lily said whipping her wand out challengingly. ‘Fine,’ Daisy grumbled, ‘but you promise that you’ll form a human barricade so I don’t have to be seen by anyone right?’ ‘Right,’ Alice said. ‘Of course and besides, if I’m in front no one is gonna be looking at you lot are they,’ Marlene teased, flicking her hair behind her shoulder earning herself a shove from both Alice and Lily as well as an eye roll from Daisy as she headed into the bathroom.

After ten minutes Daisy stepped out of the shower and wrapped herself in a towel. Thankfully, one of the girls had bobbed in halfway through her shower and placed her uniform and wand on the vanity for her to change into so all she had to do was pop a quick-drying spell on her hair, brush her teeth and get dressed. Once she was done she gave herself a quick once over. She looked okay but she couldn’t help but notice Marlene’s makeup bag which was perched on the vanity next to the sink and before she could second guess herself she dove into it, pulling products from it in fistfuls. She didn’t have long though as a few minutes after she had started there was a thudding on the door followed by Alice who said, ‘come on Dais! It’ll be lunchtime by the time we get downstairs at this rate!’ ‘Coming,’ Daisy said panicked as made sure her new look wasn’t a complete disaster and packed everything back up, dashing out of the bathroom quickly after and past her friend who was waiting by the door. Everyone else was waiting by the main door, waiting for her to grab her bag and robe so that when she turned around she found they were watching her.

‘Are you wearing makeup?’ Lily asked, putting her arm across the door as Daisy tried to walk past her, which meant her path was blocked and she was forced to stop in her tracks and allow her friends to eye her now painted face.

‘Thought I’d try something new,’ Daisy said trying to sound as confident as she could muster. ‘Looks nice,’ Alice said reassuringly. ‘Yeah, very natural,’ Marlene added, nudging Lily so that she’d drop her arm and allow them to walk through the door. She allowed them to walk past her and down the spiral staircase but as they got to the bottom she pushed forward, standing in front of Daisy, her eyes narrowed. ‘You’re not wearing it for him are you?’ Lily asked with disdain. ‘No I’m not as a matter of fact,’ Daisy said, though that wasn’t technically true. It wasn’t explicitly for James but rather in spite of him. If she was going to be looked at she might as well look nice whilst doing it. ‘Good,’ Lily smiled. ‘I wouldn’t give him the satisfaction,’ Daisy said, ‘I just thought I’d try something a bit different.’ ‘It looks nice,’ Lily said, earning herself a small smile from Daisy.

Breakfast was in full swing when they got down to the great hall, meaning that students lined every single bench and they had to stop in the middle of the aisle to spot a spare place for the four of them. As Marlene spotted a small gap near the teacher’s end of the hall and gestured for them to follow her Daisy felt eyes on her. She didn’t drop her gaze though and instead held her head high and continued to chat with Lily until they got to their spot and got settled.

‘Have you done your herbology homework?’ Alice said as she sat down, immediately moving to load her plate up with bacon. ‘Not yet,’ Daisy said, pouring herself a cup of tea as she surveyed the wealth of food that littered the table and suddenly not feeling hungry for any of it. ‘But it’s due today!’ Lily scolded looking at her sister who seemed unbothered. ‘I’ll do it at lunch,’ she said, ‘it’s only due last lesson.’ ‘Well you’re not copying off me,’ Lily said as she reached over to grab the jug of pumpkin juice that was just a little too far up the table mumbling her apologies to the boy whom she was sitting next to as she invaded his personal space. Daisy looked up at the commotion only to find that the boy Lily was reaching over was none other than Peter Pettigrew who practically screeched when Lily got within a foot of him. Dread settled in Daisy’s stomach as her eyes left her sister’s red mane, which was tied back in a neat ponytail today, and landed on the boy across the table from Peter. James. He was watching her already, his hazel eyes fraught with concern behind his round glasses. He smiled at her weakly but Daisy didn’t return the gesture instead she simply turned her head away with the frostiest of expressions, picking up her cup of tea and sipping, ignoring him completely.

He continued to glance at her throughout breakfast though fortunately for Daisy she wasn’t forced to endure it for long considering they were only in the hall for fifteen minutes before Lily was forcing them all to cram whatever they hadn’t eaten down so they could make it to potions early. Her bad luck seemed to follow her though and as double potions passed slowly she could feel everyone’s gaze and whispers about her all the way through class. Evidently, word had gotten out about James Potter’s dating prowess.

She was tempted to give up, to traipse back upstairs and hide away from the world but as their classes split off into their electives the number of Gryffindor students she was lumbered with tapered off as did the stares and whispers. She suspected whatever news had yet to jump the barrier between houses, not that she thought her Slytherin classmates would even care about what had happened between her and another Gryffindor. Whatever it was though she relished in it and by the time she left Ancient Runes she had a smile on her face one that wasn’t dampened by the prospect of having to spend the entirety of her break in the library doing her homework for herbology.

When she got there the library was mostly empty and so she managed to choose a desk in the corner of the room which made her feel less ogleable. Once she had set up, pulling her textbook, parchment and quills out, she got to work quietly, quickly rereading the chapter she had been instructed to answer questions on in her textbook before jotting down a title on her piece of parchment.

Devil’s Snare; key uses, cultivating methods and antidotes.

The only sound she could hear was her own breathing, the gliding of her quill across the paper and the sound of Madam Pince dusting the shelves in the opposite corner. She kept her head down and wrote oblivious to time or place as she got in the swing. She didn’t even notice as a gaggle of girls came in and sat at the desk two away from her. Though they had everything set up in front of them as if they were working, a common method used to stave off the librarian, they had yet to fill in anything and instead had spent the time talking.

Many people did this as winter drew in. Whilst some retreated to their dormitories or lurked in draughty corridors some retreated to the library as it was warm and there was at least somewhere to sit. Daisy never really bothered to come to the library if she didn’t have to but it appeared that these girls were regulars as Madam Pince didn’t come to shush them even when they were cackling with laughter.

Daisy’s mind tried to focus on the task at hand but as one girl started to shriek Daisy’s patience wore thin. She looked up at the group ahead of her. They appeared to be second years, she recognised one of them from her house, but the others were a blend of the other houses whom she didn’t know and not wanting to cause a scene she decided to ignore them and persevere with the last couple of questions.

‘He didn’t!’ the girl closest to her shrieked. ‘He did! I saw it happen with my own eyes!’ the girl Daisy recognised to be Mary MacDonald responded. The group broke into a fit of giggles. ‘And then they bet him he wouldn’t do it again for another sickle and he just carried on!’ ‘That’s disgusting!’ a Ravenclaw grumbled. ‘He’s vile,’ a Slytherin added. ‘I think he’s kinda cute,’ Mary said sarcastically forcing another shriek to come from them once more. At that Daisy’s patience crumbled.

‘Excuse me,’ she said looking up from her herbology homework at the girls across the aisle. Five pairs of eyes turned to look at her. ‘What?’ the Slytherin girl said, jutting her jaw out in annoyance. ‘I was just wondering if you could be a little quieter… it’s just I’ve got homework to do,’ she said throwing them a gracious smile though her politeness was not returned. Instead, there was an outbreak of murmurs as all the girls turned back to face one another now fuelled by Daisy’s interference than the previous topic. Daisy sighed.

‘It’s not ideal but at least they’re a bit quieter,’ a voice inside her brain reasoned. She dropped her gaze back to her work and carried on, thankful that the noise was now lessened enough for her to concentrate. Yet she was able to carry on for only a couple of minutes before she could hear their whispers once more.

‘She’s not even that pretty,’ the Slytherin sneered. ‘I know! I can’t believe she thought he actually liked her!’ Mary MacDonald giggled. Daisy’s quill stopped flowing on the page once more as she trained an ear towards them. ‘Apparently, Dolores Deluth saw them out at the lookout for the shrieking shack,’ a girl with her back towards Daisy said. Her heart sank because she was sure that they were talking about her. ‘Do you think he kissed her?’ Mary said. ‘Why would he?’ the Slytherin said, ‘he’d probably rather kiss Peeves!’

There was another round of cackles before Daisy broke and slammed her book close and threw her homework into her book bag. Her exit was followed by even more giggles as she had to pass them to get out of the library much to her embarrassment. But she didn’t cry or argue with them. Instead, she strode out head held high and made her way to herbology hoping that their nasty comments would stop swirling around her brain at some point in the lesson.

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When Daisy finally got to the greenhouses Professor Sprout was already shepherding the line of students inside so she joined the queue as quickly as she could.

‘Come on, come on,’ Professor Sprout said, ‘oh and don’t forget to put your homework in the pot by my desk. And make sure your name is on it, I’m looking at you, Mr Pettigrew.’

A giggle rippled through the class which Daisy was thankful for as it meant she was able to slip her homework in the slot and grab a seat next to Marlene unnoticed. Alice and Lily were sitting across from her but before any of them could ask her about her library session Professor Sprout started the lesson.

‘Now class, who can tell me what this is?’ the portly witch said as she pulled out a plant from under her desk. Lily’s hand shot up immediately, ‘yes Miss Evans.’ ‘Venemous Ventacular,’ Lily said. ‘Correct! And today we will be first learning about the qualities of this magnificent plant and then we will be working in pairs to try defanging them,’ Professor Sprout said turning to the blackboard. As Professor Sprout dove into the characteristics of the plant at the end of the table Daisy tuned out, her eyes on the blackboard though they were glazed over, her mind on the chatter she had heard in the library. Yet she was snapped from her thoughts as Professor Sprout finished, turning back around and flourishing her wand so that it produced a hoard of potted Venomous Ventacular each of which dropped in front of each pair of students with a thud.

‘Right ho, I’d like each of you to get into a pair so we can start,’ Professor Sprout said as she donned her Dragon Hide gloves which caused a flurry of activity to run through the greenhouse as everyone tried to get into a pair of their choosing which came at a price if their friends partnered up before them. Daisy and Marlene clung to one another as their friends did opposite them until finally, Professor Sprout called for silence.

‘Now, this is a very important lesson to learn. As I’ve already said, Venomous Ventacular can have many useful properties but defanging them can be quite a sticky situation. So, it’s best to pay attention and always have a partner to help. Miss Fortescue, could you come to the front to assist me?’ she said. Alice nodded and got up from her seat at the end of the long table as Professor Sprout continued but before she could there was a clatter and a smash at the other end of the table. Thirty pairs of eyes looked to the end of the greenhouse where Sirius Black was now on his knees trying to corral the Venomous Ventacular back to the table as James Potter laughed at him.

‘Boys!’ Professor Sprout said gruffly, catching everyone’s attention. The boys looked up at her too though it was cut short by an ‘ouch you little,’ by Sirius. After that Professor Sprout waved her wand and the pieces of the pot and the plant magically restored itself onto the table. ‘Right, Mr Black come up here and I’ll sort your hand out. You can work with Miss McKinnon where I can keep an eye on you.’ ‘But Professor,’ Daisy said. ‘You can go and work with Mr Potter,’ Professor Sprout said as she started to instruct the class about how to start. ‘I’ll go,’ Marlene whispered but Professor Sprout noticed as she started to move. ‘Miss McKinnon, stay put. Come on Evans girl. You’re not first years, I’m sure you can work with a boy. He won’t bite,’ she said shooing the blond away. Daisy scowled but packed up all her things anyway and trudged down the greenhouse passing Sirius on her way. The older boy gave her a small smile as he passed which she didn’t return.

When she landed at their end of the table she was thoroughly livid and though she could feel the eyes of James, Remus and Peter on her she didn’t look at them and instead sat at the table and turned her gaze to her teacher who was now deep in a demonstration with Alice at her side. Eventually, Professor Sprout was done with her show and informed the students they could now begin which meant that Daisy had to bite the bullet and turn to face her new partner. James threw her a weak smile which she didn’t reciprocate and instead, she roughly donned her gloves and looked over the instructions that had been laid out on the table.

‘So…are you going to talk to me or are we going to figure out how to defang this thing in stony silence?’ James said a weak attempt at joviality in his tone. Daisy didn’t look at him but she could hear Peter sniggering from across the table. ‘I don’t have anything to say,’ Daisy said, ‘spray the tranquiliser on the root.’ ‘So you don’t want to talk about the other day?’ James said picking up the spray bottle as instructed and spraying a thick purple mist on the hissing plant. ‘I don’t want to talk to you full stop,’ Daisy sneered as she watched the movement of the plant start to slow down. ‘So you don’t want to hear that I’m sorry?’ he asked. Daisy didn’t respond, ‘because I am. I’m really sorry that-’ ‘That you wanted my sister and not me? That you didn’t mind trampling all over me to get where you wanted? That everyone already knows what happened and aren’t shying from reminding me?’ she said in a harsh whisper. She was close to his face now, seething at his excuses. She could feel Remus and Peter looking at her as she pulled back and yanked the pruning shears out of his other hand. Then she reached out and started to prune the fangs of the plant angrily as James held it still as instructed whilst spraying the root at intervals to keep it stunned.

‘Look,’ he said, watching her under his lashes at her though she refused to look at him, ‘I really am sorry.’

Daisy said nothing.

‘I shouldn’t have asked you out to make Lily jealous-’ ‘You shouldn’t have asked me out full stop. You don’t even like me,’ she said. ‘That’s not true,’ James said. Daisy wanted to ignore him but her body betrayed her and she allowed her hand to fall still for a moment as she heard his words. James continued, ‘I might not like you…romantically but I do like you. And I did have a nice time in Hogsmeade well until you hexed me.’ ‘Oh poor you,’ she snapped, ‘I’ve had people pitying me all day. Poor naive Daisy, how could she think that Potter could actually like her?’ ‘I didn’t think-’ ‘You never do. You never think of anyone but yourself or your little friends. You tread on anyone for your own gain or for a laugh,’ she said, throwing the shears down in a huff. More people were watching them as her voice grew louder. ‘Look I’ve said I’m sorry-’ ‘Oh, boohoo. Poor James Potter has to own up to his actions,’ she snapped.

‘And Daisy Evans has to realise not everyone is out to get her. I messed up okay, stop taking it to heart,’ he said. ‘Stop it you two,’ Remus said before he dropped his eyes back to his work as Professor Sprout’s gaze fell on them. ‘No Rem, she needs to hear this. You’re being all hurt over something that’s not a big deal,’ he said, though he had heeded Remus’ words to a degree considering his voice had dropped in volume. ‘Not a big deal!? I thought-’ ‘That what? I liked you? I do but just as mates and I said I’m sorry for that,’ he said, watching as her mouth fell into a scowl. ‘Well you didn’t have to because I never want to hear a word from you again,’ she said before she pushed her stool back from the table and stormed off.

‘Miss Evans!’ she heard Professor Sprout shout as she walked past her and out of the greenhouse but Daisy wasn’t listening. She couldn’t. She was enraged and there was only one person who would understand how she felt right now.

Severus.

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[the0d00r]

ok so i made a post last night abt how albus severus potter should be renamed to rubeus regulus potter and a pro snape person replied to it by saying; "Without Snape Harry would have died on the first book" and how snape is the embodiment of sacrifice and yeah sure he was a goodish guy in the end (i dont rlly remember how but for the sake of this post im going to keep talking) but just because snape died a somewhat heroic death (he didnt i agree with harry snape is a bloody coward) doesnt excuse the fact that snape was a major dick

he bullied all the children he saw as incompetent (ex: harry just bc he looked like his dad and he bullied neville to the point snape became neville's boggart at the age of 13 and alot of the students who werent in slytherin)

he hated muggles and muggle borns he was just as much as a bigot as avery and wilkes he was inlove *cough* obsessed *cough* with how lily made him feel smart and important bc he was her first exposure to the wizarding world and in a way he further pushed lily and petunia's relationship to end with how he treated petunia bc she wasnt magic

he was a fucking idiot like why would you listen to someone who hates you about going to the shrieking shack to find a werewolf like sirius probaby told snape bc he thought snape wouldve been smarter and wouldnt actually go (im not dismissing the fact that sirius told snape, it was wrong and he shouldnt have but snape almost dying there would definitely not have happened if he just stayed away like any smart person would)

and coming back to the snape being obsessed with lily thing like he didnt care that an infant and their family would be killed until he found out it was lily's family and (if i remember correctly) he was mainly begging dumbledore to save lily snape didnt give a shit about james and harry

just because he had a shit childhood does not give him the excuse to be an immature asshole whos only on the 'right' side, not out of the goodness of his heart, but because he wouldve been sent to azkaban if he didnt do what dumbledore said

theres much more that he did but my memory isnt the best and its been awhile since ive read the books but i just hate when people defend characters like snape so i had to rant about it for a bit

[hezuart]

Black - Silver - White

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I think about the Cursed Children a lot

[moonlightdancer26]

If you could change one thing about the Harry Potter books, what would it be? (No reason to limit yourself to 1 thing if you can think of multiple changes you’d make) 🤗

The Marauders, Lily, and Dumbledore.

Let’s start:

Remus Lupin:

I wished they had taken him literally endangering students’ lives more siriusly. I would like to change how much Remus manipulates Harry and the readers into thinking he’s an innocent victim who was being treated badly by meanie Snivellus.

He endangered the entire school, he kept secrets from Dumbledore, he forgot to take his potion (which Severus brewed for him) and it led to him nearly eating three children.

Sirius Black:

I wish they had taken him nearly murdering someone, showing no remorse, thinking the victim deserves it just because they were curious, using his “best friend” as a murder weapon, abusing his slave, and bullying Severus even as a full grown adult more siriusly.

I despise how J.K. Rowling tried to paint him as this super cool father-figure when he was really a manipulative, slave-kicking, child-abusing, reckless, immature lunatic who never grew up.

James Potter:

Sigh, I don’t even wanna get into detail cause I know it’s gonna turn into a 100,000 word essay full of rage and hatred so I’ll just keep it short.

The dude sexually assaulted Sev, harassed Sev, bullied him mercilessly, choked him with soap (*cough* equivalent of waterboarding *cough*), tortured him, immobilised him, and showed no remorse.

Yet he’s still seen as a saint, a hero, and a great person by society.

Why?

…because he died for his family?

Oh boo hoo -_-

And the Hogwarts staff (specifically McGonagall and Hagrid) talk about him with so much affection, it’s actually sickening. And the fact that he was made Head-boy even after the terrible shit he pulled is just proof the Hogwarts staff didn’t care about their students’ safety.

I wish they could’ve taken the shit he pulled more siriusly. Like holy shit, Sev was traumatised by that monster and he’s surrounded by people who think he’s an angel.

I’m glad J*mes P*tter died early.

Lily Evans:

I wish she was more caring to Severus. Every time I reread The Prince’s Tale, I find myself disappointed. She’s always interrupted him, and she doesn’t give a fuck about what he goes through.

I dislike her, and the fact that Severus dedicated his entire life to someone who thought they were better than him and didn’t value their friendship kills me.

I wish we could’ve seen more of badass Lily. I wanna see her give James a taste of his own medicine. I wanna see her defending her best friend. I wanna see her beat the living shit out of the Marauders (James and Sirus the hardest) and telling them to stay away from Severus. I wanna see Lily valuing their friendship and Sev’s love for her. I wanna see Lily actually caring about Severus.

And I wish the books would stop portraying her as a saint. She’s extremely flawed and very bitchy. Like, at least with James, we saw his fucked up side, and Harry acknowledges it. But with Lily, literally never! She’s still seen as the angelic mother who sacrificed her life for her child, and it’s annoying. And this fandom portraying her as a Mary Sue makes my blood boil.

Albus Dumbledore:

Oh boy, where do I even begin.

Aight, lemme just release some anger:

NYAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!👹👹👹

Okay... *takes a deep breath* that felt nice. I apologise for going all Voldy on y’all.

I wish he had been more caring to Severus.

Severus is my biggest reason for hating Dumbledore.

He manipulated and used Severus when he was most vulnerable.

He let Severus almost get mauled to death by a fucking werewolf when he was just a kid and forced him to stay quiet and never punished his abusers. Dumbledore not only dismissed it but gave 0 attention to the possible trauma that gave Severus? Like holy shit, Sevy was literally fucking traumatised and Dumbledore did nothing!

Like I don’t care if y’all are in love with the Marauders and if y’all are a bunch of nasty apologists, no kid ever deserves that. He let Severus get bullied relentlessly by the kids he has a creepy ass obsession with for 7 fucking years with no punishments.

He let Severus be misguided and groomed by Lucius and the other Slytherins and into the Death Eaters. Hell, if Dumbles did shit and stopped the Marauders, Sev would 100% not have become a Death Eater.

Severus isn’t a saint but he never pretended to be the hero (even though he was -_-). He had one goal and he completed that by saving Harry. Severus was willing to die a villain, but Dumbles always has to play the hero.

“AnD wHaT uSe WoUlD tHaT bE tO aNyOnE?”

Fuck him. Severus was literally shattered and suicidal and that bastard used him and manipulated him when he was at his most vulnerable! He could've been so much kinder to Severus instead of telling him that killing himself wouldn't be of use, treating him like a pawn and not giving him a shred of compassion when he was literally suicidal!

Like, I get it, he had to fight a war yadda yadda but let's not act like the old cunt was morally justified for everything he ever did and didn't have any flaws. I understand that manipulation is necessary in a war, but can we come back on what exactly makes Severus so easily manipulated—and even more so, why he is at Dumbledore's mercy all his life?—Dumbledore let him be cruelly, emotionally and physically abused for seven years until he was broken enough. He let him, intentionally or not, become a Death Eater.

The spying, the things Severus must have witnessed, the forced stay in the toxic place that broke him in the first place were what Dumbledore asked from manipulated him in believing was what he deserved. Hogwarts was practically Azkaban to Severus, and it’s all because of the Marauders and Albus.

Albus’s manipulation of Severus is predicated on Severus being emotionally unhealthy/unstable to execute said plan. Dumbles does not want Severus to get better, because a healthier Severus means a Severus not doing what he’s told because of guilt he never let go of. Dumbledore manipulated Severus for like 18 years, that’s not okay.

“Dumbledore manipulated Snape for the better, he did it for a good cause”

Many people say this. However, if he had taken better care of Severus... then would manipulation even become necessary?

Wouldn’t it be just as good—if not better—if Severus could clutch to the wonderful feeling of being loved and having his pain acknowledged (rather than dismissed), a bit like therapists and just—family/friends—do?

If Albus had actually given a fuck about Severus, and showed that he actually cared for him and didn’t see him as just a puppet. Severus would’ve been attached, he would’ve stayed completely loyal to him.

This is why Severus was so loyal to Lily.

Because she was the light in his darkness, she taught Severus what it is to love, she showed him kindness and love. That’s why he loved her, that’s why he was incredibly devoted to her.

If Albus had done the same, he 100% would’ve earned Severus’s loyalty, and he wouldn’t have to manipulate, deceive, and force Severus into it.

I wish he would’ve done something about the Marauders’ bullying of Severus (and bullying in general).

There are a few more, I’ll just list them here:

I wish Hermione literally permanently scarring a girl’s face for life and showing no remorse could’ve been taken more siriusly. (Siriusly, Hermione... what the hell?)

I wish Hermione would treat Ronald better, and I also wish her literally attacking him with birds could’ve been taken more siriusly.

I wish Fred and George literally selling date-rape drugs could’ve been taken more siriusly.

I wish Fred and George’s cruel pranks could’ve been taken more siriusly and I wish they’d get called out!

I wish everyone (in the series and the fandom) would’ve taken everything Severus went through siriusly and not just dismissing it and thinking of him as petty. The poor man was traumatised and no one cared.

I wish Remus and Sirius would’ve apologised and they all move on and become good friends. Think about it, Severus, Sirius, and Remus would be SUCH an iconic trio! And there’s something about that thought that gives me a fuzzy and happy feeling inside. Maybe it’s cause I’ve also been bullied and I’d feel better if my bullies apologised to me.

I wish someone would’ve called Sirius and Remus on their bullshit. I want someone to just confront them, to scream at them, to call them out on their bullying ways. Actually, if Harry was the one to call them out and yell at them, it would be a million times better! (Siriusly tho, that would be epic!)

I wish Ronald wouldn’t have been painted as a jerk for “abandoning” Hermione and Harry. He was right, Harry didn’t have a plan and they made no progress whatsoever, and Ronald was worried about his family.

I wish I could change how Percy was treated throughout the series. His family was terrible to him (except Molly). I’ve already explained a lot in my answer to an ask a while ago, right here.

I wish people would take McGonagall’s treatment of students (especially Neville) more siriusly. They call Severus a child abuser when this woman exists.🤦‍♀️

I honestly wish Sirius Black was a villain. He would be extremely badass and I think I’d love him!

I wish Draco and Hermione ended up together (still love Romione tho)!

There’s more but I’ll stop here. I didn’t expect this to be so long, my apologies!

Also, I’m glad you told me that there’s no reason to limit myself to only one, cause god knows I can never pick one. It’s either 1000 reasons, or no reasons at all. There’s no in between.😂

Have a lovely day!❤️