Snape Quote of the Week #15

  "Draco, do it or stand aside so one of us--" screeched the woman, but at that precise moment, the door to the ramparts bust open once more and there stood Snape, his wand clutched in his hand as the black eyes swept the scene, from Dumbledore slumped against the wall, to the four Death Eaters, including the enraged werewolf, and Malfoy.
  "We've got a problem, Snape," said the lumpy Amycus, whose eyes and wand were fixed alike upon Dumbledore, "the boy doesn't seem able--"
  But somebody else had spoken Snape's name, quite softly.
  "Severus..."
  The sound frightened Harry beyond anything he had experience all evening. For the first time, Dumbledore was pleading.
  Snape said nothing, but walked forward and pushed Malfoy out of the way. The three Death Eaters fell back without a word. Even the werewolf seemed cowed.
  Snape gazed for a moment at Dumbledore, and there was revulsion and hatred etched in the harsh lines of his face.
  "Severus... please..."
  Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at Dumbledore.
  "Avada Kedavra!"

You all knew I was going to have to do this one eventually. And I really shouldn't have to explain when or where this happened, because this has become an iconic scene. I mean, there's a meme based off of it.

I just finished reading Half-Blood Prince today (for the millionth time), and I nearly cried while reading the last few chapters. It was partly because I was imagining how everything's going to play out with Snape and my OC in my fanfiction(in which I will rewrite all the books in their POV), and it partly because I was feeling horribly sorry sorry for Snape.

I told some people this, and they all looked at me like I was crazy. Turns out they've all read up to Half-Blood Prince, but haven't read Deathly Hallows yet. Siriusly?! I don't get this. It seems like everyone I meet that claims that they love Harry Potter hasn't read all of the books. They've either read up to Goblet of Fire and stopped because "the books were getting too long," or they've read all but Deathly Hallows.

Okay, they can't say that it's too long, because Order of the Phoenix is much longer, and they've read that. They can't say they can't find it, because it's been out since 2007. I should get back to discussing the quote, but if anyone can give me a good answer to this question, please tell me.

Even the people that have read all the books thought I was crazy, though. But why? Why don't they love Snape? Ughhh... it frustrates me so much that people can know exactly why Snape's so great, and not love him and feel sorry for him. He had to kill Dumbledore, which we all know that he really didn't want to do. Can you even imagine how much grief he was feeling? Or how angry he was when Harry called him a coward?

Snape Insults YOU #15

Snape Insults Jacob Black

Mister Black, if you unceremoniously remove your shirt during class one more time, I will be forced to expel you. For the time being, fifty points from Gryffindor, and a week's detention, I think. I'd expect that you and Rebecca will be spending the rest of the Saturdays of the year harvesting flobberworms. A shame you had to turn out so much like your delinquent cousin, Sirius. And just as I discovered about him, Mister Black, it has come to my attention that you are, in fact, an unregistered Animagus. How original, too, the animal you transform into. I suppose it is also a coincidence that you have a certain fondness for the Muggle contraption known as motorcycles? Hardly. Twenty more points, simply because I don't like you.

Snape Video of the Week #15

Potter Puppet Pals- Mustache Buddies

I have to say, this is one of my favorite PPP episodes. Voldemort's effing hilarious, and so is Snape even though he's completely in character.

Can you even imagine Snape with a mustache? Actually, I can, and he looks pretty damn sexy. Well, Alan Rickman has had a mustache in Truly Madly Deeply, The January Man, Robin Hood, Quigley Down Under, Die Hard, Rasputin, and Bottle Shock. And it's most often acompanied with a beard, but still, it's sexy.

I wonder if Snape shaves, or if he uses a charm to make sure hair doesn't grow on his face... These are the essential questions, people.

Weekly Snape-ly Event #15

As many of you may already, Empire magazine has done multiple interviews with Harry Potter stars, mainly about what the last film was like to shoot and what it feels like to have been part of such a phenomenon and now see it ending. Rather than giving an interview, however, Alan Rickman wrote a farewell letter to mark the "upcoming end of the Harry Potter franchise."

Now, the next part is going to be somewhat emotional, and I don't know whether I'm ruining the moment right now or making it better. But the reason I put that last part in quotations is because that is what many people are referring it as, but I don't believe it's true. As long as people love Harry Potter (which will be FOREVER), the franchise will never end either. I'm not going to go into a huge rant, but I would like to say this: Just because all the films are now finished being produced, that does not mean that Harry Potter will end, or even "go out of style." Okay, now back to the news.

Here is what Alan's letter said:

"I have just returned from the dubbing studio where I spoke into a microphone as Severus Snape for absolutely the last time. On the screen were some flashback shots of Daniel, Emma, and Rupert from 10 years ago. They were 12. I have also recently returned from New York, and while I was there, I saw Daniel singing and dancing (brilliantly) on Broadway. A lifetime seems to have passed in minutes. Three children have become adults since a phone call with Jo Rowling, containing one small clue, persuaded me that there was more to Snape than an unchanging costume, and that even though only three of the books were out at that time, she held the entire massive but delicate narrative in the surest of hands. It is an ancient need to be told in stories. But the story needs a great storyteller. Thanks for all of it, Jo."

I couldn't have said it better myself, Alan. *cries a little* I love how Alan is not one of those actors that sees acting as "just a job." He really becomes his characters. And he really appreciates Harry Potter for what it is.

You know, I know the perfect song to go with this.

Snape Picture of the Week #15

I just found this picture yesterday, and I honestly laughed my ass off. I can totally see Lily at the beginning of her marriage with James, and being all "Oh God, James is such a jerk..." and having an affair with Snape. You know, that should have been what actually happened.

There's a lot of fics about Harry being Snape's son, and they actually make sense. I mean, how the hell did Lily fall in love with James? I have a theory that he used Love potions or Confundus charm or something... but Lily definitely loved Harry whether he was James's or not. Mothers almost always love their children. Still, she probably kept an old picture of her and Sev under her pillow or something.

Snape Products You Should Totally Buy #1

I went through 7 weeks of Snape Sites, so now it's time for another thing to do on Saturdays. I chose to show you guys awesome Snape products. Keep in mind that I am not sponsored by these companies at all, so don't be all "You're selling out omg" because I'm not.

Now, this first one isn't really Snape, but it's Alan Rickman. I found a collection of Alan Rickman aprons, which you can buy here. Yeah, you heard me right. Aprons. They're all SO FREAKING AWESOME. I don't even cook, and I want one. My two favorites are definitely these:

If I had these aprons, I'd definitely cook more. You know, it would be awesome if Alan Rickman owned one of these.

If you have the money, I see no reason why you wouldn't buy these.

Fanfiction Friday #15

Before I get started here, I'd like to announce that this is my 100th post. *pulls cracker* Yay! I've literally been doing a post on this blog every single day for the past 100 days. That's an amazing feat, considering that I get virtually no feedback. Well, that just goes to show how dedicated I am. Or, it could just mean I'm overly obsessed with Snape... I'll go with both. Now, back to fanfiction.

One of my friends writes a Snape/OC story, and it's called In Fields of Purple Amaranth. It's also relatively famous, as it has over 600 reviews. The OC is a girl named Angela Zander, and it takes place one year before Harry comes to Hogwarts. (It's also assumably AU.) Even though there's really no inclination to Lily ever existing, I really like it. It's really well-written, with the style of an actual author (you know, for real books). And Angela is definitely NOT a Mary Sue. In fact, all of the scenes are very believable.

Although, this makes me really angry, because I literally rewrote the Sorcerer's Stone from Snape's point of view, and it only has 16 reviews. I'm sorry, but you'd think I'd get a little more recognition for doing something like that. Ugh... Whatever.

In (mostly) unrelated news, today, I finally won in Around the World. It was in my History class, and I actually made it all the way back to my desk for the first time in my life. I thought I'd share this because I totally shouted "50 points to Slytherin!" when I won.

Anyway, I should also tell you that the fic is rated M for sexual reasons. *giggles*

Wait- there's a fifth Triwizard Champion! *takes slip of paper* Oh, it's just a link to a fanfiction. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6242011/1/In_Fields_of_Purple_Amaranth