Weekly Discussion: Favoritism
- Do you think Severus Snape was a virgin before his death.
No. I agree with what Naaga wrote.It is mostly because of what Voldemort said. Reading all the comments on this question and me being a non-linear thinker, I started thinking of the different scenarios and even came up with my own. This is fiction and I can play around in my head and my favorite stories will win.
- "What do you think was dynamic between Snape and Draco"?
Another child he feels he needs to watch over especially knowing how Slytherin is and how they are thought of. I do think Harry takes priority. I guess I also don’t find the Malfoys that interesting like others do.
- "Lupin mentions of Sectumsempra being Snape's signature spell - how do you think Lupin came to recognise it?"
I never really thought much about it, but @jaysm gives me some things to chew on and to my headcanon.
- What is your headcanon on Eileen's backstory? How did she come to marry Tobias? Oh my all these sad stories. It is like reading Angela’s Ashes or A Child Called It. My headcanon gives a happier picture, because I like that in my fiction. It is my escape. My headcanon is really different. I just saw this video this week and I thought of Tobias. I am not sure if some people can get this video in their area, but SNL has some funny Harry Potter videos which I want to post in the video section.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIE_yxflthY&t=5s
- What if Snape had a normal family with loving parents? How he would've turned out?
Is this a trick question? Right. Normal? What is a normal family? The Wesleys? The Potters? We know the Blacks are not. Um… we wouldn’t have such interesting debates. We wouldn’t have Severus Snape. Maybe we would have someone like James Potter. I’ve seen bad children come from “good families” and good children come from “bad families”. Sometimes I think it is all a crap shoot, because there are so many factors of how a child will turn out.
- Do you think Severus Snape was a bully? Why or why not?
No he was just an ass sometimes.
Or what I perceive as an ass, sometimes when we know the reason why someone does something our perceptions can change.
I am thinking of the BBC series North and South and how the northern and southern have different cultures and how they sometimes clash. I have read post/essays/meme that Severus has a more northern personality of the time he grew up in. Here is a clip of Margaret Hale (south) first introduction to John Thorton (north).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEI6upbtLew
I assume many of you have already watched this period drama. I bring this up because many people see Snape being a bully when he is threatening Neville’s frog and others see it as him trying to get it through to him not to bring his frog to class, which can be a danger to not only Neville but the entire class. Potions is not a safe class. Explosions do happen.
Okay I have 8 more questions to answer. I don't know why I feel I have to complete this list. I guess I am just that kind of person that needs to cross things off lists. 😅
