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I am a Snape apologist in the sense that I want to tell him "I'm so sorry that had happened to you, you didn't deserve it"

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do you ever feel like you HAVE to tell Severus he's really pretty and perfect and adorable and get genuinely angry cause you can't, or is it just me?😃😃

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I can’t seem to find her to tag on Tumblr, but I also love this fic by comejosephine on AO3:

It’s about Alice and Frank Longbottom, which is refreshing. It’s got love, angst, time travel, Marauders-era Hogwarts… so many good things!

Check it out. ⏳💔🔮🏰✨

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Reblogging interesting fics today in honor of Fanfic Writer’s Appreciation Day!

This one has such a unique premise, and makes me want to go back and reread ‘the Death of Ivan Ilyich.’

If you want a quick crossover read that makes you think, check it out!

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Albus Dumbledore & Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Tom Riddle | Voldemort/Original Character(s), Albus Dumbledore & Tom Riddle Characters: Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Tom Riddle, Avery Sr. | Tom Riddle’s Schoolmate, Mulciber Sr. | Tom Riddle’s Schoolmate, Nott Sr. (Harry Potter), Albus Dumbledore, Armando Dippet, Walburga Black, Orion Black, Lestrange Sr. | Tom Riddle’s Schoolmate Additional Tags: Knights of Walpurgis (Harry Potter), POV Tom Riddle, Teenage Tom Riddle, Young Tom Riddle, Manipulative Tom Riddle Summary:

“Death is finished, it is no more.”

Tom was silent. Then, his lips curled. Head tilted back. Eyes to the vaulted ceiling as if some invisible audience hovered above.

And then—he laughed.

Loud. Sardonic. The kind of laughter that rang hollow and full all at once, built from something sharp and joyless. Madam Pince looked up from her dog-eared Witch Weekly, brows pinched. Tom didn’t notice. Or didn’t care.

The bouts came in steepled waves, each one louder, stranger than the last. Not mirthful, not mad—just cold.

“Finished?” he muttered between breaths, amusement dragging across his voice like a dull blade. “That’s all it took to die well?”

He slammed the book shut.

In which Tom Riddle’s voracious appetite for knowledge brings him to Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” | Tom Riddle ponders (painfully and obsessively) over muggle philosophy and literature.

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Always love a dapper frog, me 🐸

Happy writing day! Is this like Labor Day? Where we *don’t* write, or should we write *more*? 😅

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August 21st is Fanfic Writer Appreciation Day  💕

Let’s be honest - we all forget to leave a comment sometimes. We don’t always go out of our way to click the ���come talk to me on tumblr” link on AO3 to scream about the fic in the author’s inbox. On August 21st I encourage you to take a moment and show fanfic writers that you appreciate them!

How can you do it?

leave a comment and kudos on every fic you finish reading. Doesn’t matter how short. Doesn’t matter if you’re just repeating what other people have already said. Just be kind! Keysmashing, Caps Lock, and live commenting appreciated! (Bonus points if you leave a comment on every chapter)

ideas for what to put in a comment: one | two | three | four

floaty review box for ao3 (super useful for commenting as you read + it has a ‘review tips’ button if you feel stuck)

reblog ficlets, drabbles, fics, fic rec posts, etc. Put a nice comment in the tags. Remember that likes, while appreciated, don’t give the writer any exposure, meaning the posts don’t reach more people

go to your local fanfic writer’s inbox and talk to them about their fic of your choice. Let them know how long ago you’ve read it and what story point/sentence/scene still makes you smile when you think about it

send thank you messages to fic writers. In a world where you have to pay for almost everything, they’re supplying you with countless hours of free entertainment. It can get quite lonely without getting messages acknowledging the hours they spend writing stories - let them know their time and effort is appreciated

make fic rec posts and @ the authors whose fics you’re recommending! (believe me, fic writers love to see their stories in these posts)

create something inspired by a fic! You can draw fanart, make a moodboard or aesthetic post, or even write a song for the fic you love. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro doesn’t matter - the thought alone is what counts more than anything <3

buy the writer a coffee if they have a ko-fi page and you have some change lying around c: Caffeine keeps most fic writers awake when they struggle with a particularly slow draft or a difficult scene. More coffee, more words.

These are only some ideas out of the sea of possible ways to appreciate fanfic writers. On August 21st show the writers in your fandom(s) some love <3

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Is Snape nice? No. Is he an absolute comedy icon with a flair for dramatic timing? Yes! I mean he literally stood there waiting and being insulted multiple times just to reveal himself at the perfect moment. We stan.

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‘Princeroot’ Masterlist

A slowly growing collection of fics featuring my rarepair, Severus Snape and (a de-aged) Pomona Sprout. Sometimes coworkers, sometimes tournament rivals. But always together. ✨🧪🖤🌱Give my rarepair a chance!🌱🖤🧪✨

A Different Shade of Green - wip

Snape: “I don’t need anyone.”

Sprout: shows up with dirt under her nails and a heart full of stubborn kindness

Snape: “…Fine. Maybe one person.”

💬 150k | E | Slow Burn, Grumpy Sunshine, Post-War, Angst & Fluff & Smut

A Thousand Galleons

Snape: “I’ll enter the Triwizard Tournament and everyone will finally respect me.”

Also Snape: accidentally catches feelings and ruins everything 👀 Or does he?

💬 250k | E | Marauders Era, Found Family

(images from Pinterest)

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hogwarts moodboard 🏰🪄

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Some idiot: "Why are you reading your own fic, that's shallow and stupid"

All fanfic writers and writers everywhere: "Who the fuck do you think I wrote it for?!"

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Professor !😭

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Describe your fic in five emojis 🤓 I’ll go first:

🏰📚🪩🏆🖤

A Thousand Galleons (mind the tags)

Reblog w/your emojis if you wanna play along! ✨

Link your fic (or give us a tease) 📖

Tag your mutuals 👯‍♀️

Tagging my fellow magic weavers: @fangirl-erdariel @robintheteaaddic @saskiskies @ameliaandreas3

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The fic sounds like this 👆🏼

🪄🕺🏻School robes & bell-bottoms

👨🏼‍🎤🌳Feathered hair & forbidden forests

✨🏰Triwizard tournaments & Transatlantic trysts

(Playlist: https://tinyurl.com/mrvhn87z)

(Fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/66577036/chapters/171732535)

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I wholeheartedly do not understand this. Especially Jeverus. Characters in successful “enemies to lovers” stories need cute, like, almost play-fighting backstories. Things that can be passed off as “kid stuff” or “misunderstandings” or whatever. Not years of one-sided bullying. Not SA. Not near-fatal pranks. Not classism and sexual rivalry/mate-guarding disguised as half-hearted, half-baked political idealism.

Most of these slash pairings require so much ooc that they border on absurd. Just pair Snape with an OC or some tertiary character you can fill out. He deserves better than to be Stockholm syndromed or blood-bound or whatever overwrought plot device is required for him to have marital “harmony” and happily-ever-afters with his teenhood abusers.

Please.

can the marauders fandom and pro-severus fandom just stop fighting and kiss pls. and make the characters kiss. thank you.

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I know!!! I’m really impressed with all the thought people have put into this — so many differing opinions, and yet I buy pretty much all of them. I love how differently Snape resonates with people. 🖤

Severus Snape discussion point:

I have seen SO much fanart of Snape smoking, lately.

Can someone explain this? I’m really curious to know why/how so many people see him as a smoker, because it doesn’t fit my perception of him at all!

I see him as someone who would eschew it at all costs. Like, he would view it as unhealthy, and it dulls one’s olfactory and taste senses (which I would think would be vital to his work with potions). Also, he's thrifty and it's an unnecessary expense. Lastly, I would think he’d stay away from it precisely *because* it has a mainstream "cool factor," especially in the 70's and 80's when he was young.

Most people smoke because of peer pressure, and (well, besides the whole Death Eater thing) he doesn’t strike me as someone susceptible to peer pressure.

Am I the odd one out, here?

What do you guys think?

Artists, what moves you to depict Snape smoking?

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‘I'm bored,’ said Sirius. ‘Wish it was full moon.’

‘You might,’ said Lupin darkly from behind his book. ‘We’ve still got Transfiguration, if you’re bored you could test me. Here …’ and he held out his book.

But Sirius snorted. ‘I don’t need to look at that rubbish, I know it all.’

‘This’ll liven you up, Padfoot,’ said James quietly. ‘Look who it is …’

Sirius’s head turned. He became very still, like a dog that has scented a rabbit.

‘Excellent,’ he said softly. ‘Snivellus’.

Awww, the ultimate canon wolfstar moment😍 Sirius openly wishing Remus' worst fear on him to entertain himself, refusing to help him to prepare for the exam in a derogatory mocking manner, and immediately getting locked in on torturing Snape instead, which James knows to be Sirius' favourite entertainment. Wolfstar are so cutesy guys🥺💗

will always be grateful to Bella for ridding the world of Sirius, an invaluable service indeed.