I have a lot of feelings about this scene. Because from Harry's POV at this point obviously Snape is the mean bully who's always picked on him for no reason and it's gratifying to see Sirius standing up to him and putting him in his place. And at this point in the story that's kind of what we as readers see too. BUT with the additional knowledge we gain about Snape throughout the rest of the story this hits so different.
Think about Snape, who spent years being tormented and humiliated by Sirius and who has carefully rebuilt himself from that, but who still has all the open wounds and trauma from it lurking just beneath the surface. Think about how he's so used to Sirius hurting and humiliating him that the second Sirius stands it's a reflex to grab his wand. And he's not just holding it. He's balled his fist around it - an obvious sign of stress from someone who usually masks it so well - because this isn't just another duel. This isn't even like facing Voldemort.
No matter that Snape is much older and more capable and more powerful now. When it's Sirius suddenly Snape is 15 again and all those memories and feelings of powerlessness and humiliation come rushing back.
au where severus goes to fetch harry from petunia’s after years of not feeling right about it. he’s glad he did. part 1.
A double Illustration this time, art for the Flu Season oneshot in the Thief in the Dragon's Den series
The Marauders map becomes a really creepy concept when you remember it was made by a pack of bullies who loved to torture, torment and humiliate their victims. If you were their target, there would be no escaping them. They could find you whenever they wanted. You would have nowhere to hide.
yes i did in fact start this while the trend was still new and relevant so fuck off LOL
Some subtle clues in text that Severus Snape felt ashamed of being a DE in past.
‘Course Dumbledore trusts you,’ growled Moody. ‘He’s a trusting man, isn’t he? Believes in second chances. But me – I say there are spots that don’t come off, Snape. Spots that never come off, d’you know what I mean?’
Snape suddenly did something very strange. He seized his left forearm convulsively with his right hand, as though something on it had hurt him.
Moody laughed. ‘Get back to bed, Snape.’
‘You don’t have the authority to send me anywhere!’ Snape hissed, letting go of his arm as though angry with himself.
(See, he feels ashamed of having that Dark Mark, he feels “angry with himself” for being a DE in the past.)
“Information,” repeated Snape. “You trust him … you do not trust me.”
“It is not a question of trust. I have, as we both know, limited time. It is essential that I give the boy enough information for him to do what he needs to do.”
“And why may I not have the same information?”, asked Snape.
‘I prefer not to put all of my secrets in one basket, particularly not a basket that spends so much time dangling on the arm of Lord Voldemort.’, said Dumbledore
‘Which I do on your orders!’
( He felt he deserved to know about the information because he was a true Order member at heart. He doesn't want to associate with Voldemort at all but he has to do it only because Dumbledore wants him to spy on Voldemort. He does not want to “dangle on the arms of Voldemort” even as a spy. He wants to completely dissociate himself from DEs.)
‘I was under the impression,’ said Snape, ‘that Alecto had apprehended an intruder.’
‘Really?’ said Professor McGonagall. ‘And what gave you that impression?’
Snape made a slight flexing movement of his left arm, where the Dark Mark was branded into his skin.
‘Oh, but naturally,’ said Professor McGonagall. ‘You Death Eaters have your own private means of communication, I forgot.’
( He is so ashamed of having that Dark Mark that he just merely hints at it in a very subtle and physical way rather than acknowledging it with words. Up till that point, he was answering in words.)
These are three of the instances that indicate how much Severus Snape, after change of sides, loathed to be even associated with Voldemort and his Death Eaters, to a point where he felt ashamed to acknowledge his Dark Mark! He merely hinted at his Dark Mark, in a very subtle and physical way, rather than flaunt it using words. How much Severus didn’t want to “dangle on the arm of Lord Voldemort” even as a spy but he didn’t really have much of a choice, did he? —
“Well, you don’t just hand in your resignation to Voldemort. It’s either a lifetime of service or death”.
To Severus, a third option - being a double agent spy pretending to be Voldemort’s supporter whilst actually secretly working against him - was presented by Dumbledore, which he agreed to do not once but twice (1st war and 2nd war).
But Severus was a human, afterall. Even the pretense of supporting the evil could be very taxing and it’s evident from the above three instances. You feel sorry for this man but you also know that he was, afterall, paying the price of his own terrible mistake that he commited around couple of decades back as a teenager. You feel sorry for him, but you also feel appreciative of the fact that this man was willing to do and sacrifice anything and everything to atone for his mistake, that he never made excuses or ever backed off from the difficult road of atonement, and in the end, paid even the ultimate price — his life.
I finally got to my au for ninjago !!
Starting with finale battle. 1/4
WARNING !BLOOD!
I want to add more adulthood to it. I doubt that Garmadon could have come out clean and unharmed after his body transformed into a dragon (plus, yes, he had to fall from a great height), so a little bit of blood should be added.
(and ofc his original GI, not some new one...)
He was definitely on adrenaline for the first few seconds when he recovered from evil, but... Boundless fatigue came to him immediately
He will be okay I swear! :')
Comic expressing some of my Kirby universe headcanons (Part 1)
sev and lily ,, my fav infodumping besties
and this, because this is them
Instead of using my autism for productivity I use it to overanalyse fictional characters ☠️Might have ADHD too
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