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2. Today's discussion: Do you think Voldemort and Snape had a close relationship? (Not romantic)

No. I do believe he valued Severus skills: potions making, knowledge of dark arts, knowledge about muggles, healing and creating spells. Voldemort used them to his advantage.  I think that Severus skills were above other death eaters and he rose quickly in the ranks, something that made him feel good. I do think that at some level Severus knew Voldemort was full of it and always had that in the back of his mind. So when he found out that Voldemort was going after Lily he was quick to act. I think that he was able to make Voldemort think that he wanted Lily for some type of toy and not show that he loved her.

So I don't remember if this was covered in the books and I really don't go anywhere else, but I was just thinking  how  did Voldemort tell his death eaters he was going after the Potters. A meeting? Was it word of mouth?  And since Severus had asked about saving Lily and then the Potters went into hiding, how did Voldemort not connect the two things? I thought he wasn't stupid. Did he have a blind spot when it came to Severus? Or was Severus more valuable to the death eaters than others. He also gave Lily a choice because of Severus and took him back after listening to Severus BS in book 4. Now I am just thinking out loud ...

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3. Today's discussion: What do you think about Snape's relationship with Albus Dumbledore?

Something just clicked for me reading the comments and it was the letter. I usually saw the scene where Severus tears the picture and letter as him holding on. He is on the verge of a nervous breakdown wondering if what he was doing was worth it and needing something that reminded him of Lily to continue. I still see this, but now I add the part of him finding out about Dumbledore's past.

Back to the question. I think that Snape's relationship with Albus is one of  a leader and a follower. I think that they both had walls up not to get too close. I do think both grew to care about each other and if both survive the war, I could see them becoming better friends. I do believe there was a kind of a friendship. I do not  think that Snape saw Dumbledore as a father figure or even a mentor. More of a boss.

When Dumbledore said "You know, I sometimes think we sort too soon!" My thinking is that Severus didn't know how to take it. It is one of those comments that sound like a compliment but is really an insult . I know Dumbledore didn't mean it as such. It probably also brought up bad memories for Severus.

Now for some of my ramblings that this question brings to me. Many students have come and gone to Hogwarts and I'm pretty sure that Dumbledore did  not get to know the majority of them or even exchange words with them. I do think that students like marauders who were loud, Tom Riddle who was ee-vuhl, children where he knew the family and muggle born were the ones on his radar. I think what might have put Severus on his radar was the werewolf incident and maybe seeing a  Gryffindor girl and Slytherin boy together. I think after the werewolf incident that Dumbledore kept an eye on Severus and wondered if he could keep a secret. Maybe called him to his office a few times with some lame excuse.

"Why did you call me here? Severus asked with his arms crossed looking at Dumbledore with suspicion.

"Oh, Slughorn talks about your exceptional potion skills."

Severus stayed staring at Dumbledore with no expression on his face. Dumbledore smiled and thought Is this boy trying to read my mind.  

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3. Today's discussion: What do you think about Snape's relationship with Albus Dumbledore?

Something just clicked for me reading the comments and it was the letter. I usually saw the scene where Severus tears the picture and letter as him holding on. He is on the verge of a nervous breakdown wondering if what he was doing was worth it and needing something that reminded him of Lily to continue. I still see this, but now I add the part of him finding out about Dumbledore's past.

Back to the question. I think that Snape's relationship with Albus is one of  a leader and a follower. I think that they both had walls up not to get too close. I do think both grew to care about each other and if both survive the war, I could see them becoming better friends. I do believe there was a kind of a friendship. I do not  think that Snape saw Dumbledore as a father figure or even a mentor. More of a boss.

When Dumbledore said "You know, I sometimes think we sort too soon!" My thinking is that Severus didn't know how to take it. It is one of those comments that sound like a compliment but is really an insult . I know Dumbledore didn't mean it as such. It probably also brought up bad memories for Severus.

Now for some of my ramblings that this question brings to me. Many students have come and gone to Hogwarts and I'm pretty sure that Dumbledore did  not get to know the majority of them or even exchange words with them. I do think that students like marauders who were loud, Tom Riddle who was ee-vuhl, children where he knew the family and muggle born were the ones on his radar. I think what might have put Severus on his radar was the werewolf incident and maybe seeing a  Gryffindor girl and Slytherin boy together. I think after the werewolf incident that Dumbledore kept an eye on Severus and wondered if he could keep a secret. Maybe called him to his office a few times with some lame excuse.

"Why did you call me here? Severus asked with his arms crossed looking at Dumbledore with suspicion.

"Oh, Slughorn talks about your exceptional potion skills."

Severus stayed staring at Dumbledore with no expression on his face. Dumbledore smiled and thought Is this boy trying to read my mind.  

I have different opinion about this. Severus is Errant Boy for Dumbledore. To me,Leader and follower is kinder word to relationship between severus and dumbledore.

To me, their relationship is like soldier(severus) and his lieutenant. The lieutenant order private to Become bait,He became bait. If he order him to give him covering fire,He did it without question.

 

Proof? Dumbledore never share a  sensitive information about tom riddle to severus,when severus can using it to silently helping harry tracking horcrux wothout harry knowing it. I think it was luck that after dumbledore died snape didnt have any intention to be voldemort lieutenant again when he already lost everything, with how coldly dumbledore treated snape in school year and War year.Treating him as Soldier that is too risky to given all the secret,when snape is actually the greatest asset that the order Have. More than Mcgonagall,Shacklebolt and lupin combined

And I think dumbledore is truly didnt care for snape in teenage year. He dismiss black  "Joke turned into attempted murderer" and force severus to keep silent about it. Didnt bothered that black capable of doing life threatening joke to classmate

 

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5. Today's discussion: Do you think Snape's parents, either both or one of them were alive by the time of Snape's death?

Two questions answered here.

4. What do you think about Snape's relationship with other Hogwarts staff members?

For the most part he got along with them, but I think he didn’t let himself get close to anyone. When things might have got “too friendly” he would put up walls which would probably rub some of the staff the wrong way and that would make them wonder. “What’s up with him?”

5. Do you think Snape's parents, either both or one of them were alive by the time of Snape's death?

I like to think so. I think of them living in hiding in another country as muggles. (Edit:As a muggle couple . I know that Tobias isn't a wizard.") I  like to give Severus a place to go where he could rest and be himself during holidays when Voldemort wasn’t active. During the times when Voldemort was active, I think of Severus having no contact with them for their protection. I am not big on Snape hated his parents. I think of him as a child of his time. He is a late baby boomer sometimes called generation Jones. 

 I like to give Eileen and Tobias a better story and understand the psychology of their time. They Silent Generation raised by the Greatest Generation/G.I. Generation/ World War II. They lived through wars, The Great Depression and other things that my generation and others cannot understand. Severus' parents' parenting style was not unique for time: The fighting in front of children, mothers distant, drinking, THE BELT.  I understand people might like a dark story and give Eileen and Tobias a grim tale and I can understand that, but give me more than Tobias was a drunk and Eileen was depressed. “You have to write the person not the type.” I got that quote from Julia Duffy's recent interview which I will post. Sometimes I think people are scared to write the person, because they are not “political correct” for the time. Or maybe too worried about writing a likable person and what sometimes comes out is a Mary Sue. 

There is a BBC TV show called Life on Mars where a DCI from 2006 travels back in time to 1973 which takes Manchester, UK. I think this is a good show to watch if you want to imagine Snapes teen years.  The character Gene Hunt would be how I imagine Tobias may have acted. He is a great character. 

Here are some shorts of men acting like fathers in different generations:

https://www.tiktok.com/@theclassiiics/video/7418040950439857454

https://www.tiktok.com/@thefamileigh/video/7466903882266905888

Here is a video of the psychology of parenting in the 1970s:

https://youtu.be/RPUT5oCNKoQ?si=-r8utteU5oYCXEeq

A short of Julia Duffy’s interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=bxmLYzdpoWQ

Life on Mars trailer. Have you watched it? If you haven't I do recommend it. Also the series after it is called Ashes to Ashes where a woman DCI goes back in time to the 1980s. Gene Hunt is there also.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezXo2nRm3z4

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5. Today's discussion: Do you think Snape's parents, either both or one of them were alive by the time of Snape's death?

Two questions answered here.

4. What do you think about Snape's relationship with other Hogwarts staff members?

For the most part he got along with them, but I think he didn’t let himself get close to anyone. When things might have got “too friendly” he would put up walls which would probably rub some of the staff the wrong way and that would make them wonder. “What’s up with him?”

5. Do you think Snape's parents, either both or one of them were alive by the time of Snape's death?

I like to think so. I think of them living in hiding in another country as muggles. (Edit:As a muggle couple . I know that Tobias isn't a wizard.") I  like to give Severus a place to go where he could rest and be himself during holidays when Voldemort wasn’t active. During the times when Voldemort was active, I think of Severus having no contact with them for their protection. I am not big on Snape hated his parents. I think of him as a child of his time. He is a late baby boomer sometimes called generation Jones. 

 I like to give Eileen and Tobias a better story and understand the psychology of their time. They Silent Generation raised by the Greatest Generation/G.I. Generation/ World War II. They lived through wars, The Great Depression and other things that my generation and others cannot understand. Severus' parents' parenting style was not unique for time: The fighting in front of children, mothers distant, drinking, THE BELT.  I understand people might like a dark story and give Eileen and Tobias a grim tale and I can understand that, but give me more than Tobias was a drunk and Eileen was depressed. “You have to write the person not the type.” I got that quote from Julia Duffy's recent interview which I will post. Sometimes I think people are scared to write the person, because they are not “political correct” for the time. Or maybe too worried about writing a likable person and what sometimes comes out is a Mary Sue. 

There is a BBC TV show called Life on Mars where a DCI from 2006 travels back in time to 1973 which takes Manchester, UK. I think this is a good show to watch if you want to imagine Snapes teen years.  The character Gene Hunt would be how I imagine Tobias may have acted. He is a great character. 

Here are some shorts of men acting like fathers in different generations:

https://www.tiktok.com/@theclassiiics/video/7418040950439857454

https://www.tiktok.com/@thefamileigh/video/7466903882266905888

Here is a video of the psychology of parenting in the 1970s:

https://youtu.be/RPUT5oCNKoQ?si=-r8utteU5oYCXEeq

A short of Julia Duffy’s interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=bxmLYzdpoWQ

Life on Mars trailer. Have you watched it? If you haven't I do recommend it. Also the series after it is called Ashes to Ashes where a woman DCI goes back in time to the 1980s. Gene Hunt is there also.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezXo2nRm3z4

Thank you! I will trying watching it after I have lot time. I need some read materials before I continue writing my fanfic

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Questions 6-9

 

6. What you think about Snape's interest in Dark arts?

Not as bad as some of the characters thought. One would need to know them to fight them and to recognize them to heal from them.  Also it was helpful to know about  them when the dark spells were protecting a horcrux. The library does have dark art books in their restricted section, so I am guessing that they might have been part of the students curriculum at one point. I think at one point the ministry wanted to gain more control over the wizarding world and started outlawing and censoring items that dealt with dark arts. I also wonder how N.E.W.T. classes are taught. It seems like a lot of students drop out before them. I’m thinking there is a lot of individual study. 

7. Today's discussion: Which subject do you think Snape liked more - DADA or Potions?

I think both. I think he wanted the DADA job because the majority of teachers that taught it didn’t know the subject. It wasn’t really helping the students if they needed to defend themselves. 

8. Today's discussion: Do you think Severus Snape was friends with Regulus Black in his Hogwarts days?

No. He isn’t mentioned in the group of friends that Lily doesn’t want him to hang around with. I also think that Sirius would have mentioned it.

He is also Sirius’ brother and regardless of Sirius and Regulus not being close. I do think that Sirius and Regulus did talk to each other. I don’t think they totally ignored each other. I think they had periods where they would get along and then they would fight. Be what it may be, they are still brothers. In my headcanon I like to think that it was hard for Sirius to leave because of Regulus, but he couldn’t take it anymore and figured he would see him at Hogwarts. Regulus was around 14 when Sirius left.

 

9. Today's discussion: Who do you think Snape disliked the most among the Hogwarts staff? You can only choose among regular staff and they must not be DADA Professor.

I was going to agree with Trelawney, but I think he probably just found her and Hagrid annoying. I can also see Dumbledore sometimes. But it is the nature of co-workers to get annoyed with each other. I think he disliked Binns. He was a dead and bored students with his long lectures. He also didn’t do anything else, such as, patrol Hogwarts.  He just sat there.

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Questions 10-18

 

 

10. If he wanted to, could Snape have defeated the professors who drove him out of Hogwarts?

Okay I had to Google who, because I don’t remember:

“Professor Minerva McGonagall, Professor Filius Flitwick, and Professor Pomona Sprout. They were also joined at the very end of the confrontation by Professor Horace Slughorn”

I’m going to say yes. Since Slughorn had to join at the end. This shows me that they needed more help. I think if Hagrid had been in the group the answer would be no, because of his giant blood.

11. Snape was a student in Harry's year, which student would he be friends with?

This is hard because of how the houses seem to stay with their own people, so of course most Slytherin. But if I have to go to other houses I would say Ginny. Not because she has red hair, but she is the only one that seems to associate with others outside her house and grade. 

12. What is one thing you would change about Snape's storyline?

His death. It broke my heart.

It seems like the whole point of his death was just to mean to the character.

 

13. What do you think teaching Gilderoy Lockhart was like for Snape?

A lot of eye rolling and snark. 

14. What is your opinion of Snape in his 1st war days?

Young and idealistic. Probably believed in a lot of what Voldemort was pushing, I think of Grimwal in FB and how charismatic he was. I think that Volemort was like that. I believe Volemort knew what he had with Snape and made him feel appreciated. I don’t think Snape has ever felt it, granted a lot of young people haven’t because they have yet to understand that others are just as insecure as they are. That others are just humans and dealing with their own stuff. Some people, such as Volemort, know how to use others' insecurities to his own advantage. Probably giving his followers some validation that they craved. They are eating it up while Volemort is just manipulating them. I’m starting to think that the werewolf prank played a big part in him joining. This is something that just came to my mind and I have some thinking to do. I’m thinking how he had to be silent about it while James or/and Sirius tell everyone how he saved Snape’s life, how he might feel Dumbledore seem to make light of it and how Lily didn’t believe him. Sorry I really rambled here.

15. Which one is your least favorite Snape scene in the books?

When he is not in it or not mentioned. I want an entire book about him. 

https://tenor.com/view/marcia-brady-bunch-gif-23973019

I need this Giff to say “Snape, Snape, Snape”

All joking aside. His death.

16. Which is your favourite Snape lesson?

The dueling club where he taught the Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus). How many times did Harry use that? 

17. Most terrifying Snape moment.

His death. I didn’t want him dead.

18. "Biggest on-page character fail" for Snape excluding the flashbacks.

Mostly I think of the flashbacks. And I am guessing I should say Hermione's teeth or Neville's frog. But the next question has my attention and I want to read the comments and hopefully write my response today. In the mean time I have this Salt and Pepper song going on in my head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydrtF45-y-g

 

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This thread is for discussion about any Snape related stuff.

1.When do you think Snape learned to cast patronus? Also whether it's form was always a doe or some other form before eventually changing to a doe?

2.Do you think Voldemort and Snape had a close relationship? (Not romantic)

3. What do you think about Snape's relationship with Albus Dumbledore?

4. What do you think about Snape's relationship with other Hogwarts staff members?

5. Do you think Snape's parents, either both or one of them were alive by the time of Snape's death?

6. What you think about Snape's interest in Dark arts?

7. Which subject do you think Snape liked more - DADA or Potions?

8. Do you think Severus Snape was friends with Regulus Black in his Hogwarts days?

9. Who do you think Snape disliked the most among the Hogwarts staff? You can only choose among regular staff and they must not be DADA Professor.

10. If he wanted to, could Snape have defeated the professors who drove him out of Hogwarts?

11.  If Snape was a student in Harry's year, which student would he be friends with?

12. What is one thing you would change about Snape's storyline?

13. What do you think teaching Gilderoy Lockhart was like for Snape?

14. What is your opinion of Snape in his 1st war days?

15. Which one is your least favorite Snape scene in the books?

16. Which is your favourite Snape lesson?

17. Most terrifying Snape moment.

18. "Biggest on-page character fail" for Snape excluding the flashbacks.

19. Do you think Severus Snape was a virgin before his death

20. "What do you think was dynamic between Snape and Draco"?

21. "Lupin mentions of Sectumsempra being Snape's signature spell - how do you think Lupin came to recognise it?"

22. What is your headcanon on Eileen's backstory? How did she come to marry Tobias?

23. What if Snape had a normal family with loving parents? How he would've turned out?

24. Do you think Severus Snape was a bully? Why or why not?

25. 25. Does Severus Snape have BDE (Big Dick Energy)? Why or why not?

26. How would Snape's treatment of Harry been different, had he been a girl with Lily's features?

27. What is Snape's weirdest choice as a character, something that either doesn't make sense, or something that would make sense for another character?

28. What are Severus Snape's Best and Worst Traits?

29. Was Snape rich in his Professor years?

30. Why did Snape preferably wanted to teach DADA despite having an affinity for both Dark Arts and Potions?

31. Do you think Severus Snape actually hated Harry Potter?

32. Do you think Snape knew Harry would survive?

33. Do you think Dumbledore favored Snape?

6. What you think about Snape's interest in Dark arts?

 

 

It was vilified By james gang and dumbledore and all of gryfindor and when I become adult and seeing person Loving learning about Nazi yet hate nazi cruelty,I realized the dark arts is vilified too much. Learning dark arts is same as learning dark history and have obssesion towards Gun. Many Americans Have obsession towards gun yet They valuing life much more than person who didnt like Gun yet capable of trying killing people with it.

 

 

9. Who do you think Snape disliked the most among the Hogwarts staff? You can only choose among regular staff and they must not be DADA Professor.

 

 

Gilderoy Lockhart and Different Opinion: Albus dumbledore. He still hated him for Dismiss sirius black murder attempt yet he is grateful for dumbledore vouching him from azkaban. I think dumbledore dismissal attempt to snape make snape didnt have kind relationship toward Him forever.

 

11. If Snape was a student in Harry's year, which student would he be friends with?

Luna Lovegood. Both are Eccentric in his own way and didnt make it inside popular Gang and loner. I always knew Snape will never Be friends with Draco Trio. Draco always be insult his poverty and his halfblood status. And I realized snape will not join voldemort gang because he hates cruelty  of death eater. I think luna will convince him to join dumbledore army and golden trio will suspect him as traitor,but turns out it was marietta.I think snape in harry era will be greatest asset within dumbledore army while golden trio is Doing horcrux hunt

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I never seen Snape Joined death eater if he is born in golden trio Era. The reason severus joined death eater because he craving something to belong,something impressive. In second wizarding war there are no impressive way of joining dark lord. People joining dark lord in second wizarding war because they are bigot and Wanting to do cruelty without limit.

 

And as For severus. He hates malfoy,he hates muggle but it does not mean he want muggle to be exterminated. To me,If no one in gryfindor bullying him harshly and Luna extended her friendship to snape and Snape got real true friend that didnt hate him,He will be A good friend to golden trio and be accepted as asset of Dumbledore Army. With his position as slytherin student or head boy during seventh year,he could protect student like neville and ginny,and always be secretly loyal to DA. Instead of Draco,Snape will be one of the  most popular character in Golden trio era.