Thoughts on Severus’s first year as a Professor:
Severus taught 7th years who were 17/18 at 21 or 22. Pretty sure he was a child prodigy. Graduated only 4 years earlier. You know he had to grow a thick skin to gain respect. My high school classmates gave our student teachers in their twenties hell to the point of tears and rage. I try to imagine what it must have been like for Severus to teach students who would have been his peers in his last year, perhaps having witnessed or even joined in the bullying of him as a teen. It must have taken a tremendous amount of self control and dignity to deal with that level of pressure and potential ridicule (is this where the punishments for cheeky disrespect originated?).
At the time he started teaching (21 or 22 for a reminder) he had already rewritten the school textbook and was likely writing his own recipes instead of the books brewing instructions. He had invented spells himself on numerous occasions and yet he was in a position of teaching high school level. He must have felt highly unstimulated.
Severus was made Head of House when he was between the ages of 21 and 24, in charge of students only 4 years younger whom he had to gain the respect and confidence of. This is an enormous task to ask of someone so young but he pulled it off without a hitch.
Slytherin started its House Cup winning streak when Severus was only 24. That is an outstanding achievement for a man who only started teaching 3 years ago. Not only that but they won it for seven consecutive years, an even more amazing feat when you consider that he never awards points to his own house. Slytherin succeeds on their own merits despite 3/4 of the school hating them enough to cheer when they lose.
Might go unnoticed (I haven’t seen this mentioned before correct me if I’m wrong), but I’ve just realized in full force that Severus taught for the first time and took on all that responsibility on the same year of the worst day of his life. Lily died in October and he presumably started teaching that following September. That means he had less than a year to grieve if that before taking on responsibilities that would shudder most young adults without all that pressure of depression. Getting out of bed must have been a monumental struggle.
Students openly mock Severus for his appearance and clothing and personality on a regular basis. Since the Marauders bullied him till the end of his school years and students taunted him as a teacher you could almost argue that the torment over his appearance never really ended for him. Sad.
Severus carries himself with such dignity and poise that he did not possess as a teen. What brought about this change in him to command an entire class? Did McGonagall teach him? Did he practice it in himself? We’ll never know but it fascinates me.
Autism
ADHD
Hunger
Arthur: I Want you to look at me straight in the eyes
Merlin: I can’t look at those eyes and be straight
Bloodborne and Overthegardenwall mash-up
how do ya’ll feel about a Death Family animatic but it’s the intro to Lion King 2 including the song?
rewatched cats 98 yesterday and felt especially charmed by munkustrap this time around. poor guy. talk about herding cats
[ID: A flat-color digital drawing of Munkustrap from the musical Cats, from the hips up. His eyes are closed, and he’s grimacing and rubbing his temples, with his ears pressed flat and his tail puffed up. The speech bubble reads “Can everyone please just keep it together for five seconds?” /end ID]
My 10yo had a couple events at our place today and one friend was going to be coming for both, with five hours in between. To save his parents driving, I offered that he could stay through, but explained when I made the offer that my kids need a break from social time or they'll get drained, so could their kid bring a book or something over for some alone time in the middle of the afternoon for my introverts to recharge? His parents happily complied and I've been chatting with the kids about it. "I'm worried that you guys are having a ton of fun right now because your battery is still charged, so you're not taking a break—I want to make sure that you don't crash and need a recharge right before the party starts tonight, because at that point you won't be able to take your break to recharge." Both kids very seriously listened, agreed, and have been having their chill time separately. One's reading and one's watching YouTube.
For the delightful jorassicworld (Twitter), one of the biggest and most ambitious and MOST FUN AND HILARIOUS commissions I've ever done, the MADS KITTY CAFE! Where you can go to enjoy a beverage and spend some time with an assortment of Mads kitties for some big, warm, fuzzy and purring company. They are friendly (usually), but are known to be mischevious and some of them do bite.
Please see proprieter William Graham for a reservation and to sign a pain waiver.
FYI for potential visitors:
- Hannibal & Nigel fight. Constantly. Like, always.
- Duncan is extremely cuddly & will put his entire weight on you.
- Grindelwald has POWERS, OKAY. HE WILL USE THEM.
- Kaecilius ALSO HAS POWERS.
- Martin loves catnip. A lot. Entice at your own risk.
Kitty types 😼:
Hannibal: black tiger
Nigel: golden tiger
Duncan: snow leopard
Grindelwald: gray tiger
Kaecilius: caracal
Martin: lion
We have other Mads breeds available as well (not pictured). Please inquire with Will Graham when he's back from the hospital.
Walking down the lonely road. Scene practise for Crow Hill.
Dumbledore: Are you alright?
Snape: I’m gonna start charging people money for asking me that.
This man honestly.
How do you feel about Sterek? 1/3 (part 2, part 3)
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