Last letters of Constance black "hardbroom" Snape
All written on June 9th 2009
Dear Eileen,
Thank you for everything my beloved auntie of mine. Hoping to god we meet in the yonder world with the children. I feel responsible for this sorrow right now. But please check in on Rus as much as possible. Tell Toby I am so proud of him & did not get to know him better, thought my 33 year marriage to Severus. But the good thing is that Toby is sober now. And understands us now as the drink is out of his system . Please on more request of you tell the little ones of my life. I care for you like a mum. I will miss you so much, all those late night talks of the children and of Severus being to stubborn to relax for abit. Of course your laughter echoing thought the house was very beautiful, it made me laugh and cry at the same time. Thank you for everything.
Love you forever & eternity
Constance "Alicky" Black Snape
Dear papa
Thank you for helping all those years. Aunt Eileen is getting a letter to. I remember the time I rode that adult broom stick ande was laughing and cheering me on that thing. I was what 4 at that time. You were so mad and proud at the same time. You gave the best tongue lashing that time. I still laugh like the time you threw me over your shoulders only 8 at the time saying "laugh child like no tomorrow, come on Connie laugh". I did that and hurt my tummy for that one dad. I have a pensive that has some of my memories then the vials that are marked for that person. Severus, Eileen, ande, Cissa, Nicholas, alix, Alexei, Catherine Anne & mum. You have come to every birthday party & every birth of my children every Christmas, dad and I thank you for doing that. Mum would have told me to suck it up and quit screaming. You only told me to get out of my system and work on getting the child safely out of me. Not to mention to have a father that knows how to deliver babies. A big help there dad. I am sorry we haven't spent time together this past year come home please mama is going to come so please be civil to her as best you can papa. And I have a few more things to say and there more of speaking in the memories so I have them all there. They're marked 1976 – 2009. It's nothing bad just some things I don't want to write. After all the children are going to get a letter from me and Catherine Anne and Alicky are going to freak out complete because I think I got Kate Duchêne to come to my funeral.
Love always and forever your loving daughter
Constance Aleksandra Viktoria Helena Louise Beatrice Black Snape
Dear Mr. Tobias Snape
From what Eileen has told me of you in the begin of your marriage was very blissful. Great work on our coffee table it's almost in mint condition. Sev said once he wanted to carve his name into the dinning table at spinner's end back in 1975 but knew you would throw a dam fit. I have some of your carvings everywhere around the house. The whole zoo you carved for the children in 1984.
Thank you, for getting Ellen well you know. Also thank you for getting sober. These past 20 years have been heaven and hell on earth. But every thing will and always come together.
Yours truly, Constance Snape
Dear ande
Thank you for standing up for yourself. So many years missed. May god grant you help & no more suffering. Eileen is getting older & might not want Anne Catherine and Alexei Fredrick. Sev will need a lot of help with Olga, Tatiana and Maria's children. 6 of our grandkids with no parents. I love you so much Andromeda. My sisterly heart will still love you so much.
There is an actress that will be sitting by you and the grandkids maybe by sev I can't make up my mind to sit her by in your section. There will be a lady there that will look a lot like me also her name is Catherine Duchêne but goes by Kate.
Katie is a very sweet girl just turned 50 this year, here is her photo. Love you always Constance "Alicky" black snape
My lightest fairest Cissa
I hope you won't be mad at me for this letter. How do I say this at least your not dead. We haven't talked that much these past 30 years. I almost joined with sev in '76. Cissa ware has the years go by for this sisterly love has vanished on us. I love you still Cissa even thought I still hate Lucius even after all those dam years. I am sending some photo's of us as kids and at my wedding in 1976 and all other family gatherings.
Love always yours Constance "Alicky" snape
Dear
little Aleksandra
June 11 2009
I know how you hate that little nickname but when you were born, I often called you sunny, my alix & girly dearest and last but not least Alice. I think everything well be better soon. I got to name you so I picked my 2nd name and Victoria because it seemed at the time you looked like those names. And I was so right because you act so much like me and I am so proud of you and love you so so much.
My dear child loves you so my oldest baby girl. I often think of you as my child. Even when younger preferred me. I'm happy at the fact you're finally moving home. I still have mum and dad's letters to do. Sev well need help, as im expressing in your letter and also in Eileen, ande & my alix's have them in there letters to. So you dearest are not left out in this decision. I love you with all my heart and then some.
I hope I'm making you laugh my dearest. One smile will always make my day. And believe me it always well. No matter ware I'm I will always be there for you.
Love your older & wiser sister
Constance Aleksandra Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice snape
Dear Alix
Please understand my dear Alicky. I am sorry I can't be in this pain anymore. Watch your father for me. Your grandmother Eileen will check in from time to time at black manor. Please take Alexei and Anne Catherine, if anything happens to your father. Raise them as your own. Or if you do not want to take then in. can you please give them to your grandmother Eileen. I might have gotten Catherine Duchêne to come to my funeral, I'm not even sure of it. I love you no matter what you do and say to your father. I will watch over you. Never forget this child. A mother's love is full, never bending never ending. A mother is willing to die if not end their life for their children. I will stress this at the end of my life. I loved you the moment you came to me and your father. Even before you were born, I loved you.
Love you always and forever
You're maman.
Dear Anne Catherine
9 years old my gosh has it really been that long. I'm sorry; I am not stronger to see you go to Hogwarts. I love you so much; you're the apple of my eye child. You're a blessing from god himself for me. So don't you ever doubt that at all? You are wanted by me and your soon to be grieving again father. Loved by everyone in our family. Please read the bible and the Elise dinsmore books it will guide you for life. Please talk to alix about girl stuff. Your grandmother Eileen has known me since well my birth so story's of joy not sadness. I can still hear you asking me for more of that pumpkin pie, I had just put away. And pouting about it all night. You child are so like me and your father will understand that. I could always make my father do stuff for me or with me. Your first flying lesson at 2 my heart I think fell to the floor. Or the first potion you tried to make and I had to clean that mess up. I am still laughing at that mess in the potions lab. The colours blue, purple, hot pink and Gryffindor gold, all over us. I have pulled those memories of that little mess up.
Listen to your father and older sister and auntie Aleksandra. I am so sorry lovely childie of mine. I know you hate that nickname. Laugh the hardest for me.
Love you always & forever your mama
Dear mum
July 10 2009
I am sorry for how I have acted these past 35 years. Please forgive me for my stupidly and complete disregard for your lessons and teaching. I have left you my locket that amama had given me when I was 11, also the photoalbum I have been working on for you the last year. You have lost my respect you for the rest of my earth bound body's life. I watched you beat your own flesh and blood maman you make me sick. May god himself judge you for every thing? Anyway Aleksandra viktoria is the best thing that has happened in my life at that time in 1976. Severus's live was spared a lot because of me and Sandra not to mention my children coming one after another. I am happy to say I have forgiven you for that little problem. As I have said in the letter to you in 1977. Other then that papa was happy to divorce you in '76. That was the happiest day of my life. I still forgive you maman. My heath has been really bad for the past 20 years; my legs are shot to hell. The spinal problems are at there worst right now. The pain is unbearable I think I can hold out a few days mama please for me come to black manor. I still love you mama, hope you will come to see me soon before it's too late.
Your 4h daughter
Constance Aleksandra Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice Snape
Dear Miss Duchêne
July 12th 2009
I have been a very big fan of yours for over 30 years. May god himself watch over you and Anna charlotte forever? Your mother was a brilliant woman and sarcastic as ever. I saw your father a few months before his death. The first thing he said to me was "Annie". I have completely forgotten I look a lot like your mother. I have been ill over 2 months and my body is giving out. I have been writing all day to family and friends. I thought of you for the brief of moments and just penned this down. I showed up at your mother's funeral in 1997 and your father's funeral in 2005. I cried so hard deary child, Anne said that once I laughed so hard it hurt. I was in the back and just watched your reaction, I wanted to hold and tell you every thing will work out for you. I am sending over 50 photos of your parents and me, from 1977 to 2005. My daughters are big fans my eldest Alix loved you in the worst witch 1998 – 2001, afterlife 2005-2006. My youngest Catherine Anne Purves, who is named after you and your mother. Loves the worst witch and Miss Marple 1986. I have all the stuff you have been in and my girls take them a lot so all my tapes are so worn with you in them. Well that's to be accepted with my daughters. I am normally a happy person. You have just turned 50 this year congratulations on that half a century mark. I am saying a Farwell to you my deary childie of mine.
May you find peace as I am doing that right this minute, by penning all these letters. Please if you can come to my funeral; bring white roses and lilac flowers. There is a chair reserved for you in the front with my daughters and husband, grand children too.
The name I gave you and corresponded with your parents all those years ago was Aleksandra wolf, my real name is Constance Aleksandra black (hardbroom) Snape.
Must go for now. God be with you
My dear Severus Alexandrovitch
This is the hardest letter I will ever have to write. The other letters are done. But my boysy dear I have saved yours for last. My memories are in the sliver bowl. The memories are of our wedding, the births of all our children, Amama's death. The first time we well you know did it. And the longest talk, I had with ande and Eileen.
Please be easy on Alexei & Catherine Anne will you. They may lash out & break things. Let them do that. I have always loved you even after your mother & I tried to stop you from taking the dark mark. Even when I told you to go to hell & I didn't love you. In fact I loved you with my whole soul & my life, my love, my soul mate.
Please don't shut people out my dearest. You did that after lily Evans death. Your mother would have my dam corpse re- animated. I am not kidding you know how your mother gets. I think Eileen can do that, if she really wanted to once she has an idea she runs with it so. Will love you even after death. I miss May, Aleksander, OTMA, so very much. Soon no more pain, I shall be free of my dam worthless body. 33 years has it been that long. I am even amazed we haven't killed each other yet.
I am & always will be so VERY PROUD of you Severus Alexandrovich Tobias snape.
Love you forever Constance Aleksandra Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice Black Snape (Her Imperial majesty the Grand duchess of Russia)
Last words at Constance's funeral July 20th 2009
My dearest sister, you are my hope, the light that was always shined so brightly. I can't even believe all it took to be as strong as you. May god himself end your sorrowing thoughts and suffering you have gotten on your earth bound body these past 49 years. My fondest memory is my mother yelling at me for leaving the house & other stuff that was in 1976. A few months before her wedding to Rus. I was crying loudly and about to get another smack. Constance hared the commotion well remember her hearing was really good & she was invisible at the whole thing, Connie finally showed herself to mama. And I ran right behind Constance .She was fed up of my mother's abuse of me so she took me from that house and I never have been back since. And raised me as her own flesh and blood also Severus did the same. (Looks at Severus) I think she made the best decision of her life when you married her. And took me in as a child. My sister was a second mother to me and when she had her own it was a breeze.
My father left my mother that year and moved in at prince manor with me. Auntie Ellen said okay to live there. So who's up next to talk?
Aleksandra black Romanov the 3rd 1972
My mother was Constance Aleksandra Victoria Helena Louise Beatrice Black Snape
My anchor is gone now. The lord has taken my dearly beloved mama.
My mother was always said "you have to be a good example for the younger ones, because you are the eldest my love" Strong steadfast stubborn as hell when it came to us children. And believe me, My mother once had a very heated argument with my father about schools & colleges that I and my younger siblings would attended. I went to Trinity College for about 4 years and then transfer to a wizarding college. Best thing I ever did. Mother was right getting more education was the greatest thing ever. I have a degree on theater and drama acting. I am now a potions mistress & I am going to use that to my advances. Thank you for coming and here is my little sister. Anne Catherine
Speaker: Aleksandra snape 1982
I used to listen when mama had her singing lessons on the other side of the door. I was about 4 at that time. Her voice was heavenly like angels hymn. Papa had some lessons with mama to. My older sister said once mama and dad used to sing together and her on the other side of the door too she was age 51/2. When mama was going to name me after Catherine "Kate "Duchêne and also after her mother whose name was Anne Purves Duchene. When I think about it my name is very honorable. Papa wanted a different name for me, mama put her voice to work and my name stuck. Because papa though a longer name would do for the last child. But my mother thought it was as stupid as hell to name a child or even give a child a long name. Well think people her name was long my grandmother thought the honors would go to my great aunts and great great grandmother to name the last black girl in the family. Well in 1971 my grandmother found out she was excepting yet again and in June 6th 1972 my auntie Aleksandra was born. Mother was as happy if my aunties had found her letters from that time. Papa can't even find them. About 10 am yesterday I found them and cried. I am going home now my words are hallow to every body else.
Speaker: Anne Catherine Eileen Purves Snape age 9
Constance snape
Loving child, Caring sister, loyal wife, Trusting mother, devoted grandmother.