"Why do I spend so much time fangirling old men? Yeah, that's the life of a Snape fan and a Cure fan."

So goes the Snapecast Episode 27. I have no idea what "Cure" is, but fangirling old men? Oh yes, I understand a little too well. I'll take wrinkles and greying hair over muscles and toothy grins anyday. There's nothing quite like the charm of a grandfatherly old man who lives life at a snail's pace. A new store opened up near my dorm last week, and on my first trip there, my cashier was a staid, methodical man in his seventies or eighties with very little hair to speak of. The sight alone of his calm movements and slow smile gave me a glow that I couldn't shake for the rest of the day. Part of the attraction is the wisdom gained through experience of course, and part of it is simply mystery garnered through age. A larger part is even a motherly instinct to protect and to cherish. But just try explaining this to any peer of mine, and at best, you'll get an uncomfortable "Okay." 

It's weird. :D I get it. 

This is long overdue. It’s long and rambling, especially the Snape section, I warn you. And there be SPOILERS. There are also some spoilers in my newly-acquired icons, so don't look. (The “Severus Snape Lives” icon I’m using for this entry is obviously not a spoiler or else I wouldn’t use it.) 

I've been working on-and-off throughout the summer on a Harry Potter fanfiction featuring the pairing Severus Snape and Irma Pince - I don't know what's wrong with my mind so don't ask - and am very, very stuck. For innumerable reasons, the least of which is that I'm just not competent enough to capture either character. Not in a way that won't scream "pathetic, melodramatic drivel." 

So, I'm posting an excerpt, a really horribly written one that I'm really uncertain whether to include or not, and if anyone feels as if they wouldn't mind hurting themselves a bit, I'd love it if you could take a quick skim and tell me "yes" or "no." 

If I kept this wordy narrative, it would obviously be the introduction to the story, and it just seems terribly boring to open with, especially as it is in Irma's POV, and she's as unpopular a character as there could be. If I didn't keep this, my alternative is to plunge straight into their renewed acquaintance with Snape's return to Hogwarts as a reformed Death Eater. The history could always be slipped in elsewhere. 

I think I've half convinced myself already. But I'm a teenager; I can't make decisions. Help. 

Thank you ahead of time for just reading all of that. Sorry to take advantage. ^^;

(Becca, you knew this was coming...)

With the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows not three months around the corner, I've been slowly sinking back into the HP fandom. Okay, no, that would be a lie. I've been sinking rather rapidly back into Severus Snape addiction. Like fast forward 36x. Honestly, if there were ever a fictional character to enthrall me for a decade, it would be him, is him. Not Aragorn, not Gandalf, not Saitou Hajime, not Caius Merlyn Britannicus, not even Mr Stark - if he were fictional that is. Except for Dumbledore ;) but that’s only because D’s the hottest old man over a hundred I’ve ever seen. Snape is so ambiguous and complex of a character, bordering on obscure even, he begs to be examined and dissected and fallen in love with. Yes, I am a complete and utter dork; we knew that. You may move along now and spare yourself. I am mainly writing this for myself, as should be painfully obvious. 

Forgive me for the self-indulgent post.

There was a mile-long essay (took me 45 minutes to read) defending Severus Snape and explaining in detail why he's not the "bad guy" too many people take him for. If at all interested, I'd definitely suggest you go read it. The author, H.M. Ketcham, skips over all the speculation of why Snape killed Dumbledore (oops, I should have "spoiler"-ed that) and focuses instead on Snape's life and character. He cites some very good examples. And it provides yummy fodder for a Snape fanfiction I had in mind two summers ago. 

The highlight of the site, I'd say, would be the clever Snapeybot with some pretty sexual automated responses. ^^ Hadn't had so much fun in a while.