Post by severus snape on Mar 5, 2010 15:58:00 GMT -5
SEVERUS TOBIAS SNAPE ,
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STEAL ME THE KEYS TO YOUR DADDY'S CADILLAC
[/FONT]STEAL ME THE KEYS TO YOUR DADDY'S CADILLAC
YOU CAN TAMPER WITH THE BRAKES AND CALL IT A MISTAKE[/FONT]
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( FULL NAME ) : Professor Severus Tobias Snape[/size][/blockquote]
( NICKNAMES ) : Very, very few. 'My boy' from a certain whitehaired wizard, the usual 'greasy git', 'mean bastard' comments, but most stick to 'sir' or 'professor Snape' as well they should.
( SEX ) : male.
( AGE ) : 36 9th January1960.
( BLOOD TYPE ) :half-blood
( SEXUAL ORIENTATION ) : Will take what he's given.
( STATUS ) : Single, but off the market.
( YEAR ) : N/A.
( HOUSE ) : slytherin
( QUIDDITCH ) : Spectator
( AFFILIATION ) : Deatheater [Spy for Order].
( WAND ) : Ebony, Dragon Heartstring, 13" Ollivander's
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RIGHT UP TO THE END UNTIL THAT MOMENT WHEN
[/FONT]RIGHT UP TO THE END UNTIL THAT MOMENT WHEN
I FIND THE ONE THAT I’LL SPEND FOREVER WITH[/FONT]
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( PERSONALITY) :Severus, first and foremost, is bitter. He resents those who have had everytihng served up to them on a plate. Everything he has he had to work for. He is meticulous and domineering. However, he knows when it is prudent to feign servitude and submission. He is resourceful and logical. Being a Yorkshireman means that his practicality knows no bounds. He does not, like many fellow ex-slytherins, have many social skills. He will prefer sardonic comments sarcastic retorts and occassionally an assault on one's character. But that is all to gain respect and, if he cannot have it, Fear.[/size][/blockquote]
Severus inside houses a secret that makes every day worth living and at the same time, makes every food taste of nothing, every drink unable to quench, every ray of sunshine a cloud and every rose a thorn. Severus Loves Lily. Not a teenage lust, not a friendly fling. Severus loves her possessively as the child he was when he first met her. It is the perfect example of Severus' inability to discern the difference between Friendship and trust, and Love. He will never admit it but part of him wanted to smile when he heard the news that she was marrying her teenage sweetheart. She was happy. But part of him wanted to rip out both their throats for the betrayal and because he couldn't believe that she would be happy with him. He was the sortof man that his father had been. Severus saw no way of them having a relationship where she would not be hurt. He finds it hard emotionally to have heterosexual relationships because he feels like it is betraying Lily, cheating on her, but it is equally hard to have homosexual ones after growing up during the AIDS boom and in a homophobic community.
At school he wore his heart on his sleeve but now hardy anyone can recognise a heart anywhere, in or out of his body. He changed into exactly the kind of person wizarding society feared, a ruthless and cold man with a wand and the ability to kill. And Severus has Killed. He reckons that his soul must be the most shattered thing in existence, though of course the Dark Lord's soul is but dust now. Every kill he made, every Dark thing he does, he does it all to stop the inner struggle. And he tells himself it's okay. That it's necessity, but logic and reason just keep the disgust and guilt at bay for a while. The guilt is always there, for the adrenaline rush when a curse leaves his wand and strikes his enemy. And because he no longer feels anything for the things he kills. Their faces flash past in a green haze, they are unrecognisable as humans to him now. They have to be. It's necessity.
Severus Snape is Mr. Enigma
( LIKES ) :
+Potions
+Books
+inventing new spells of a dark nature or twist that shows his sense of humour.
+researching especially in other languages
+Knowing
+Being in control
+Dark arts [and their defence...]
+being able to trust unconditionally, Well he likes the idea anyway.
+Solace
( DISLIKES ) :
+Himself, His looks, his personality, his life.
+Being called a coward
+A certain group of Gryffindors
+Being indebted to someone
+His father
+Helplessness
+People who are ignorant enough to compare Potions with Cooking.
+Showing too much emotion.
+A lot of other things
+Probably you..
( STRENGTHS ) :
+Hides emotions well
+Exceptional Occlumens and gifted Legilimens
+Logic and focus.
+Subtlety, inventiveness, resourcefulness, cunning and self-control. The very essentials of a good slytherin.
+Wit/sarcasm/Dark Humour
+Potions
( WEAKNESSES ) :
-Slight weakness in the subject of COMC and in practical herbology
-Hates being called a coward. Will lose control.
-Lily Evans[and therefore her son] and now the word 'Mudblood' Which he finds himself unable to use.
-Self-hate
-Blames himself
-Friendship
-Detective novels
-Has problems smiling. Problems with the actual execution.
-Calculates everything
-His father
-small talk and social skills.
-Previously addicted to smoking
( AMORTENTIA ) :
THe mingled smells of the potions laboratories, when they aren't being blown to pieces by useless students
Lily's garden.
A distant floral scent that is his mother's perfume.
Sunday Roast/Christmas dinner
dusty, old, leather bound Tomes
( RIDDIKULUS! ) : Inability to move, vulnerability is Severus' greatest fear, it paralyzes him, worsening the situation further. Bound completely by ropes, head to toe, if he has the presence of mind before they wrap around him, the ropes become streamers.
( EXPECTO PATRONUM! ) : Contrary to popular belief, the day he lost Lily's friendship does not come to his mind in the presence of Dementors, instead, the memory of October 31st 1980 holds that place. To know that you are responsible for the deaths of your best friend and your schoolyard tormentor is hard to counter, but sunsets on the hill with Lily when they were both twelve and he still pretended to like the Beatles because she did. They'd talk about running away, but then they'd return home when their stomachs started to rumble.
( MIRROR OF ERISED ) : A time turner and a blank slate. Starting again and doing it right this time is what he wants most.
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EVERYONE WANTS TO FEEL LIKE SOMEONE CARES
[/FONT]EVERYONE WANTS TO FEEL LIKE SOMEONE CARES
SOMEONE TO LOVE WITH MY LIFE IN THEIR HANDS[/FONT]
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( PLAY-BY ) : The Voice of God AKUH Alan Rickman
( APPEARANCE ) : Severus is not a looker by anyone's standard.He is fully aware of this and no longer cares. Severus is the possessor of a hooked nose which to say the least, is prominent. He is scrawnily built and tall, giving him a skeletal image which is not aided by his pallid complexion. He will often be found with dark circles under his eyes though it is impossible to tell from his manner whether or not he is tired.
His hair is black and though it is normally shoulder length he has been known to trim it to a far more manageable length. Severus follows Lily Evans' advice and now washes every other day, leaving him with moderately greasy hair on his no wash day[which is due to slaving over a cauldron for long hours] and the remainder of the time with hair that lacks volume and hangs limply round his face, often partially obscuring it.
Severus, when not in Deatheater or teaching robes, dresses in monotone semiformal clothes. A Pullover and dark trousers are a regular feature in his wardrobe. Occassionally he may wear green but very occassionally. Uncommonly he may be found in a jumper and slacks but this is not a regular occurence as Severus has many secrets to hide and robes conceal better than muggle attire.
Needless to say, many of Severus' clothes are Muggle, practical and long out of date.
However, due to his current situation he is often required to wear a long black cloak and a mask or wizarding attire. He has dispensed with robes and often wears a black, almost miliatary tunic or shirt and black trousers.
Distinguishing Marks, Scars and Features:
A purple scar that consists of three clear stripes running around his ribcage from four inches in across his stomach to two inches along his back from a certain 'prank', various welts on his back, a small white scar on his right temple and one in a shape suspiciously similar to a belt buckle on his shoulder courtesy of his father. Plenty old ones over his forearms. Moderate acid burns on his legs below the knee, rendering him able to walk through nettles and not feel it. They desensitise his lower leg completely until puncturing of the skin. Acquired from an overturned cauldron.
Calluses on hands and potion stains and small scars from slips of the knife.
Dark Mark on inner left forearm.
Rather...prominent nose.
( HEIGHT / WEIGHT ) : Height:6'5"
Weight:165
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MY BEST FRIEND GAVE ME THE BEST ADVICE
[/FONT]MY BEST FRIEND GAVE ME THE BEST ADVICE
HE SAID EACH DAYS A GIFT AND NOT A GIVEN RIGHT[/FONT]
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( HISTORY ) : Severus Tobias Snape was born in Yorkshire in an industrial area at a muggle hospital, to Tobias and Eileen Snape. Severus grew up, as one does, but he did not have a happy home life, He was abused verbally and neglected and his mother was beaten, posterior to her death he recieved the brunt of the drunkard's beatings and occassionally would return to hogwarts with bruises and cuts or healing bones that he would not discuss. At the age of seven Severus already was depressed and self-harming.[/size][/blockquote]
Severus thought that Hogwarts would be completely different and it was. during his first year Severus, who already had a huge repertoire of curses, was far too trusting as he discovered to his cost. He began to sober up and become a lot more distrustful. Slowly he made friends with a group of slytherins who had offerred him power, vengeance and respect, no-one would mock him again. He kept himself to himself, particularly his heritage. By the time he was fifteen he was well in with the slytherins and this displeased his other friend, Lily Evans. He thought that this was unfair of her, after all, what about Potter and Black and their little gang.
He felt his point proved when a near successful attempt on his life was made by Black.
{REMOVE IF NOT TO YOUR LIKING}
Severus Was saved by James potter though he doesn't remember it, in fact he remembers a bloody great Stag breaking three of his ribs and fracturing a fourth before dumping him outside the groundskeeper's hut Where he was apparently found, bleeding to death and was quickly taken to Madame pomfrey who managed to seal the cuts though they scarred and he now wears high collars whenever he is with esteemed peers. {end}
Severus' Friendship with Lily ended when he having suffered so much at home and at school was hung upside down and this was the last straw, Lily had stepped in before, but she couldn't help him at home and she hadn't helped him a lot of other occassions. So when she finally came to his aid Severus' anger was directed at her and in that one second of pressure, he said something that he would never say again, to anyone;"Mudblood". But he could not take back his slip of the tongue and Lily suddenly hated him. Severus constantly tried to apologise and every time he was told it was too late. Severus drifted away from everyone and became even moreof a recluse than ever before. Severus loss of friendship was the trigger for a serious suicidal depression. Severus generally keeps it in check as his wish for vengeance is greater than his wish for solice through death..
After his sixth year he was introduced to some, as wizarding society would put it, 'unsavoury Characters'. Though many were older than him, he got on well with them and attended many social gatherings. THrough some financial help of the Malfoy family, Severus took his Potions Mastery before returning to hogwarts for his last year.((<-REMOVE IF NOT TO YOUR LIKING->)) THough he no longer needed a Potions NEWT he still did his utmost in this particular subject. Severus still experiments with variations of potions and spells. He occassionally goes into a black mood but the self-harm and suicide attempts are a thing of the past.
Severus' Hatred of muggles grew ever stronger while his father ruled his life. In a moment of uncontolled magic, all that changed. At the hearing he claimed Self-defence and the muggle inquest 'found' liver failure and an aneurysm to be the cause of death. He felt also, that Dumbledore did not value him and he called the memory of the Shreiking Shack incident as proof to his claims. Everything was adding up...
When Severus Left hogwarts at the age of eighteen he was still unMarked but a year later he joined the ranks of the deatheaters after promises of respect and vengeance finally got through to him.It may also have been triggered by the marriage of two old School...of two ex-classmates...
At 21 Severus was becoming disillusioned with the deatheater way of life and brutality. He did not know where to turn.
After taking up a position at Hogwarts as the Dark Lord's spy, he discovered that a prophecy he had overheard was being taken very seriously by the Dark Lord. When he began to seek down the Potters, something had to give. A complete about-face happened. Now he spied on those he was spying for. For the first month and a half he was almost constantly being punished for delivering false information, or information that led to traps.
Just as he began to get the balance right between too little and too much information, it happened.
Lily: dead. Potter: Dead. Their son: Alice.
It was the worst that he had ever felt. And he would never get over it.
He was now committed to watching over Lily's son, and while he hated absolutely everything about him when he first laid eyes on him, he still did all he could to keep him safe.
( PARENTS ) : Eileen Snape [née Prince] Deceased, Housewife, Neutral, disowned from neutral family, Ravenclaw
Tobias Snape, 36, Factory Worker and Drunkard extraordinaire. Muggle
( SIBLINGS ) : None
( OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS ) : The well known pureblood wizarding famiy of Prince on his mother's side, but she had been disowned, so he has no connections to them.
( OTHER ) : Exceedingly accomplished Occlumens
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AGAINST THE GRAIN SHOULD BE A WAY OF LIFE
[/FONT]AGAINST THE GRAIN SHOULD BE A WAY OF LIFE
WHAT’S WORTH THE PRICE IS ALWAYS WORTH THE FIGHT[/FONT]
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( ALIAS ) : Snapey.[/size][/blockquote]
( EXPERIENCE ) : Three or four years
( CONTACT DETAILS ) : PM
( OTHER CHARACTERS ) : none
( RP EXAMPLE ) :
Very old
Severus slowly pulled off his jumper, here in the dungeon he was in his element. No potter to torment him, no Lily to haunt him. Just him and a gently simmering potion. He baegan to roll up his sleeves to the crook of his elbow and he donned an apron. He smoothed his hands over the front and felt so very in control. He walked over to a large storecupboard.
Running his fingers along the glass jars he selected carefully the ingredients he would need. You would never find this combination in a textbook.Severus pushed his hair back from his eyes and reached up for a jar of pickled murtlap growths. Returning to his seat he measured carefully the powdered octopus and counted out a number of small yellow leaves. He finely chopped them and scattered them into the bubbling liquid, slowly stirring it once clockwise and three times anticlockwise. It instantly turned blood red and gave off a foul rotting stench.
Wrinkling his nose Severus noted the change in his Battered book and picked up the jar of Murtlap growths and deftly twisting off the lid he sniffed in order to check they were still useful and fished one out with a long finger.Using his trusty potions knife he bagan to quickly slice it into slivers that was translucent. Though he did this rapidly, he did it extremely accurately. Severus slid them off the chopping board into the steaming cauldron. As he did so his fingers brushed the edge of the cauldron but fortunately his almost constant presence in the potions labs had caused him to develop calluses on his fingers and so he no longer felt the normally burning temperature of splashes of potion and cauldrons.
He glanced at the clock, he had precisely 4minutes and 42...41 seconds until the next phase. Lifting it off the wall he pulled it towards him and kept close watch. He pulled a book of logic puzzles out and a muggle ballpoint. Sighing he closed his eyes and a languid smile crossed his lips as he crossreferenced the numbers and began to create a picture in the grid. He wouldn't need a pencil, He couldn't make a mistake with pure reasoning.
THere was a click as someone unlocked the door and Severus' head snapped 'round, focussing on the sound. He glared at the door as it was opened and then shut again after a wise decision by the opener. HE turned back to his cauldron and stood.He had 57 seconds to prepare for the next stage of his unique brand of Veritaserum...