tags: Severus Snape
2007
July
- 2007 Jul 21
- archetypes dying in media res
Because of the release of Deathly Hallows today, I had to catch up and read Half-Blood Prince. One of the reasons why I had decided to put off reading it was because everyone had ruined the “big surprise,” which was the death of Albus Dumbledore.
· Read more… - 2007 Jul 21
- spoilers
“If she means so much to you,” said Dumbledore, “surely Lord Voldemort will spare her? Could you not ask for mercy for the mother, in exchange for the son?”
· Read more… - 2007 Jul 22
- severus snape: the man, the myth, the legend (massive spoiler!)
“You never saw Snape cast a Patronus, did you, Riddle?”
· Read more… - 2007 Jul 23
- pathetic and yet heartbreakingly brilliant (spoilers!)
I can’t seem to get over Snape’s forlorn and hopeless devotion to Lily. On one hand, it’s really sad and pathetic. On the other hand, it’s heart-wrenchingly awesome.
· Read more… - 2007 Jul 25
- returning to earthsea/of wizards and warlocks
I’m still ruminating about the end of the Harry Potter saga. The mainstream media’s reaction has always interested me. They continue to be bemused by the idea of a novel taking the world by storm, and infiltrating popular culture. Never mind the fact that people were writing “Frodo Lives!” on subway walls 40 years ago, or the fact that The Lord of the Rings trilogy was extraordinarily successful, and, as far as wizards go, Gandalf the Grey is as well-known as Merlin, and is arguably the favorite and most-beloved of wizards amongst nerds and geeks world-wide.
· Read more… - 2007 Jul 25
- severus and lily
I don't think you can really call it love, but still…
· Read more… - 2007 Jul 26
- scattered thoughts (spoilers!)
It’s ironic, really. While I have thoroughly enjoyed the Harry Potter series for the past 7 years (I was gifted the first three books in 2000), I never really held it in high regard, especially in terms of literary merit. To me, it was the fantasy equivalent of a romance novel: lots of fun to read, but not something you would read again. As I’ve mentioned before, the only books that I’ve managed to read more than once have been The Lord of the Rings, The Last Unicorn, and The Wizard of Earthsea. (Actually, digging around in my memory, there are a few more: some of Madeline L’Engle’s books, in particular A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and Many Waters; and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
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August
- 2007 Aug 2
- this type of hero
How much of your destiny is truly predetermined? How much of it is self-fulfilling prophecy? (There are technical terms for these things, I think, except I can’t remember them. Confirmation bias? Forer effect?)
· Read more… - 2007 Aug 3
- mika "happy ending" revisited
Wow. This puts a different spin on ”Happy Ending” by Mika.
· Read more… - 2007 Aug 27
- haunted by something that never was
I find it ironic when I think of who exactly got me to start reading the Harry Potter series in the first place. But that’s all I’ve got to say about that.
· Read more… - 2007 Aug 28
- clinical definition of blogorrhea? (damn Lord Byron)
I don't know why. I've been once again obsessed with the sad and sorry life of Severus Snape, and how he lost the only woman he loved, and how his life was effectively ended after she was murdered.
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September
- 2007 Sep 9
- mindtrace (a full review)
But if I dissect out the past few weeks, I guess I’ve been asking for it. It’s like jumping up-and-down on an unstable bridge.
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2014
May
- 2014 May 19
- Littlefinger and Snape
It's kind of funny how Littlefinger/Sansa works kind of like Snape/Harry Potter if Snape had a creepy and possibly sexual interest in Harry Potter.
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2015
April
- 2015 Apr 7
- Severus Snape
Why Snape's Tragic Back Story Isn't So Tragic • Dorkly • 2015 Mar 31
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June
- 2015 Jun 30
- Snape Revisited
I've really been all over the place with how I regard the character of Severus Snape.
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2016
January
- 2016 Jan 14
- Requiescas in Pace, Alan Rickman
By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Warvan, you shall be avenged!
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