Post by SEVERUS SNAPE on Jan 6, 2010 3:41:05 GMT
SEVERUS TOBIAS SNAPE
[/font]AFTER NINETEEN YEARS OF HIDING THE TRUTH,
THIS DEATH EATER CAN'T HELP THE GUILT[/color][/font]
all these pieces and promises and left behinds
if only i could see in my nothing you meant everything to me
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DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE[/b][/size]
FIRE BURN AND CAULDRON BUBBLE
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[/font]SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES[/b][/size]
DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE
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[/font]EYE OF NEWT AND TOE OF FROG[/b][/size]
WOOL OF BAT AND TONGUE OF DOG
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the personality[/center][/font]
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- Severus is having second doubts about having become a Death Eater right out of school. There is still enough hatred remaining inside of him so that it does not come up as a problem currently, but in the back of his mind he has now only begun to doubt the decision that he has made.
- Severus's love for Lily Evans is something of a deep dark secret, no one knows about it -- Lily Evans herself doesn't even know about it. He has preferred to keep it that way considering their house differences and also the difference in their blood statuses. Not to mention that he has kept silent about his feelings for her too because he has never had the courage to tell her how he feels.
- Severus is a very accomplished occlumens, very few people know of this ability of his because he doesn't tend to brag about it. He has been working on this skill for years, all of these years were put in when he was still a student at Hogwarts. His mastery of the skill is so good that he can select certain thoughts to block out or even rearrange those that he is thinking currently.
- Severus never tells anyone about his family life, which had been very bad from the beginning. Lily was the only one that knew anything of his abusive Father and his Mother at home, or even of his blood status in general. Most do not know of Severus's actual blood status even though he does not bare a pureblooded surname.
TRIWIZARD CUP[/b]
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[/font]ADDER’S FORK AND BLIND-WORM’S STING[/b][/size]
LIZARD’S LEG AND OWLET’S WING
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the history[/center][/font]
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The woe-begotten life of Severus Snape begun on a cold January day, during what some might classify as the "near dead of winter." It was said to be the "second" worst day in the history of the Prince family lines, because it was the day that their blood was diluted. The purest lines that had run for centuries were now tainted and the world that Eileen Prince had known of tarnished silver spoons and yellowing table clothes - a world of lavish and luxery - would fall forever from it's pedistool. Born in a small town just outside of London it wasn't long before the word got out. It was said that after a long and meticulously kept line of pureblooded tradition, Eileen Prince married a muggle. This ultimately would lead to the widespread disapproval of both her family and the majority of her friends. At the time she thought that she was in love, but it was only later that she found out that she had been terribly wrong. She married for love and that was all that mattered, that was what she had to keep reminding herself as her mother and her father insisted that she hold her head lower than the rest of them because it took a special type of pureblood to 'love' a muggle.
It all begun one bright autumn day, when the summer sun hadn't disappeared long behind the cloud cover of the approaching winter. A young woman with long sleek black hair had been walking down the street, her strut spoke of high breeding and the pampering of an upper class upbringing. Her face was not yet lined and her pale skin gleamed in the sunlight of the day, she did not yet hold that ghastly glow to her that she would soon gain in old age. She was young, she was pretty, yet somehow she looked frail treading lightly on the sidewalk as if one misstep would shatter her whole being. Black eyes glittered vibrantly in their sockets as she peered around the populated street. She walked with such purpose and arrogance that even to this day it is a surprise that he had the guts to approach her - HER, the beauty that had taken that small misstep in the street that bright autumn day. It had all happened simultaneously. The scruffy looking, but rather clean-cut, laborer had been skipping across the paved sidewalks, no doubt on his way to the pub for an afternoon drink, when he encountered that same woman. At first glance the black eyes were entrancing, they held his own hazel green gaze like some sort of intoxicating poison. Years later he would admit to the moment as having been 'witched' into the whole thing. Yes, there were spells and potions that helped the onslaught of love, but neither had been employed that day by a younger Eileen Prince. It had been the workings of fate that had trapped them into such mortal doom at that precise moment. Seconds later the fall had come, Eileen had tripped over a stray pebble pushed in front of her, perhaps by the force of luck, and taken a great fall directly into the arms of the unsuspecting laborer that just happened to be on sight at the time. Tobias Snape had caught his unabashed soon-to-be-bride in his hands in an instant, and it was all almost purely accidental. Later he would continue to recount the events in his head and he would realize that he didn't even know how he caught, the feat now seemed nearly impossible being that they had been a good few feet apart at the time.
That same fall enabled the impoverished young laborer to ask the higher class princess out to lunch that same day. From there on things begun to look up, quickly they had fallen in love on a whim as people often do. Eileen almost saw the situation as a way to get back at her parents for her more than unusually harsh upbringing centered around that same pureblood obsession. And than there was Tobias's chance to gain riches and fame by the bucket for he was going to marry into a fortune right? But it would be a fortune unseen for the moment they uttered 'I do,' Eileen's father decided that he didn't and all chance of a dowry or support for the rest of their lives had gone out the door. Of course Tobias knew nothing of the old family prejudices or of his wife's mysterious talents, that did not come until later. Feelings came to a climax after their marriage, when Eileen admitted to Tobias that her parents had a prejudice against his heritage - that being English, Russian, and Hungarian. She told him that her parents had wanted her to marry into more wealth and that poverty didn't suit her at all - in their minds. That was around the time that things begun to escalate, by means of getting even worse that is. It was not long after that night that Eileen admitted this prejudice to Tobias that she also announced that she was pregnant with Severus. Nine grueling months later filled with tears, harsh words, and a lot of alcohol guzzling on Tobias's part, Severus Adamus Snape was born on January the ninth. Born in a lonely back alley during the ambulance ride to the hospital, Severus would not met his father until a week later when the man showed up drunk as could be on the front steps of the house.
The family took a spiral downwards for the worst after Severus was born. Already short on money, having been knocked from the family fortune, Eileen found herself desperate just to make it by. Tobias on the other hand had taken to a life of hard drinking and compulsive gambling which was quickly wittling away any chance that the family had for saving money. It wasn't long before Tobias would become abusive taking out the family's financial problems on both his wife and a young Severus.
Since the family's financial problems had taken a turn for the worst, they ended up selling most of their worldly possessions. They were forced to move into a smaller neighborhood and a shack-like house in the slums of London - ie: Spinner's End. Being dejected to such an environment only made family matters worse, as Tobias begun to blame Severus even more for their financial situation. He often accused him of eating into their savings that were meant for bills and taxes. Throughout these times Severus was known to retreat outside for the company of fresh air to quell the uneasy feelings that his father gave him. During this time he became accustomed to walking down to the muggle park and watching the children playing on the slides and the swings with their watchful parents nearby. It was on one of these very occasions that he spied the Evans's family out for a day at the park. At the time Severus did not know much about the small red head that played so energetically in the sandbox with her sister, but he had a feeling that someday he would introduce himself to her. He was constantly watching and waiting, observing the people in the park as well as those on the sidewalk from a hidden clump of bushes.
Severus lived a very unpleasant life the first eleven years, he was constantly dodging his father's curses, and punches. Since he was old enough to remember he could recall the reasons why he wanted to leave home and start a new life. To keep himself busy he buried his nose in his grandfather's spell books - the only few remaining relics that had been taken from Eileen's parent's house before she had fled that night when she decided to run off and marry Tobias. His only consolation were contained in the stories that his mother told him about the wizarding world and the discussions he shared with his new red-headed friend - Lily Evans. For years he awaited that moment when he would receive that letter and reveal to his father what he really was. He held an eagerness in his soul all those years that only accumulated as time grew closer, this eagerness for the things that were to come. He knew that at Hogwarts he would be accepted and perhaps finally he would find salvation there from the black eyes and bloody lips that he had known at home. There would be no one to protect at Hogwarts, and he could finally spend more time with Lily there too.
Finally when the letter arrived the truth was broken to Tobias, who at the moment had been rather drunk. He was now convinced that both his son and his wife had gone crazy, rather than ridding them of his presence the letter had only made him more anger. It was his house and they were to live up to his rules, and that was not to include some 'stupid' bantering about 'magical wizard things and schools.' Despite Tobias's disgust, Eileen for once put her foot down and fought for Severus's chance. She explained the issue to Tobias and after much bloodshed between all involved parties it was decided that Severus would attend if only to 'rid' them of him for about seven months out of the year. For as Tobias saw it, it was one less mouth to feed, thus more alcohol for him.
Salvation only came after Severus received his letter to Hogwarts. He accepted willingly, and with the aid of Eileen's parents he was able to attend Hogwarts. Eileen's parents had hestitantly given up the money, since they really wanted nothing to do with Eileen and her husband. After some persuading and much heated debate, they finally caved in and decided to allow Severus to pursue his education. Due to this factor, Severus tries to work very hard in school to impress them. He wants very badly to prove himself as a powerful wizard and a willing student. Once he hd begin to attend Hogwarts Severus dreaded going home every summer, but soon came to dread going back to school. Everywhere he went he found a new sort of hatred eating away at him, until he could feel nothing anymore.
Despite the hopeful attitude that Severus had entered Hogwarts with he found that his mood had quickly dropped because the holidays always quickly approached him. His mother always begged him to come home on those rare breaks, but Severus always had a lot of resistance at the idea he did not want to again throw himself into his father's clutches. Occasionally of course he would have the resign and go home if only because his mother made him feel guilty about the circumstances that he had left her in. Sure she had a choice in the matter but he could not stop her from making the more stupid decisions. It was during one of these very instances when Severus found himself in big trouble, trouble that nearly got him kicked out of Hogwarts - or at least it had the potential to. During his fourth year Severus had grudgingly gone home to visit his parents for winter break. Of course there was barely anything to come home to once he got there, only to find that they were of course not waiting to pick him up at the train station. After a rather awkward ride home from the Evan's family Severus found himself on the steps of his own house, which stood quietly against the fading sunlight as if it were a movie set blocking a rather beautiful scenic backdrop. Only after he had opened the door did the trouble start, the argument was raging upstairs and he had not even gotten his trunk halfway through the door before he heard the screaming. On any other day he would have probably ignored it, but today he was at his wit's end after having a rather nasty fall out with James Potter on the train Severus's temper was shot. Before he knew what he was doing he had grabbed for his wand in his pocket and he had stomped upstairs. There he found his father throwing punches at his mother in a rather careless manner while she screamed dodging behind the furniture for protection. It was the same as always. Without even thinking to restrain himself Severus shot a stunning spell in his father's direction. Later when he claimed self defense on behalf of his mother's poor miserable existence the Ministry of Magic had really no choice but to believe him. Promptly after that a short trial had followed and that was the end of it, he was cleared of all accusations although the water appeared to be shallow now in that area. He had given his promise that he would not do it again, but now that he had tasted it - he was more then thoroughly tempted to do away with the man for good next time. This instance along with the willing thoughts of killing his father would continue haunt Severus in the years to come.
His recent school years have proved bothersome, if not a completely painful experience. Severus has had to endure the daily torture from James Potter's group of Marauders and of course the general school population. During his inbetween time Severus has found things to keep himself busy with, like burying his nose into a stack books or working on homework. He has had something of a social life, running with a group of Slytherins that he has known since his first year.
It is said that Severus knew more curses as a first year than most seven years learn their whole time spent at Hogwarts. That was nearly a decade ago, and now Severus is still persuing his interest in the dark arts, but to an even greater level. While his mother fidgeted in her seat because her parents had stopped writing, and she was worrying for Severus and his condition [or his lack thereof for being nothing but a measly halfblood rather than a pureblood], Severus had been busy studying. Beginning his fifth year at Hogwarts Severus has begun to research Occlumency, an obscure ability that he had read about before. He had already chosen his side in this mounting war, in fact it had probably been chosen for him as his distant fate when he was still a child. With a love of the Dark Arts he could barely allow the chance of a possible war - which meant using those illegal powers - slip through his fingers, so he watched the news through emotion-less black eyes. He felt as if he were only slipping further into the deep abyss that had become the large gaping precipice that his life had become since his father begun arguing with his mother. It was the hole in which the smiling faces of others reside all to sure to taunt him every moment of his waking existence.
This year Severus has joined a side of the conflict that has taken the wizarding world by storm, he has found that his allegiances lie with the reasonably stronger and darker force - that of Lord Voldemort. He has not exposed these opinions yet, but many of his peers can see that it is evident which side he will chose when it comes time to draw. Many people disapprove of the darker forces that are rising, but in the Slytherin common room and the Pureblooded world praises are sung devoutly like chruch hymns for the single cause. Currently he is working as a Death Eater and very unemployed at the moment, but he might be looking for a job very soon.[/ul][/size][/font]
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[/font]IN THE CAULDRON BOIL AND BAKE[/b][/size]
FILLET OF A FENNY SNAKE
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the out of character[/center][/font]
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