I can't believe I JUST found out about this yesterday. This is just effing awesome. Especially because the footage fits together so damn perfectly.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Weekly Snape-ly Event #35
I actually have Snape news this week! Purely Snape. Well, and Harry Potter in general, but...whatever.
Anyway, I very recently participated in a contest held by the person that runs the page of Snape in FormerMiM (an RPG on Facebook, in case you didn't know). We had to create something, which could have been through any art medium, that represented what Harry Potter means to us. It was a pretty general topic.
All the submissions can be seen on this blog: http://www.fancifulmight.blogspot.com/ And I suggest you check them out. I won't tell you which one's mine, but I didn't win.
The winner was supposed to get a plushie/doll of the HP character of their choice. Obviously I would have chosen Snape, but I didn't win. ...I already have plenty of Snape things, though.
Anyway, I very recently participated in a contest held by the person that runs the page of Snape in FormerMiM (an RPG on Facebook, in case you didn't know). We had to create something, which could have been through any art medium, that represented what Harry Potter means to us. It was a pretty general topic.
All the submissions can be seen on this blog: http://www.fancifulmight.blogspot.com/ And I suggest you check them out. I won't tell you which one's mine, but I didn't win.
The winner was supposed to get a plushie/doll of the HP character of their choice. Obviously I would have chosen Snape, but I didn't win. ...I already have plenty of Snape things, though.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Snape Picture of the Week #35
I just love this picture so much... In case you don't know what it's supposed to be, it's all the Slytherins being really impressed with Snape when he's a first year and cursed the Marauder's very badly. Well, it seems like he only cursed Peter, but whatever. Though this event was never confirmed to have happened (as far as I know), it's pretty much assumed. And this was probably the first time that Snape ever felt like he belonged, like he fitted in. And as horribly as that turned out for him in the long run, I can't help but be glad that he didn't feel so alone (besides Lily) anymore.
Snape Poem #7
HOLY CRAP, IT'S THE LAST SNAPE POEM. Well... Good. Finding poems that relate to Snape was hard. I guess that's why I'm not a Hufflepuff. Anyway...
The Panther by Rainer Maria Rilke
I think this fits the Death Eater side of Snape very well--partly because it's called 'The Panther,' and I like to think of him as a panther. But otherwise, it's almost exactly like his inner state, especially after a Death Eater meeting. He's still officially a Death Eater, and he reports to Dumbledore, but he's tired of all the secrecy and harm.
The Panther by Rainer Maria Rilke
His gaze, going past those bars, has got so misted
with tiredness, it can take in nothing more.
He feels as though a thousand bars existed,
and no more world beyond them than before.
Those supply powerful paddings, turning there
in tiniest of circles, well might be
the dance of forces round a centre where
some mighty will stands paralyticly.
Just now and then the pupils' noiseless shutter
is lifted. - Then an image will indart,
down through the limbs' intensive stillness flutter,
and end its being in the heart.
with tiredness, it can take in nothing more.
He feels as though a thousand bars existed,
and no more world beyond them than before.
Those supply powerful paddings, turning there
in tiniest of circles, well might be
the dance of forces round a centre where
some mighty will stands paralyticly.
Just now and then the pupils' noiseless shutter
is lifted. - Then an image will indart,
down through the limbs' intensive stillness flutter,
and end its being in the heart.
I think this fits the Death Eater side of Snape very well--partly because it's called 'The Panther,' and I like to think of him as a panther. But otherwise, it's almost exactly like his inner state, especially after a Death Eater meeting. He's still officially a Death Eater, and he reports to Dumbledore, but he's tired of all the secrecy and harm.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Fanfiction Friday #35
I decided not to do a Romance fic this week--I got interested in finding a story involving Snape's home life, and found a one-shot called Retribution, which involves Snape and Tobias, his father.
Seeing as it's a one-shot, there's not much I can tell you without giving away most of it, but you should be able to guess the plot by the title name. It's K+, so anyone can read it, though it is sort of intense. It's also beautifully written, so it really deserves a read. There's only 12 reviews so far, though there should be more...
If you'd just step inside the TARDIS--wait, wrong fandom... Whatever. It's bigger on the inside than the outside, and inside is this link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5368353/1/Retribution
Seeing as it's a one-shot, there's not much I can tell you without giving away most of it, but you should be able to guess the plot by the title name. It's K+, so anyone can read it, though it is sort of intense. It's also beautifully written, so it really deserves a read. There's only 12 reviews so far, though there should be more...
If you'd just step inside the TARDIS--wait, wrong fandom... Whatever. It's bigger on the inside than the outside, and inside is this link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5368353/1/Retribution
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Snape Quote of the Week #34
"If I might speak, Headmaster," said Snape from the shadows, and Harry's sense of foreboding increased; he was sure nothing Snape had to say was going to do him any good.
Potter and his friends many have simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time," he said, a slight sneer curling his mouth as though he doubted it. "But we do have a set of suspicious circumstances here. Why was he in the upstairs corridor at all? Why wasn't he at the Halloween feast?"
Harry, Ron and Hermione all launched into an explanation about the deathday party. "...there were hundreds of ghosts, they'll tell you we were there--"
"But why not join the feast afterward?" said Snape, his black eyes glittering in the candlelight. "Why go up to that corridor?"
Ron and Hermione looked at Harry.
"Because--because--" Harry said, his heart thumping very fast; something told him it would sound very far-fetched if he told them he had been led there by a bodiless voice no one but he could hear, "because we were tired and wanted to go to bed," he said.
"Without any supper?" said Snape, a triumphant smile flickering across his gaunt face. "I didn't think ghosts provided food fit for living people at their parties."
"We weren't hungry," said Ron loudly as his stomach gave a huge rumble.
Snape's nasty smile widened.
"I suggest, Headmaster, that Potter is not being entirely truthful," he said. "It might be a good idea if he were deprived of certain priveleges until he is ready to tell us the whole story. I personally feel he should be taken off the Gryffindor Quidditch team until he is ready to be honest."
"Really, Severus," said Professor McGonagall sharply, "I see no reason to stop the boy playing Quidditch. This cat wasn't hit over the head with a broomstick. There is no evidence at all that Potter has done anything wrong."
Dumbledore was giving Harry a searching look. His twinkling light-blue gaze made Harry feel as though he were being X-rayed.
Innocent until proven guilty, Severus," he said firmly.
Snape looked furious. So did Filch.
~Chamber of Secrets, Ch. 9 "The Writing on the Wall"
Since I've already finished rewriting Chamber of Secrets, I'll give you another snippet of the rewrite (which is in the form of a fanfiction) instead of an analysis. Because, in a way, it is an analysis.
Also, random thought--I like how Snape "speaks from the shadows." He's such a BAMF.
Potter and his friends many have simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time," he said, a slight sneer curling his mouth as though he doubted it. "But we do have a set of suspicious circumstances here. Why was he in the upstairs corridor at all? Why wasn't he at the Halloween feast?"
Harry, Ron and Hermione all launched into an explanation about the deathday party. "...there were hundreds of ghosts, they'll tell you we were there--"
"But why not join the feast afterward?" said Snape, his black eyes glittering in the candlelight. "Why go up to that corridor?"
Ron and Hermione looked at Harry.
"Because--because--" Harry said, his heart thumping very fast; something told him it would sound very far-fetched if he told them he had been led there by a bodiless voice no one but he could hear, "because we were tired and wanted to go to bed," he said.
"Without any supper?" said Snape, a triumphant smile flickering across his gaunt face. "I didn't think ghosts provided food fit for living people at their parties."
"We weren't hungry," said Ron loudly as his stomach gave a huge rumble.
Snape's nasty smile widened.
"I suggest, Headmaster, that Potter is not being entirely truthful," he said. "It might be a good idea if he were deprived of certain priveleges until he is ready to tell us the whole story. I personally feel he should be taken off the Gryffindor Quidditch team until he is ready to be honest."
"Really, Severus," said Professor McGonagall sharply, "I see no reason to stop the boy playing Quidditch. This cat wasn't hit over the head with a broomstick. There is no evidence at all that Potter has done anything wrong."
Dumbledore was giving Harry a searching look. His twinkling light-blue gaze made Harry feel as though he were being X-rayed.
Innocent until proven guilty, Severus," he said firmly.
Snape looked furious. So did Filch.
~Chamber of Secrets, Ch. 9 "The Writing on the Wall"
Since I've already finished rewriting Chamber of Secrets, I'll give you another snippet of the rewrite (which is in the form of a fanfiction) instead of an analysis. Because, in a way, it is an analysis.
And finally, Potter spoke—and loudly. “I never touched Mrs. Norris! And I don’t even know what a Squib is.”
“Rubbish!” snarled Filch. “He saw my Kwikspell letter!”
They wouldn’t get anywhere at this rate, but Severus knew exactly how to get to where they wanted—he wanted. “If I might speak, Headmaster…” All heads turned towards him, including the Lockharts on the wall. “Potter and his friends may have simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time,” he said with a slight sneer, doubting it. “But we do have a set of suspicious circumstances here. Why was he in the upstairs corridor at all? Why wasn’t he at the Halloween feast?”
Thanks to Vesperra, he had the perfect way of proving that Potter wasn’t trustworthy. Severus already knew why they hadn’t been at the feast, but he wanted to see if their story would match up with his.
“Nearly Headless Nick invited me to his deathday party!” said Potter. “And I promised him I’d go, so—”
“We thought we’d go with him,” Granger said shrilly, “and we did—”
“It was in the dungeons,” Weasley added. “There were hundreds of ghosts, they’ll tell you we were there—”
“But why not join the feast afterward?” asked Severus, determined to find that they had done something wrong. “Why go up to that corridor?”
“Because—because—” Potter stammered, failing at his obvious attempt to appear innocent, “because we were tired and wanted to go to bed.”
Severus’s glittering eyes swept over Potter’s, and he didn’t even have to go into Legilimency mode to dip into the surface of his mind—he was obviously lying. But he didn’t delve further, because Dumbledore would surely see what he was doing, and Legilimency was forbidden on students. Still, a triumphant smirk flickered across Severus’s face.
“Without any supper?” he asked. “I didn’t think ghosts provided food fit for living people at their parties.”
Then just as a huge rumble sounded from the boy’s stomach, Weasley said, “We weren’t hungry.” This was too easy… Severus’s smile widened as he turned to Dumbledore.
“I suggest, Headmaster, that Potter is not being entirely truthful. It might be a good idea if he were deprived of certain privileges until he is ready to tell us the whole story. I personally feel he should be taken off the Gryffindor Quidditch team until he is ready to be honest.” This was turning out to be a better Halloween than he expected. That is, until—
“Really, Severus,” McGonagall said sharply. “I see no reason to stop the boy playing Quidditch. This cat wasn’t hit over the head with a broomstick. There is no evidence at all that Potter has done anything wrong.” Oh, but there was… Severus didn’t need to put any effort into using Legilimency to see that the boy what guilty of something!
“Innocent until proven guilty, Severus,” said Dumbledore after giving Potter a searching look. It seemed as though the old man was using Legilimency himself… but couldn’t he see? Couldn’t the greatest wizard of their age see that Potter was guilty?!
Filch seemed just as furious as Severus. “My cat has been Petrified! I want to see some punishment!”
“We will be able to cure her, Argus,” said Dumbledore patiently. “Professor Sprout recently managed to procure some Mandrakes. As soon as they have reached their full size, I will have a potion made that will revive Mrs. Norris.”
Then Lockhart stepped forward. “I’ll make it,” he said eagerly. “I must have done it a hundred times. I could whip up a Mandrake Restorative Draught in my sleep—”
“Excuse me,” Severus said icily, glaring daggers at Lockhart. “But I believe I am the Potions master at this school.” In the pause that ensued, Severus was fuming both for Potter’s lack of a punishment and Lockhart being a pompous arse, and everyone else stared awkwardly.
“You may go,” said Dumbledore to the trio. They left at once, and Severus calmed down a bit once he didn’t have to look at those brats anymore. The Headmaster then turned to Filch, who had an expression of mingled anger and grief. “If you wish, Argus, you may keep Mrs. Norris’s body in your own quarters until the Restorative Draught is ready, as she is your cat.”
Also, random thought--I like how Snape "speaks from the shadows." He's such a BAMF.
Snape Video of the Week #34
The Fate of Severus Snape - The Remus Lupins
The Remus Lupins is my favorite Wrock band right now. This, along with Snape, is one of their only songs about Snape. And for some reason, Snape-bashing songs are always really catchy.
The Remus Lupins is my favorite Wrock band right now. This, along with Snape, is one of their only songs about Snape. And for some reason, Snape-bashing songs are always really catchy.
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