Weekly Snape-ly Event #23

So this video came out earlier this week, and you may or may not have seen it. I'm using it for today's post and not tomorrow's because 1. I would consider it news--Google does too, and 2. I couldn't find anything else.

This is not only hilarious, but also pretty serious in a sense. No, not Sirius, serious. I think everyone who thinks their life sucks needs to take a look at Severus Snape's life, and then compare. If it can get better for him, it can get better for you.

And this guy is... well, he's just awesome. He doesn't look much like Snape, but he can do a pretty damn good impersonation of his voice, even if it is exaggerated. And I LOL'd at 'sometimes lover' and 'Wizard's Cancer.' Anyway, I want to meet this guy. Really.

Snape Picture of the Week #23

I found this on tumblr a few days ago, and I think it's just the sweetest thing ever. Someone drew it after a dream they had where after Snape died, his life was sort of 'reset.' He's not exactly sure what's going on, but he knows that this life is his. That girl is his daughter and Lily's down in the kitchen, making breakfast.

Oh God, I AM CRYING TEARS THAT WILL NEVER CEASE AUUUGHHH

This is exactly what Snape deserves after the life he led. And this would be his heaven, wouldn't it? And his daughter is SO FREAKING CUTE I CAN'T EVEN... UGHHHH

Snape Theory of the Week #2

Did anyone ever love Snape?

I'm not counting Lily, of course, because I'm sure she loved him as a friend and even more than that until he became a Death Eater. And I'm pretty sure someone asked J.K. Rowling this once, but there are some things about the HP series that I don't take her word for. I like to have my own interpretations, and I want to know what you guys think.

First off, there's the possibility that someone had a crush on him during his years at Hogwarts. A lot of people would consider that unlikely, since he was apparently hated by most people at Hogwarts except for Lily and his Death Eater friends. But when you think about it, there are a lot of instances where everybody hates someone except for one person, and that person pretends to hate them as well just so they aren't hated too. I think it's possible that a Slytherin girl might have had a crush on him, and therefore hated Lily because they wanted to be with him. Who knows, maybe Lupin had a crush on him, and that's why he never partook in any of the bullying.

But that wouldn't necessarily be called 'love' if it's only a crush. There's also his Death Eater days... Maybe one of the female Death Eaters liked him. Honestly, I doubt that one.

And then there's his years as a teacher at Hogwarts. I think it's very possible that one of his students may have fallen in love with him. In fact, I think Hermione may have been in love with him until she found out he killed Dumbledore, and then she moved on to Ron. But there could have been a couple other girls throughout the years, likely Slytherin girls... I wouldn't doubt it. Although I don't think any of them ever actually tried to make a move on him or slip him Love Potion. He would be able to detect a Love Potion anyway.

Fanfiction Friday #23

Okay, so I found the best thing ever today. You know how Snape accidentally calling Lily 'Mudblood' basically ruined his life? It ended their friendship, pushed him even further to becoming a Death Eater, and eventually led to him overhearing the prophecy that referred to either Lily or Alice Longbottom and Lily's death. That was all because of one little word.

Now, imagine what would have happened if Snape had been able to control his anger and hadn't called her that word. Someone already has, and decided to turn it into a fanfic. I don't know if they're the first person to do this, but they're off to a good start so far. It's called Always and Never, and they just started it a few days ago, so there's only one chapter right now. So if the end up not continuing with it or doing a bad job (which I doubt), you can't blame me.

I siriusly can't wait to read on, because I really love this idea. Snape would have had a much better life... One that he deserves.

The Silver Doe appears, and leads you to the frozen pond.
"Diffindo."
The ice cracks, and you swim down to grab this link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7195860/1/Always_and_Never#

Snape Quote of the Week #22

  "My son... my only son..."
  "You should be proud!" said Bellatrix ruthlessly. "If I had sons, I would be glad to give them up to the service to the Dark Lord!"
  Narcissa gave a little scream of despair and clutched at her long blonde hair. Snape stooped, seized her by the arms, lifted her up, and steered her back onto the sofa. He then poured her more wine and forced the glass into her hand.
  "Narcissa, that's enough. Drink this. Listen to me."
  She quieted a little; slopping wine down herself, she took a shaky sip.
  "It might be possible... for me to help Draco."
  She sat up, her face paper-white, her eyes huge.
  "Severus--oh, Severus--you would help him? Would you look after him, see he comes to no harm?"
  "I can try."
  She flung away her glass; it skidded across the table as she slid off the sofa into a kneeling position at Snape's feet, seized his hand in both of hers, and pressed her lips to it.
  "If you are to protect him... Severus, will you swear to it? Will you make the Unbreakable Vow?"
  "The Unbreakable Vow?"
  Snape's expression was blank, unreadable. Bellatrix, however, let out a cackle of triumphant laughter.
~The Half-Blood Prince, Ch. 2 "Spinner's End"

I cut off there because I didn't want to go through all of the Unbreakable Vow. This is one of my favorite chapters in the whole series, mainly because we finally get to see Snape's house. I would seriously love to live at Spinner's End... I mean, I don't care about the threadbare furniture- in fact, that's even better! But I'd love to have the walls as bookcases and the entrances to all other rooms hidden in them. Plus, Snape is there! I bet he gave his old childhood bedroom to Wormtail and now sleeps in the master bedroom that his parents used to have... Well, it had bad memories anyway, so after Wormtail leaves he probably won't even want to go in there. He and I can share a bed. ;D

Anyway, another reason I love this chapter is that we actually get to see what Snape is doing even though Harry doesn't. It's a chapter that's basically allowing us to choose whether or not we trust Snape. Before we read Deathly Hallows, of course. But since we see what he's doing but not inside his mind, we're not sure of his motives. We're also not sure what exactly Draco has to do, but we know it's something nefarious and dangerous. Those who thought Snape was on Voldemort's side were screaming at Harry throughout the whole book, "WATCH OUT FOR SNAPE OMG." And those who trusted him were pretty surprised when he ended up killing Dumbledore.

Another thing about this chapter is that it's hilarious. When Bellatrix said that she'd happily give up an sons she had to the Dark Lord, I'm a little creeped out and am thinking 'Well that's why you're not allowed to have children, Bella.'

And then, all the fangirls squee'd at this part- Narcissa kissed Snape's hand. First of all, I'm wondering what Snape was thinking when it happened. He probably hadn't had a woman kiss him anywhere for like... 20 years. It also proves to everyone who doubted us that Snape is desirable. If he was so ugly, then wouldn't Narcissa have been repulsed at the idea of kissing even his hand? People usually argue that he's described as ugly for much of the books, but that's just what Harry and Ron think. They're guys, and they hate him, so obviously they're not going to say he's attractive. Some people might find him amazingly sexy.

Snape Video of the Week #22

Boy in the Bubble Teaser Trailer (Narrated by Alan Rickman)



This is Alan Rickman, not necessarily Snape, but I had to show you guys. What I don't understand is why I never knew about this until now. It just came out today, but I'd figure that we'd get word that Alan Rickman would be narrating a new movie. And you know what else? This seems similar to Snape and Lily. There's a black-haired boy, a red-haired girl, and the boy gets heartbroken. It says it's a story of love, betrayal, monsters, and magic. Yep, it's pretty much the same. At first, I actually thought that this was going to be an animated full-length movie of the Prince's Tale. That would have been freaking awesome.

Weekly Snape-ly Event #22

This isn't really an event, but it's news. Sort of.

After Deathly Hallows Part 2, I think we can all agree that Alan Rickman deserves an Oscar for his perfect portrayal as Snape. He deserves a million Oscars. If you use Tumblr- actually, if you use the internet at all, then you should know that this is something everyone is saying. Posts on Tumblr are constantly being reblogged, Facebook pages are being made, etc.

And in retrospect, I can't believe he hasn't won an Oscar yet. He displays his talent in everything he does... And he does a lot of things.

For one, his acting skills are flawless. He doesn't just know how to play a 'bad guy' or 'good guy'... he plays people. People are a complex mix of good and bad, and he knows that.

He can also play the cello, piano, and I'm pretty sure some other instruments too.

He can do multiple accents and voices. If you've seen Closet Land (which, by the way, I can't believe he didn't get an award for), then you'll have seen that he can change his voice very quickly. He had a German accent in Die Hard (and briefly an American one), an Irish accent in Michael Collins, a southern accent in Judas Kiss, a Russian accent in Rasputin, an American one in Dark Harbor, and variations of British accents in other movies.

He can dance. Alan danced in The Search For John Gissing and in Rasputin. Oh- and he can sing, too.

What can't Alan do? He deserves every single award in existence.