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10 more things you never knew about
Severus Tobias Snape
1) He feared death.
Not as you or I would fear it, or that it would be painful enough to… well… kill him. He feared the unknown, and death and whatever is beyond is the great unknown. This frightened him.
2) He enjoyed the laughs that Fred and George Weasley brought out of him.
He liked nothing better than to have a good laugh… usually at someone else's expense. He would laugh internally when the Weasley brothers would pull some prank on someone. The best was when he saw Mr. Filch's face after eating fever fudge. He admired their creativity, and despite their incessant rule breaking, he admired their magical skills. He was sad when he heard that one half of this ingenious duo was killed. His laughter stopped.
3) He enjoyed the Sorting Ceremony.
Despite how difficult his sorting was when he first came to Hogwarts, he enjoyed watching the new students get sorted into their Houses, and always awaited the annual recitation from that mangy old hat.
4) He had a deeply rooted esteem for trust.
He respected the Headmaster, though he did not always agree with him. He knew that he always wanted the best for the students in his charge, and when he became Headmaster, even though it was for a short time, he tried to live up to the standards that his predecessor had set. He failed at that, but then again, Dumbledore had some rather large shoes to fill.
5) The thought of chopping up potion ingredients gave him the willies.
Yes, he was the Potions Master and it is a requirement of the job. Still, the sight of rodent parts or livers and spleens on a chopping block? Yuck. Gave him the creeps.
6) He didn't like giving detentions to his students.
No, he didn't enjoy it. He did it to teach them a lesson. He would have much preferred to be on his own in his quarters, but sometimes you have to push and push to get your point across. Besides, he took the opportunity to have those serving detention prepare his spleens, livers and other potion ingredients. One of the many benefits of being the Master.
7) He was undying in his belief that he could make a difference.
He wasn't sure how he would, or that he would live to see the fruits of his labour. He knew in his heart of hearts that he could make a difference in the world. He was correct; he didn't get to see the difference, but he was most definitely successful.
8) His hands were always cold.
Perhaps this was the reason he always had his arms crossed? He would never say. You would think that being around flaming cauldrons 16 hours a day would warm them. No such luck.
9) He missed Fluffy.
Not the three-headed dog that was guarding the trap door, who would miss that besides Hagrid? He missed Fluffy – the long haired orange stray cat that he would sneak food to when he was a child. He knew that Fluffy (as he had named her) would be long gone to wherever animals go when they die by now, but he missed her just the same. He thought about her whenever he saw Miss Granger's cat Crookshanks tearing through the school hallways chasing mice. It made him smile.
10) He looked forward to going home at the end of each term.
Getting away from Hogwarts for a month was a nice and welcomed break. He could be himself there, not having to worry about who may be watching him or what they might see. He enjoyed sitting in his front room reading, or sitting in the yard on a warm summer's day with his tea and pretending, for a precious few moments, that he hadn't a care in the world.
