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Jul. 24th, 2020 10:06 pm[Character Name] Severus Snape
[Canon] Harry Potter
[Point Taken from Canon] Post Death
[Age] 38
[Gender] Male
[Sexual Orientation]LilyHeterosexual
[Eye Color] Black
[Hair Color] Black
[Height] 6'1" (height of actor who plays him)
[Other] Hooked nose, pale skin, clothes that never change
[Clothing] Black Robes
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[Canon] Harry Potter
[Point Taken from Canon] Post Death
[Age] 38
[Gender] Male
[Sexual Orientation]
[Eye Color] Black
[Hair Color] Black
[Height] 6'1" (height of actor who plays him)
[Other] Hooked nose, pale skin, clothes that never change
[Clothing] Black Robes
( Rest under the cut. )
Permissions Post
Jul. 24th, 2020 03:56 pmSnape has two abilities that require mentioning. One will allow him to penetrate the minds of others while the other will allow him to block others from entering his mind. He is very skilled at both of these and basically do them without even thinking about it.
For more details on Legilimency (penetrating the mind) go here.
For more details on Occlumency (keeping others out of his mind) go here.
What I need permissions for are the following:
1. Can Snape enter your characters mind? (In doing so it will basically be him being able to tell if they're lying or not. More invasive things are unlikely.)
2. Is there anything you do not want Snape to see?
3. Will your character feel Snape entering?
4. Is there anything else I should know about your character/your character's mind?
Remember that if you are a telepath or something like it, you won't be able to enter his mind. Or, if you do, you'll see false memories that he's feeding you.
For more details on Legilimency (penetrating the mind) go here.
For more details on Occlumency (keeping others out of his mind) go here.
What I need permissions for are the following:
1. Can Snape enter your characters mind? (In doing so it will basically be him being able to tell if they're lying or not. More invasive things are unlikely.)
2. Is there anything you do not want Snape to see?
3. Will your character feel Snape entering?
4. Is there anything else I should know about your character/your character's mind?
Remember that if you are a telepath or something like it, you won't be able to enter his mind. Or, if you do, you'll see false memories that he's feeding you.
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[Character name] Severus Snape
[Age] 38
[Canon] Harry Potter
[Point in time taken from canon] Post Death
[Background] General Harry Potter series link, first Snape link, and second Snape link
[Personality] On the outside one can find this man to be cold, calculating, calm, collected, and cynical. He is not someone that people tend to like instantly (unless they are in Slytherin). In fact, if he dislikes someone then he can make their life a living hell. He especially dislikes those that are in the Gryffindor house since he finds that they can be attention-seekers and arrogant. The fact that one Harry Potter is in this house clearly just puts another point on the list of things Snape dislikes about him. He is one to direct snide comments towards those he has a distaste for. Also, he can be rather unfair about things, treating those he favors well and even letting them get away with rule-breaking or docking points from students for doing nothing wrong at all.
He is very strict and does not tolerate foolishness. Some would even describe him as humorless. However, it's clear that the teachers and even Filch respect him. He's extremely intelligent and observant. There's very little that passes by him. Plus, he tends to be someone who notices things that others do not. Of course he is not one to go and announce this. Instead, he tries to clear up problems himself. On top of that he was a teacher who expected the best out of his students. Though he would dock them points often, his teaching methods did inspire many students to succeed in his classes.
But, this is just the surface of him.
Beneath all of this is a man who once was a Death Eater. He was loyal to Voldemort until he heard that the Dark Lord was going after Lily's son. It is here where we learn more about him.
In school Snape really only had one friend. Lily Evans, the mother of Harry Potter. Wanting to impress her, he did very well in school and even started to pick up the Dark Arts has a hobby. But he was never very emotional even then. He'd learned early on from an apparently abusive father that emotions were a sign of weakness. So he was very private and only trusted Lily. However a mistake cost him friendship with her and she fell in love with someone who had bullied him in school, James Potter.
For the rest of his life he hated James Potter and even transferred this hatred to Harry. There is one important thing to be noted about his treatment of Harry though. Because of his love for Lily, he goes out of his way to protect Harry. In fact, this harsh man is actually kinder than he appears and protects many of his students without them fully realizing it. One way this is obvious is when he becomes Headmaster and though the two Death Eaters at the school are harsh things could have been worse. That is due to Snape's presence. Another is when he works to keep Draco Malfoy safe and even swears and Unbreakable Vow to do so.
Then there is the fact that Snape is loyal to good. Why is this? He swore he would be so that Dumbledore would protect Lily and her family. Of course this failed but his intent all along was for them to live. But he hasn't changed sides since then. He kept his word. In fact, when Dumbledore asked him to kill him when the time was right, he did just that. He also lied to the Dark Lord for years though this could have gotten him killed if the lies were discovered. This makes him as brave and filled with great strength of character as any Gryffindor and Dumbledore has suggested that when Snape was Sorted as a child that perhaps it was too soon.
Though Snape can seem so cruel to his students and even looks on muggles with disdain, he's not evil. Under all that is actually a good but private man. He's made decisions he regrets deeply but changing the past just isn't possible. He has a dislike for muggles due to his muggle father who "hated everything". However, his love for Lily is what keeps him from truly being evil. Even after they stopped being friends he wanted to protect her even if it meant protecting James and Harry as well. She would have probably wanted him to keep the students at Hogwarts safe as well so he did that too.
He isn't someone who can really come out into the open about these feelings. They're things he bottles up deep inside. So, all anyone sees is a cold, cynical man with a wicked tongue. Humorless to many who cannot appreciate a darker sense of humor that is clearly sarcastic. He can hold a grudge though. That much is clear by how he treats Harry poorly in school because Harry father used to bully him. People won't really realize just how good and brave a man he really is because he refuses to show this to anyone. Yes, he has a nasty temper but emotions are a sign of weakness so he bottles them away. This allows him to be a stronger wizard.
Snape is a very proud man becomes furious if his weaknesses are revealed. Or of his creations are used against him. But it should be noted that while he has the power to really punish someone now for angering him he doesn't. He can restrain himself from using his great powers for his personal gain. But stay away from things that belong to him or private to him. He also is very confident in his abilities. Though he may not reveal them he knows he can do them and can do them well. Even perfectly. It's the only way he will do things. If it can't be done perfectly he really doesn't intend to do it at all.
As unsubtle as he is about who he favors and how he treats students, he is just as subtle about handling things of a more serious nature. He will take people away from the eyes of others to talk to them and manages to warn the other members of the Order about what Harry thought he saw Voldemort doing without letting anyone know. He comes across as calm and collected which helps to keep anyone from really guessing what he might be thinking. In fact, it led Harry to thinking Snape was evil during his first year at Hogwarts without realizing that Snape was actually protecting him all along.
To this day Snape is devastated by the death of Lily. His greatest regret is telling Voldemort about the prophecy when he heard it. He blames himself for her death and always will. Dumbledore once asked him if he still loved Lily after all this time and his response was "Always." He will forever hate himself for what he did and now works to atone for that one mistake though it can be sure that he will never forgive himself for it no matter what. It's why he keeps memories of her to the day he dies. His most precious moments with her which he then gives to Harry so that Harry might understand why he did what he did. And to keep his last order from Dumbledore which was to tell Harry where the last Horcrux really was.
A very brave man who loves Lily always. Most may never know this though because he will bury it away so it can't be used against him. Maybe he's protecting himself or maybe he's protecting the very memory of Lily. That much isn't clear and perhaps only Dumbledore knows. Snape is a good man but mostly will only ever see how mean he can be, how sarcastic, how bitter... Most will never get to realize the full depth of this one man.
[Abilities] To begin with, Snape is very intelligent and observant to things around him. He is able to learn things quickly and is even creative enough to apply those skills to inventing things. Within his mind is a vast wealth of knowledge of a great many things. With this comes his lack of social skills but that's more of a side note than anything else.
But aside from being extremely intelligent, he is also a powerful wizard. He knows many spells and has a talent and passion for the Dark Arts. It is said that he knew more hexes and curses as a first year student than most seventh years did. He was able to learn many non-verbal spells as well as those that don't require the use of a wand. While he was still in school, he even began inventing his own spells to use including one called Sectumsepra. Not only did he invent it but he can also reverse the results of it. This extends to many serious curses used. He can either reverse or slow down the progression of them depending on how serious they are.
As far as normal spells go, Snape is outstanding in these as well. He has no problem taking on three of his fellow teachers at the same time and is the one responsible for teaching the students the disarming spell. It should also be noted that unlike other Death Eaters, he is able to conjure a full Patronus. A doe just like Lily Potter. However, his real specialty is potions. While he was in school he improved on his potions textbook so that the potions were actually successful. If anyone wants to learn how to make a potion he is truly the best teacher possible. He can also recognize various ingredients by smell or sight and can tell what a potion is with just a glance or a sniff in most cases. This takes a very practiced hand to accomplish.
Another gift he seems to possess is that of Legilimency and Occlumency. These both involve the mind. The first of these is something he has talent in but isn't perhaps a great master. With it, he can extract memories and feelings from a person. It is a magical form of "telepathy" though he says that mind reading does not cover what all it means. However, it does help a person to know when another is lying about something and Harry has described Snape as being something of a mind reader. (Of course this will mean writing up a permission post for him to be allowed to use this on others.)
Now, his real specialty of these two is Occlumency. This is the art keeping someone out of your mind. And for those who are masters at Legilimency, putting in false memories that appear real. This allows it to seem like he is telling the truth when someone enters his mind but really what is inside is nothing but a falsehood. He can feel when another enters and knows how to block them out. This method of planting false memories temporarily is an advanced form of the art but one that Snape can use practically without thinking. With it, he was able to lie to the Dark Lord for years without ever being discovered.
His magical abilities extend also into being able to fly without the use of a broom or another enchanted object. This is important because the only other wizard really known for doing this is Voldemort. However, he can also fly while using a broom as well and is able to duel while in mid-flight.
[Other important stuff] The most important thing is perhaps this: Snape will always be in love with Lily. There is no one else for him. Which makes the reality of the situation that he will never love another. Even his Patronus is a doe to remind him of Lily. He will literally do anything to protect her or her son. On a side note, it should be noted that he only protects Harry because he's Lily's son. That does not mean that he likes him. Aside from this, it should be noted that Snape is a very powerful wizard even if he doesn't tend to show off his skills for all to see. In fact, he keeps most of his greatest gifts to himself. Also, Dumbledore trusted Snape. In the end, I feel that says everything that needs to be said.
[Sample post]
[First Person]
[Snape looks on the survey option with the greatest disdain. But for whatever reason it won't shut off unless he does it. So, he sighs and finally answers the questions as his Dreamberry reads them out.]
1. Would you consider yourself a power hungry individual?
[He lifts a brow.] No.
2. You're asked to take someone out for a date. Do you agree? If so, describe what you would do. If not, tell why.
No.
3. Your country is in the middle of a war. What do you think of it? Do you support it or try to solve it yourself by going on an epic quest? Explain.
I believe my position on the matter is clear. An explanation is...unnecessary.
4. Murder. What is your opinion?
When I find the creator of this it will be discussed.
5. You discover someone stalking you. Do you call the police or deal with it yourself?
It will be dealt with.
6. You just got a challenge to fight from one of the strongest gang leaders around. Do you accept or reject? Why?
If by "strongest gang leader" you mean Potter then I see no reason to refuse. It would not hurt him to learn a few manners.
7. Someone comes to you to ask for the time. How would you respond?
Perhaps they should invest in a time piece. [He lifts a brow as and gives a look that says "Just a suggestion."] Obviously...
[Third Person]
The library of Somarium was impressive. Even he could admit to that (in his own mind anyway) after he found a book on the Dark Arts. Typically he found himself impressed by very little. He'd seen too much and experienced too much for someone thirty-eight years of age. But it seemed that there were still things that could manage it. Once in a very rare while anyway. Dumbledore would have been amused by the situation actually.
Snape paused where he was, standing there with book in hand, cover partially opened. Dumbledore. Of all the people he could think of at a time like this. The cover slipped from his hand so that he was left standing there just looking at the book. No words could be found on it but that hardly mattered. He wouldn't have read them even if they were there.
There were times when he wondered why that man had given him a second chance. Why he'd bothered with the likes of someone like him. On some days he could still hear the voices of the people questioning the decision that had been made. Give Severus Snape a second chance? Trust him? Why do that for someone who had been one of You-Know-Who's supporters. A former Death Eater didn't deserve that kind of freedom after everything that he'd done. Though no one realized it, he couldn't blame them. They didn't know of what he'd done by telling the Dark Lord about that prophecy. So how could they know that he blamed himself every day for the tragedy that had occurred because of it.
Once there had been a time when it had seemed like a good idea to become more involved in the Dark Arts. He was talented with them and grasped them easily. How they worked and how to counter them. Very few had such knowledge in them like he did. The reason he'd gotten into them though was to impress someone who frowned upon it. Then he'd lost her and he was buried in them. It was too late for him to pull himself out. At least, that was what he'd told himself. Already he was a Death Eater, something that many of those he'd been around in Slytherin had been. At that time it hadn't been that important that Voldemort would go after muggles or muggle born.
Until the prophecy. Then things changed. Snape could remember so clearly the day he'd gone to Dumbledore to beg for help. He'd had no one else but that man was the one man who could be strong enough. Everyone knew that of all the people in the world, Dumbledore was the one man that the Dark Lord feared. He was the one man with the power to help him. Even then it had all been for nothing. Lily and her husband still died and Harry became the boy who lived. But he'd made a promise to his former Headmaster. He would be loyal to him rather than the Dark Lord that he'd sworn devotion to.
He wasn't sure how long he stared at the cover for this book before he realized that he was doing just that. Everything had always been for Lily. It always had been. Yet that hadn't stopped it from blowing up in his face. Then Lily's son came to Hogwarts and for her he tried everything in his power to protect him. A task that wasn't easy when the child had so much of James inside of him. He hated him and yet he wanted nothing to happen to him. It was a balance that was nearly impossible to manage. Especially once he had to start being a double agent against a man that was hard to lie to.
Every day he betrayed the Dark Lord was a day that could be his last. He accepted that as a punishment for all that he'd done. For hurting Lily, for being the one responsible for Voldemort going after her family. All of it. Snape knew then that his days had been numbered. Enough so that it wasn't even a surprise when the snake tore into his throat to cause a wound that finally killed him. But not before he'd personally killed off the most powerful wizard in the world, Dumbledore.
A mercy killing. Bringing death to an old man that was already doomed to die in order to spare Draco from having to follow through with the order. Dumbledore could spend his death in peace and he assumed that the Potter boy had triumphed over Voldemort. It was something he'd never lived to see.
Which he supposed was why he didn't mind being in this place in some ways. Honestly he wanted to have that peace that came with death but he also felt that he possibly hadn't done enough to deserve it. He'd been an ally for good at the very end but what had it cost to get him to that point? Lily's life. The moment she died he knew he wouldn't ever be happy again. She'd been that one glittering bit of light on his life.
It didn't change the fact that once there had been a time when he hadn't trusted Dumbledore. In school where was the man to help him when James Potter and his gang of miscreants were after him? He couldn't recall the old man ever really putting an end to it. It had made the lure of following Voldemort that much stronger. A man who would actually do something. Though that something wasn't exactly right, he was still doing it. And when his friendship with Lily ended, where else did he have to go? No one else would welcome him with open arms the way that they did. Until the day of that prophecy.
Voldemort heard the news and made plans. Plans to kill the Potter family once he found them. Suddenly he'd had nowhere to go. None of his allies would aid him when they were loyal to the Dark Lord. Who else could he turn to in order to save the one last thing he held precious in his life?
Dumbledore. He sold himself to Dumbledore without hesitation. The man he'd once lacked faith in became his greatest ally and in turn he became his ally as well. It had never been understood why until he revealed that he still loved Lily and always would. But in a fight against the Dark Lord, what choice did he have but to follow the man's every word. Even the one about letting Harry Potter die, the hardest thing of all. To allow Lily's son to die and to tell him why.
Harry Potter. He'd hated that boy the moment he saw him. The spitting image of his father with all the arrogance to go along with it. How it had been possible that such a child could come from Lily baffled him. It didn't change the fact that Lily would have wanted the child safe. So he'd done everything in his power to see to it that he was. And then Dumbledore had informed Snape that he had to die in order to kill off Voldemort. It was like raising a pig for slaughter.
Turning on his heel, Snape headed to the front so he could get this book for himself. He would study it at his place. The fact was that he was dead and this was his purgatory. However, there were those here from his world that needed protection even if he hadn't sworn his life to them. In the end, he was a professor from Hogwarts and this was his duty. It was what Lily would have wanted. Dumbledore as well. Should anything happen who else was strong enough to keep them safe?
Perhaps he really was still paying for all his crimes. So be it. Even if he was hated, he could deal with that. He'd sworn allegiance to Dumbledore for Lily's sake and he wasn't about to betray her again.
Now he had to learn about the Dark Arts of this world in order to counter them. Then he could keep watch from the shadows as he'd done before. It was what he was good at. Protecting people where they could see him was not his style. He didn't actually want all the glory. It was hatred that he was actually used to. People despising him. Since it worked, he had no need to actually change his strategy.
Somarium wouldn't allow him to have his death in peace. Very well then. He would fight.
Someone ran into him and he frowned at them. "Do watch where you are going. Some might think you blind otherwise," he said coldly before continuing on. He had work to do.
[Why do you want to play this character in Somarium?] I have always loved Snape. From the moment I first read the books until now. He intrigues me and I really feel like he could be an interesting fit at Som. Plus, I have so much love for the Harry Potter cast. I really can't tell you how much I adore them.
[Which rule was your favorite and why?] No Playercest. You guys should know this well since I answer it this way every time.
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sky_protector[Character name] Severus Snape
[Age] 38
[Canon] Harry Potter
[Point in time taken from canon] Post Death
[Background] General Harry Potter series link, first Snape link, and second Snape link
[Personality] On the outside one can find this man to be cold, calculating, calm, collected, and cynical. He is not someone that people tend to like instantly (unless they are in Slytherin). In fact, if he dislikes someone then he can make their life a living hell. He especially dislikes those that are in the Gryffindor house since he finds that they can be attention-seekers and arrogant. The fact that one Harry Potter is in this house clearly just puts another point on the list of things Snape dislikes about him. He is one to direct snide comments towards those he has a distaste for. Also, he can be rather unfair about things, treating those he favors well and even letting them get away with rule-breaking or docking points from students for doing nothing wrong at all.
He is very strict and does not tolerate foolishness. Some would even describe him as humorless. However, it's clear that the teachers and even Filch respect him. He's extremely intelligent and observant. There's very little that passes by him. Plus, he tends to be someone who notices things that others do not. Of course he is not one to go and announce this. Instead, he tries to clear up problems himself. On top of that he was a teacher who expected the best out of his students. Though he would dock them points often, his teaching methods did inspire many students to succeed in his classes.
But, this is just the surface of him.
Beneath all of this is a man who once was a Death Eater. He was loyal to Voldemort until he heard that the Dark Lord was going after Lily's son. It is here where we learn more about him.
In school Snape really only had one friend. Lily Evans, the mother of Harry Potter. Wanting to impress her, he did very well in school and even started to pick up the Dark Arts has a hobby. But he was never very emotional even then. He'd learned early on from an apparently abusive father that emotions were a sign of weakness. So he was very private and only trusted Lily. However a mistake cost him friendship with her and she fell in love with someone who had bullied him in school, James Potter.
For the rest of his life he hated James Potter and even transferred this hatred to Harry. There is one important thing to be noted about his treatment of Harry though. Because of his love for Lily, he goes out of his way to protect Harry. In fact, this harsh man is actually kinder than he appears and protects many of his students without them fully realizing it. One way this is obvious is when he becomes Headmaster and though the two Death Eaters at the school are harsh things could have been worse. That is due to Snape's presence. Another is when he works to keep Draco Malfoy safe and even swears and Unbreakable Vow to do so.
Then there is the fact that Snape is loyal to good. Why is this? He swore he would be so that Dumbledore would protect Lily and her family. Of course this failed but his intent all along was for them to live. But he hasn't changed sides since then. He kept his word. In fact, when Dumbledore asked him to kill him when the time was right, he did just that. He also lied to the Dark Lord for years though this could have gotten him killed if the lies were discovered. This makes him as brave and filled with great strength of character as any Gryffindor and Dumbledore has suggested that when Snape was Sorted as a child that perhaps it was too soon.
Though Snape can seem so cruel to his students and even looks on muggles with disdain, he's not evil. Under all that is actually a good but private man. He's made decisions he regrets deeply but changing the past just isn't possible. He has a dislike for muggles due to his muggle father who "hated everything". However, his love for Lily is what keeps him from truly being evil. Even after they stopped being friends he wanted to protect her even if it meant protecting James and Harry as well. She would have probably wanted him to keep the students at Hogwarts safe as well so he did that too.
He isn't someone who can really come out into the open about these feelings. They're things he bottles up deep inside. So, all anyone sees is a cold, cynical man with a wicked tongue. Humorless to many who cannot appreciate a darker sense of humor that is clearly sarcastic. He can hold a grudge though. That much is clear by how he treats Harry poorly in school because Harry father used to bully him. People won't really realize just how good and brave a man he really is because he refuses to show this to anyone. Yes, he has a nasty temper but emotions are a sign of weakness so he bottles them away. This allows him to be a stronger wizard.
Snape is a very proud man becomes furious if his weaknesses are revealed. Or of his creations are used against him. But it should be noted that while he has the power to really punish someone now for angering him he doesn't. He can restrain himself from using his great powers for his personal gain. But stay away from things that belong to him or private to him. He also is very confident in his abilities. Though he may not reveal them he knows he can do them and can do them well. Even perfectly. It's the only way he will do things. If it can't be done perfectly he really doesn't intend to do it at all.
As unsubtle as he is about who he favors and how he treats students, he is just as subtle about handling things of a more serious nature. He will take people away from the eyes of others to talk to them and manages to warn the other members of the Order about what Harry thought he saw Voldemort doing without letting anyone know. He comes across as calm and collected which helps to keep anyone from really guessing what he might be thinking. In fact, it led Harry to thinking Snape was evil during his first year at Hogwarts without realizing that Snape was actually protecting him all along.
To this day Snape is devastated by the death of Lily. His greatest regret is telling Voldemort about the prophecy when he heard it. He blames himself for her death and always will. Dumbledore once asked him if he still loved Lily after all this time and his response was "Always." He will forever hate himself for what he did and now works to atone for that one mistake though it can be sure that he will never forgive himself for it no matter what. It's why he keeps memories of her to the day he dies. His most precious moments with her which he then gives to Harry so that Harry might understand why he did what he did. And to keep his last order from Dumbledore which was to tell Harry where the last Horcrux really was.
A very brave man who loves Lily always. Most may never know this though because he will bury it away so it can't be used against him. Maybe he's protecting himself or maybe he's protecting the very memory of Lily. That much isn't clear and perhaps only Dumbledore knows. Snape is a good man but mostly will only ever see how mean he can be, how sarcastic, how bitter... Most will never get to realize the full depth of this one man.
[Abilities] To begin with, Snape is very intelligent and observant to things around him. He is able to learn things quickly and is even creative enough to apply those skills to inventing things. Within his mind is a vast wealth of knowledge of a great many things. With this comes his lack of social skills but that's more of a side note than anything else.
But aside from being extremely intelligent, he is also a powerful wizard. He knows many spells and has a talent and passion for the Dark Arts. It is said that he knew more hexes and curses as a first year student than most seventh years did. He was able to learn many non-verbal spells as well as those that don't require the use of a wand. While he was still in school, he even began inventing his own spells to use including one called Sectumsepra. Not only did he invent it but he can also reverse the results of it. This extends to many serious curses used. He can either reverse or slow down the progression of them depending on how serious they are.
As far as normal spells go, Snape is outstanding in these as well. He has no problem taking on three of his fellow teachers at the same time and is the one responsible for teaching the students the disarming spell. It should also be noted that unlike other Death Eaters, he is able to conjure a full Patronus. A doe just like Lily Potter. However, his real specialty is potions. While he was in school he improved on his potions textbook so that the potions were actually successful. If anyone wants to learn how to make a potion he is truly the best teacher possible. He can also recognize various ingredients by smell or sight and can tell what a potion is with just a glance or a sniff in most cases. This takes a very practiced hand to accomplish.
Another gift he seems to possess is that of Legilimency and Occlumency. These both involve the mind. The first of these is something he has talent in but isn't perhaps a great master. With it, he can extract memories and feelings from a person. It is a magical form of "telepathy" though he says that mind reading does not cover what all it means. However, it does help a person to know when another is lying about something and Harry has described Snape as being something of a mind reader. (Of course this will mean writing up a permission post for him to be allowed to use this on others.)
Now, his real specialty of these two is Occlumency. This is the art keeping someone out of your mind. And for those who are masters at Legilimency, putting in false memories that appear real. This allows it to seem like he is telling the truth when someone enters his mind but really what is inside is nothing but a falsehood. He can feel when another enters and knows how to block them out. This method of planting false memories temporarily is an advanced form of the art but one that Snape can use practically without thinking. With it, he was able to lie to the Dark Lord for years without ever being discovered.
His magical abilities extend also into being able to fly without the use of a broom or another enchanted object. This is important because the only other wizard really known for doing this is Voldemort. However, he can also fly while using a broom as well and is able to duel while in mid-flight.
[Other important stuff] The most important thing is perhaps this: Snape will always be in love with Lily. There is no one else for him. Which makes the reality of the situation that he will never love another. Even his Patronus is a doe to remind him of Lily. He will literally do anything to protect her or her son. On a side note, it should be noted that he only protects Harry because he's Lily's son. That does not mean that he likes him. Aside from this, it should be noted that Snape is a very powerful wizard even if he doesn't tend to show off his skills for all to see. In fact, he keeps most of his greatest gifts to himself. Also, Dumbledore trusted Snape. In the end, I feel that says everything that needs to be said.
[Sample post]
[First Person]
[Snape looks on the survey option with the greatest disdain. But for whatever reason it won't shut off unless he does it. So, he sighs and finally answers the questions as his Dreamberry reads them out.]
1. Would you consider yourself a power hungry individual?
[He lifts a brow.] No.
2. You're asked to take someone out for a date. Do you agree? If so, describe what you would do. If not, tell why.
No.
3. Your country is in the middle of a war. What do you think of it? Do you support it or try to solve it yourself by going on an epic quest? Explain.
I believe my position on the matter is clear. An explanation is...unnecessary.
4. Murder. What is your opinion?
When I find the creator of this it will be discussed.
5. You discover someone stalking you. Do you call the police or deal with it yourself?
It will be dealt with.
6. You just got a challenge to fight from one of the strongest gang leaders around. Do you accept or reject? Why?
If by "strongest gang leader" you mean Potter then I see no reason to refuse. It would not hurt him to learn a few manners.
7. Someone comes to you to ask for the time. How would you respond?
Perhaps they should invest in a time piece. [He lifts a brow as and gives a look that says "Just a suggestion."] Obviously...
[Third Person]
The library of Somarium was impressive. Even he could admit to that (in his own mind anyway) after he found a book on the Dark Arts. Typically he found himself impressed by very little. He'd seen too much and experienced too much for someone thirty-eight years of age. But it seemed that there were still things that could manage it. Once in a very rare while anyway. Dumbledore would have been amused by the situation actually.
Snape paused where he was, standing there with book in hand, cover partially opened. Dumbledore. Of all the people he could think of at a time like this. The cover slipped from his hand so that he was left standing there just looking at the book. No words could be found on it but that hardly mattered. He wouldn't have read them even if they were there.
There were times when he wondered why that man had given him a second chance. Why he'd bothered with the likes of someone like him. On some days he could still hear the voices of the people questioning the decision that had been made. Give Severus Snape a second chance? Trust him? Why do that for someone who had been one of You-Know-Who's supporters. A former Death Eater didn't deserve that kind of freedom after everything that he'd done. Though no one realized it, he couldn't blame them. They didn't know of what he'd done by telling the Dark Lord about that prophecy. So how could they know that he blamed himself every day for the tragedy that had occurred because of it.
Once there had been a time when it had seemed like a good idea to become more involved in the Dark Arts. He was talented with them and grasped them easily. How they worked and how to counter them. Very few had such knowledge in them like he did. The reason he'd gotten into them though was to impress someone who frowned upon it. Then he'd lost her and he was buried in them. It was too late for him to pull himself out. At least, that was what he'd told himself. Already he was a Death Eater, something that many of those he'd been around in Slytherin had been. At that time it hadn't been that important that Voldemort would go after muggles or muggle born.
Until the prophecy. Then things changed. Snape could remember so clearly the day he'd gone to Dumbledore to beg for help. He'd had no one else but that man was the one man who could be strong enough. Everyone knew that of all the people in the world, Dumbledore was the one man that the Dark Lord feared. He was the one man with the power to help him. Even then it had all been for nothing. Lily and her husband still died and Harry became the boy who lived. But he'd made a promise to his former Headmaster. He would be loyal to him rather than the Dark Lord that he'd sworn devotion to.
He wasn't sure how long he stared at the cover for this book before he realized that he was doing just that. Everything had always been for Lily. It always had been. Yet that hadn't stopped it from blowing up in his face. Then Lily's son came to Hogwarts and for her he tried everything in his power to protect him. A task that wasn't easy when the child had so much of James inside of him. He hated him and yet he wanted nothing to happen to him. It was a balance that was nearly impossible to manage. Especially once he had to start being a double agent against a man that was hard to lie to.
Every day he betrayed the Dark Lord was a day that could be his last. He accepted that as a punishment for all that he'd done. For hurting Lily, for being the one responsible for Voldemort going after her family. All of it. Snape knew then that his days had been numbered. Enough so that it wasn't even a surprise when the snake tore into his throat to cause a wound that finally killed him. But not before he'd personally killed off the most powerful wizard in the world, Dumbledore.
A mercy killing. Bringing death to an old man that was already doomed to die in order to spare Draco from having to follow through with the order. Dumbledore could spend his death in peace and he assumed that the Potter boy had triumphed over Voldemort. It was something he'd never lived to see.
Which he supposed was why he didn't mind being in this place in some ways. Honestly he wanted to have that peace that came with death but he also felt that he possibly hadn't done enough to deserve it. He'd been an ally for good at the very end but what had it cost to get him to that point? Lily's life. The moment she died he knew he wouldn't ever be happy again. She'd been that one glittering bit of light on his life.
It didn't change the fact that once there had been a time when he hadn't trusted Dumbledore. In school where was the man to help him when James Potter and his gang of miscreants were after him? He couldn't recall the old man ever really putting an end to it. It had made the lure of following Voldemort that much stronger. A man who would actually do something. Though that something wasn't exactly right, he was still doing it. And when his friendship with Lily ended, where else did he have to go? No one else would welcome him with open arms the way that they did. Until the day of that prophecy.
Voldemort heard the news and made plans. Plans to kill the Potter family once he found them. Suddenly he'd had nowhere to go. None of his allies would aid him when they were loyal to the Dark Lord. Who else could he turn to in order to save the one last thing he held precious in his life?
Dumbledore. He sold himself to Dumbledore without hesitation. The man he'd once lacked faith in became his greatest ally and in turn he became his ally as well. It had never been understood why until he revealed that he still loved Lily and always would. But in a fight against the Dark Lord, what choice did he have but to follow the man's every word. Even the one about letting Harry Potter die, the hardest thing of all. To allow Lily's son to die and to tell him why.
Harry Potter. He'd hated that boy the moment he saw him. The spitting image of his father with all the arrogance to go along with it. How it had been possible that such a child could come from Lily baffled him. It didn't change the fact that Lily would have wanted the child safe. So he'd done everything in his power to see to it that he was. And then Dumbledore had informed Snape that he had to die in order to kill off Voldemort. It was like raising a pig for slaughter.
Turning on his heel, Snape headed to the front so he could get this book for himself. He would study it at his place. The fact was that he was dead and this was his purgatory. However, there were those here from his world that needed protection even if he hadn't sworn his life to them. In the end, he was a professor from Hogwarts and this was his duty. It was what Lily would have wanted. Dumbledore as well. Should anything happen who else was strong enough to keep them safe?
Perhaps he really was still paying for all his crimes. So be it. Even if he was hated, he could deal with that. He'd sworn allegiance to Dumbledore for Lily's sake and he wasn't about to betray her again.
Now he had to learn about the Dark Arts of this world in order to counter them. Then he could keep watch from the shadows as he'd done before. It was what he was good at. Protecting people where they could see him was not his style. He didn't actually want all the glory. It was hatred that he was actually used to. People despising him. Since it worked, he had no need to actually change his strategy.
Somarium wouldn't allow him to have his death in peace. Very well then. He would fight.
Someone ran into him and he frowned at them. "Do watch where you are going. Some might think you blind otherwise," he said coldly before continuing on. He had work to do.
[Why do you want to play this character in Somarium?] I have always loved Snape. From the moment I first read the books until now. He intrigues me and I really feel like he could be an interesting fit at Som. Plus, I have so much love for the Harry Potter cast. I really can't tell you how much I adore them.
[Which rule was your favorite and why?] No Playercest. You guys should know this well since I answer it this way every time.
[Any questions?] Nope!
Dream Post #2
Dec. 8th, 2011 09:51 pmWarnings: Child abuse, abuse in general, head canon stuff
Effects: None
( Not all Christmas Pasts are happy... )
Snape awakens and lifts up his wand. With a flick the Dreamberry shuts off. He refuses to let anyone see his reaction to such a memory.
Effects: None
( Not all Christmas Pasts are happy... )
Snape awakens and lifts up his wand. With a flick the Dreamberry shuts off. He refuses to let anyone see his reaction to such a memory.
Warnings: Hints of spoilers
Effects: A general feeling of sadness
( And the droplet fell onto the petals of the flower... )
Snape awakens and sits up in his dark basement room. Swallowing, he sees the Dreamberry is on. In a moment of completely rage, he grabs it and throws it across the room causing it to turn off.
Effects: A general feeling of sadness
( And the droplet fell onto the petals of the flower... )
Snape awakens and sits up in his dark basement room. Swallowing, he sees the Dreamberry is on. In a moment of completely rage, he grabs it and throws it across the room causing it to turn off.
[The Dreamberry shows the interior of what looks to be a darkened basement, a greenish light that seems to be coming from nowhere lighting the room just slightly. In one corner sits a cauldron that has gold steam rising from it. However, there is no fire beneath it.
A bottle floats by and onto a shelf. Snape comes into view and flicks his wand again to send three more bottles floating onto the shelf with it.
His dark eyes glance over and he sees the Dreamberry.]
So, it is likely to turn on without aid.
[A flick of his wand and the Dreamberry moves through the air and into his hand.] That will be enough of that.
[And he ends the recording.]
A bottle floats by and onto a shelf. Snape comes into view and flicks his wand again to send three more bottles floating onto the shelf with it.
His dark eyes glance over and he sees the Dreamberry.]
So, it is likely to turn on without aid.
[A flick of his wand and the Dreamberry moves through the air and into his hand.] That will be enough of that.
[And he ends the recording.]
