More Snape!! Tried To Remember What I Originally Imagined Snape Looking Like Before Alan Rickman Stole

More Snape!! Tried to remember what I originally imagined Snape looking like before Alan Rickman stole my heart.

I have no idea how to do hair texture.

Snape and flowers, just because.

Not sure if I should add colour.

My Speculations on Death Eaters

I feel like people kind of forget how old Voldemort is. At the time that he died he was 81, he attended school a good 70 years beforehand. Most of the parents of current students are in their 30s to 50s and their grandparents were in their 60s to 80s. 

The Death Eaters began when Voldemort was in school.

Therefore, it is likely that the Death Eaters of Marauder’s Era were 2nd generation Death Eaters that grew up much like Draco did, although with a living Dark Lord. So all the arguments of Draco Malfoy being “the boy who didn’t have a choice”, could also be applied to Lucius Malfoy and possibly other Death Eaters.

In fact, it’s likely that most pure-bloods in Marauders Era were heavily brain-washed into believing pureblood propaganda and given the Dark Mark before they were even out of school or just barely. And once you are in the Death Eaters there is really no way out except death. 

I feel like it’s possible that once the Dark Lord had been dead for a while some of the Death Eaters may have come to the conclusion that life was more peaceful without a homicidal maniac or the brain-washing had time to wear off and they began to realize exactly what they’d done because when Voldemort returned it was even pointed out that none of the Death Eaters had attempted to bring him back.

IMO, some of the Death Eaters probably didn’t want the Dark Lord back and only continued to be on his side out of fear and self-preservation.

OMG!!! I just realized Snape was also injured in this scene! Like, just got bit by a massive dog kind of injured.

So either the sheer amount of adrenaline in his body numbed the pain enough for him to run across the castle and down 2 flights of stairs or he was in incredible pain and pushed through it to make sure everyone was okay... and still managed to be the second person in the room to help despite the fact that the other teachers had far more time to track down the troll and were uninjured.

I feel like nobody appreciates this. But I do! Snape is my grumpy hero.

I rewatch Harry Potter just for Alan Rickman's scenes.

Without a lot of the everyday snarky Snape i can clearly see his protectiveness over Harry.

One of my favourites is the Troll scene from The Philosopher's Stone. Snape comes running in like a madman, out of breath and annoyed to find he got all worried over nothing... Like a dad who's real tired of his kids doing stupid dangerous crap. He just angry cuz you made him scared.

Yep, agree with all of this.

It's nice to think that maybe Snape had some friends so our sad boi isn't quite so sad but the truth is that he was somewhat friendly with maybe 3 people but was otherwise left to deal with all his hurt, stress and pain alone. He really didn't have anyone to support him.

Snater: Snape was Obsessed with Lily!

Canon: Snape Loved Lily! Harry himself says it so! Dumbledore says it so! A Patronus is a positive emotion and it only changes because of Love or Grief, Not Obsession. You're basically agreeing with Voldemort when you put it like that because that's how he understood Snape's feelings. And Voldemort can't even feel Love!

Snater: Snape bullied kids because he was rejected by Lily!

Canon: Snape bullied kids because he was mentally ill. He never had a support system to cope up from all those years of trauma and bullying. Even though this doesn't excuse his behaviour it atleast explains that he didn't bully kids just because he was "rejected" by Lily!

Snater: Snape was Rejected by Lily!

Canon: Snape never made his feelings known to Lily. Only Dumbledore and Harry knew about them later on. Lily only broke their friendship!

Snater: Snape only defected because of Lily!

Canon: Yes, Snape's initial motivation was Lily. But later on he completely reformed from his Deatheater ways and started saving people just because he could. He could've ditched the mission when he learnt the truth about Harry but he carried on thereby showing that he cares about the greater good.

Snater: Snape didn't redeem himself! He bullied kids!

Canon: In the grand scheme of things, Despite how rude his behaviour was, Snape's role in the war redeemed him. His bravery ultimately lead to Voldemort's defeat. Therefore, Niceness≠Redemption.

Snater: Sirius and Harry had Terrible childhoods! But they turned out alright!

Fact: It's irrelevant to compare victims of abuse because everybody is different. No man is the same despite how similar they are. Furthermore, Harry and Sirius had loving friends who suported them and got their backs whereas Snape fell into the wrong crowd.

Snater: Snape was a racist!

Canon: Whether Snape was a racist prior to his initial defection is up for debate but Snape certainly dropped his supposed(IF any) Racist beliefs over the course of a decade.

Snater: yoU're a nAzi sYmpAtHizeR WhO sUpPoRts ChIlD aBuSE!

Isn't that how the conversation goes with most of the Snaters?

HE STEALED A TOAD!

NOW IT'S HIS TOAD