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I also have something to add about Snape's colorscheme choice. In witchcraft that's practiced today a lot of things have magic that includes colors and colors have meaning and give as well as attract energy, red is often used for love spells so red candle and anything else that's red and symbolizes or is associated with love is used for these spells green is often used for money spells or luck spells so money and anything that is green and symbolizes or is associated with money and/or luck is used for these spells, and black is often used for protection spells and banishing spells so black candles and black salt (black salt is a mixs of charcoal and salt, it's used to or as an ingredient for banishing evil and ill intent that's sent your way whether it's bad spirits, bad spells, or bad people) and anything associated with protection and/or banishing is used for these spells. Speaking outside of witchcraft andmagicin general, black is often used to symbolizes mourning and/or that your in mourning so black is often worn in mournful events such as a funeral also to remember that queen Victoria wore black ever since her husband died and ONLY wore black to mourn him. So Snape could be wearing black as a way of using color magic to protect himself and banishing any threats and as a way to mourn Lily and perhaps even mourn the happy childhood he never got to experience.
Severus Snape or the Importance of Body Language
+ A socially-awkward streak of perfection in speech
This is a little thought that has been nagging me since I saw these
but mostly this
Those are obviously not mine, they are how Rowling viewed Snape in her head (the hats are terrible). I’m not focusing on the cruelty of how she constructed such a character to be ridiculed for his ‘ugliness’, rather I’d like to make you notice—as you guessed—the body language used there.
There is a common example of body language we teach people: when you cross your arms in front of your chest, you are in a posture of defense. This occurs mostly when you confront someone, sometimes someone you disagree with, or a large group of people, for instance during a presentation in front of a class. Teachers will tell you to stop it because it sends a message that you’re closed up, that you feel threatened: the arms are protecting your chest, resting between your body and that of the opponent, they form a shield and they can even hug you in a sense, as though trying to warm you up in winter.
Now, notice how Rowling drew Snape? He constantly joins his arms in front of him. Not only is that a reminder of the arms-crossing I described, but sometimes it evolves into the second but mostly third panel: Snape is pulling the pans of his robes in front of him. For me, it’s not just a message of defensiveness: it’s a message of active self-protection, of being re-assured, of sensed fragility, of having something to hide and protect. Self-comfort, like when you pull a blanket around your shoulders and hold the ends in front of you. It’s pulling something near your heart, in front of an exposed part of the body with vital organs, which adds a sense of secretiveness. Imagine doing that with your coat. Try doing it and study how you feel, what messages you are sending yourself, how people could interpret what you’re doing. So unless his robes are really long, I think this posture is extremely revealing of Snape.
This is not only pictured in her sketches though. It’s in the books each time Snape’s described as an overgrown bat. What do bats do? They retract their wings in front of them, hiding their bodies like this:
(Picture not mine obviously)
So this pulling of the robes in front of him fits exactly with canon.
I have fair belief that this habit—starting with how he felt the need to hide his mother’s clothes as a kid and blushing for the embarassment and the discomfort under the hot sun, starting with the physical assaults as he’s been bullied, starting from how people mocked his looks—has been completely inscribed into him since when he was sexually assaulted, stripped of his underwear in front of everyone, unable to hide himself with his robes. Well there he’s hiding his front constantly. He’s tugging at those robes, securing them before him all right. Maybe whenever he lets them go he feels somewhat exposed, naked? Maybe he needs to grip at something to ‘hang on’? I could say it’s used as to make him imposing and look big in the class, but again, guess why he’d do that?
This is terrible. You’d have to be blind, or really unconscious of how to spot victims of trauma, not to notice the signs. You might not be able to read Snape’s mind, but on the body, he’s an open book. Snape stands no chance in front of Muggles who know where to look and who interpret correctly. A single glance, maybe a single class where you see how he behaves, talks, moves and interacts with students, and you guess everything.
But this is not all:
the brow and mouth lines that indicate stress
the tight lips that indicates hostility, poor social interactions, bitterness
the sad/melancholic look, the mistrustful/condescending one, eyes narrowing
the constant frown that wards off people because of its open hostility
the clothes that cover everything but his hands and face—here Rickman added the knuckle-long sleeves that hides you even more and gives you some sense of comfort and privacy (rape victims are said to use tons of long sweaters and to always wear pants, you sadly know why)
the high collar that hides the neck and back of the head pretty well—well it’s been replaced by the long sleeves
the long curtains of hair that can easily hide a face, hide the nose, maybe when he’s embarassed as well
the constant use of black, but I can’t pinpoint the exact reasons yet
the joining of hands, crossing the fingers for the third sketch, that again indicates closeness, but also discomfort and is very near to mild self-harm (scratching between the fingers or the palms)
the stumble that can either be a reference to John Nettleship’s 5 o’clock shadow, or a clue to poor grooming and self-neglect
the sallow skin, the yellow teeth and the “yellow finger” that scream self-neglect and how he feels bad under his skin
how he seems to always tilt his head towards the ground, as though defiant but still submissive and feeling as a prey—people uncomfortable with others will look at their feet to close off
the dark circles under his eyes (yep, you spot them on all panels)
the canon gaunt look (poor eating habits) stressed by the pronounced cheekbones, more noticeable on this following early sketch, “Snape brooding on the unfairness of life” which is again a clue to constant negative and depressive mindset
(Notice the pronounced/bobbing Adam apple, also is that a giant table or just something to put a book to read in front of the class like I see on interviews for the press? And again, he’s crossing his arms in front of his chest)
All of those are signs that give a pretty fair insight as to who Snape is inside and how he feels, what he thinks. Obviously there are people who read body language better than me...
I’d like to add this: people with low self-esteem (prone to be targets of radicalization) often think people laugh at them on their back. But for Snape, those insults are real. They haven’t ever stopped. He can’t even fool himself when he can literally read the minds of his students and the people around him. I remember that my saving point to move past a Snape-like behavior, was the realization that people didn’t look at me to laugh on my back—I was normal and inconsequential, and I never felt such a wonderful mind-blown. Snape doesn’t even have this luxury, and I can’t imagine how he could get out of this destructive circle of negativity. No wonder he’s cruel and openly nasty; I often view them as either revenge or defensive tactics (defend yourself from perceived attacks or strike first because the best defense is attack and the person you’ve attacked now knows they mustn’t try funny things with you if they don’t want to get hurt, they better leave you alone). Heck, even his ugliness could have turned into a weapon to instill fear into potential threats. Snape knows how Death Eaters look pretty ugly and how that can intimidate people; students have no luck (‘ugliness ‘attacks’ the eye’).
Maybe I’m reading too much into this, but it strikes that chord damn well. So much in fact, that I love this version of Snape very much.
Bonus
Snape has the habit to require people to use proper terms. For instance, he tells Harry Legilimency is not “mind-reading”; he tells Harry, in HBP, that ghosts aren’t just ‘transparent’ but are the lasting imprint of a departing soul (and Ron will burn him for that, the second time his class laughs at him, and they say Snape is a tyran under whom everybody cowers? He’s losing his grip)
Those are pretty suspicious for me. Where does that need for precision come from? this somewhat sense of perfectionnism? I don’t want to use improper terms right and left, but those are reasons Snape can’t fit in with people. People want to speak fast, they don’t care for details and full specifics in everyday life, and if you speak about ghosts or legilimency, then they’ll know what you’re talking about and they don’t care about the almost-scientific terms—as Ron says, you won’t ask the ghost you’ll see if they’re the imprint of a departing soul. Snape cares very much though. Imagine a kid fixating on a single ‘perfect’ definition, or a man having something akin to obsessive perfectionism... this need to use the exact proper terms, even in informal settings... you get what I mean? Honestly the first thing that comes to mind for this mechanism is autism. Maybe Asperger-like. But what could that precisely be otherwise?
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Is anyone gonna talk about how intimidating Alfred looks?!
WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES SEASON 2 COMES OUT WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH!!!!!
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I call my younger brother Bro or by his chosen name (he's not Trans, he just doesn't like his given name) the most often when I'm starting a conversation with him or asking him a question. I call him Brother or by his full chosen name when I'm talking about or asking something serious or when i'm starting to get mad at him or if i'm scared or worried about something. On a few occasions I call him Brother O' Mine (he hates it but I find it amusing simply because it's a small Over The Garden Wall reference.)
Does anyone genuinely call their siblings sis, sister, little/big sis, bro, brother, little/big brother etc. as constantly as this appears to be portrayed in media? I’m extremely sceptical. Now, affectionally addressing them by something like “slug”, “toad”, “fool”, and “bitch”, or even dare I say it, their gotdamn name, is, from my experience, so much more natural.
#bro#chosen name#brother#full chosen name#brother o'mine#calling my brother by his full name when getting mad like any hispanic#our family is Argentinian that's why the previous tag#Over The Garden Wall#Over the Garden Wall reference#referncing Over The Garden Wall zimply to piss my bother off
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YYYEEESSS~!!! OH MY GOD I’M ABSOLUTELY FANGIRLING OVER HERE, I’M SO HAPPY~!!! Okay. Shit. We have to figure out how to do this but we hopefully won’t have any issues putting this together. I’m so glad you agree with me and want to work on this with me and my friend, @vo-kker. Thank you so much, @karaboutmyart!
#over the garden wall#otgw#otgw wirt#otgw greg#otgw sara#otgw beatrice#otgw beast#1917 film#1917 movie#thomas blake#william schofield#joseph blake#lieutenant leslie#captain smith#sepoy jondalar#private cooke#private kilgour#private rossi
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AAAAHHHH~!!!! Thank you @karaboutmyart !!! I’m absolutely gushing over here, you have no idea~. I went nuts over this with a dear friend of mine, @vo-kker. I was so desperate to try to reply back to you but I couldn’t find how so i did this instead. Oh my god,, i was thinking that maybe we could work on the au together and make a fanfic and or fanart or maybe a comic. Maybe my friend could help too, but i wanna know if you’re okay with it. I’m absolutely ecstatic! AAAAHHHH~!!!🥰😇😆
#over the garden wall#otgw#otgw wirt#otgw greg#otgw sara#otgw beatrice#otgw beast#1917 film#1917 movie#thomas blake#william schofield#joseph blake#lieutenant leslie#captain smith#sepoy jondalar#private cooke#private kilgour#private rossi
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Had this happened in the show it most likely would have never been a children’s show 😬. Also Beast, did you seriously think you could just mess with two brothers and not expect the oldest to snap and lodge an axe on you🪓🩸???My god, you’re dense. 🤦🏻♀️
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So just imagine Wirt and Greg get lost in The Unknown and while they’re walking they hear chatter and they see a practically a small platoon of ww1 soldiers marching through the forest just as confused and lost. I think Greg and Tom would get along because of their childish nature, Wirt would relate to Will because they’re both anxiety-filled string beans and Wirt would relate to Joe because they’re both older brothers who have childish younger brothers who get themselves into danger too easily. Now that i think of it Greg and the convoy gang, oh my god the chaos that would ensue! The convoy gang would most definitely be partying or something like that in the tavern. I still have to develop a bit but i’d like to know what you guys think. Thank you.😇😇😇
I came up with a crazy little crossover that I don’t know if anyone else thought of. I see a lot of crossovers of Over The Garden Wall and Gravity Falls sometimes with Adventure Time or Star Vs The Forces Of Evil or Danny Phantom, even Undertale for crying out loud. The crossovers are fantastic and the artwork the ask blogs and the fanfictions too. We all know about our 1917 AUs as well, rhe Blake Lives au, he Will Lives au, the Will Dies au, the Ghost au, the Dead By Daylight au the Medival au, the 80s au, the Modern au and many others. But i’m here to introduce something that can become a new crossover. What about a crossover of our dear and beloved miniseries, Over The Garden Wall and our recently welcomed and beloved war movie, 1917??
#over the garden wall#otgw#otgw wirt#otgw greg#otgw sara#otgw beatrice#otgw beast#1917 film#1917 movie#thomas blake#william schofield#joseph blake#lieutenant leslie#captain smith#sepoy jondalar#private cooke#private kilgour#private rossi
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I came up with a crazy little crossover that I don’t know if anyone else thought of. I see a lot of crossovers of Over The Garden Wall and Gravity Falls sometimes with Adventure Time or Star Vs The Forces Of Evil or Danny Phantom, even Undertale for crying out loud. The crossovers are fantastic and the artwork the ask blogs and the fanfictions too. We all know about our 1917 AUs as well, the Blake Lives au, the Will Lives au, the Will Dies au, the Ghost au, the Dead By Daylight au the Medival au, the 80s au, the Modern au and many others. But i’m here to introduce something that can become a new crossover. What about a crossover of our dear and beloved miniseries, Over The Garden Wall and our recently welcomed and beloved war movie, 1917??
#over the garden wall#otgw#otgw wirt#otgw greg#otgw sara#otgw beatrice#otgw beast#1917 film#1917 movie#thomas blake#william schofield#joseph blake#lieutenant leslie#captain smith#sepoy jondalar#private cooke#private kilgour#private rossi
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I’m fucking pissed off. Today my friend who is a POC gota text from her Nigerian dad who told her to get home immediately and give him the $180 that she cashed out from her 1st job (she has two jobs now, she’s very happy she got accepted). She got home and her dad demanded her the money and he got salty as fuck when he found out she spent $13 from the $180 that she made buying a small cake and soft drinks, apparently he wanted her to buy a salad and water instead of whatever she wants. He’s already taken money from her before because last time he took $4,000 from her account. He’s trying to force her to go down to 118 pounds and is forcing her to work out every day without rest just because she’s on the thicker side of the spectrum when it come to body shape and size even tho it’s in her genes. He wants her to go to the college that he chose for her so she could become a nurse but she isn’t interested in that, she wants to going the Marine Corps or the National Guard. Her dad’s girlfriend constantly gives her an attitude and demands her to do things even though she can do it herself and when she tells her no that she’s busy doing something else that’s of more importance than the stupid request she made, her dad gets mad at her and tells her to respect his girlfriend. Her dad’s girlfriend blames her for things she didn’t do, things that she didn’t have to do, or things she did that were purely innocent and her dad believes his girlfriend instead of his own daughter. He has been abusive to her emotionally, psychologically, physically and financially, for a long time and he’s also manipulative and a compulsive liar. She’s getting sexually harassed by a boy at our school who has anger issues and the teachers and counselors haven’t done anything for the past three years. I’m trying to help her all i can and i’m so pissed off and tired of all of this. I’m tired of that boy at school. I’m tired of her dad’s girlfriend. And I’m tired of her dad.
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The boys really need this reassurance ‘cause everyone falls victim to stereotypes and beauty standards and very few can achieve. As a girl, i’m happy that the boys are receiving this message as well.🥰🥰🥰
One for the lads
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Yo. So there’s an audio that I remember i heard some time ago and it was from Over The Garden Wall. The audio was from the casset tape that Wirt had and in the casset tape you can hear the voice of a man and a child kinda fooling around but it sounds cute. Then the man say something along the lines of “Okay, but don’t touch it, Wirt. You can use this when you’re older.” And only then do you realize that the man talking is Wirt’s dad, like his REAL dad and the realization just hits you like a navy ship going at full speed. I cried when i heard it and ever since then i was trying to figure out what could have happened to Wirt’s dad and what could have happened for Wirt’s parents to divorce. I’ve been trying to find the audio for quite a while now and i want to hear it again because it was so damn cute and i also regret not saving it or something, so if anyone finds it please message me and send it to me. I’d very much appreciate it.🥺🥺🥺
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This here hits so damn hard, if it wasn’t so late at night and if i was home alone i’d sing this at the top of my lungs. I absolutely love this.
I didn’t see any version of “Potatus et Molassu” with the complete “Tiny Seed”, so I combine them, enjoy this greatness!
Bonus, here’s the lyrics:
O potatus et molassus
Si velis eris quaereo nobis
Lenes et caldi baluti catuli
Plene cum petri dulcibus
O potatus et molassus
Velis eris quaereo nobis
Lenes et caldi baluti catuli
Potatus et molassus
Run, tiny seed
You are called to the tree.
Rise, till your leaves fill the sky
Until your sighs fill the air in the night
Lift your mighty limbs
And give way to the fire.
(thanks to Outofgloom and Incipientartist)
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I mean, you gotta praise a man for at least finding a solution to the problem.🤷🏻♀️😁
fucking,,,, just found out jack spent like 30 mins in walmart smelling shampoos bc i asked him to grab me some when he went but forgot to tell him what brand,,, like who the fuck,,,, why is he the way that he is,,,, he fucking got the right brand too that’s the worst part like IT WORKED
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Actually she’s more like 2 and a half inches taller that Wirt but i guess the point stands anyways.🤷🏻♀️😁
i found out sara is an inch taller than wirt
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What school is this??? I’d like to go there please!!!
Yet more of my wizard professor, who has a poodle familiar which follows him everywhere.
I should probably mention that my school also has an astronomy tower decorated with alchemy symbols.
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I would very much like to read a fanfic based on this.🥰😍😘😇
Fall back into place
80′s reincarnation au??
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I honestly don’t know who this guy is but i’m gonna say it:
Everything about him in the images scream “King of BDSM with an enticing male siren voice” and “Ultra-mega sexy”.
Like i said i don’t know anything about him but those are the vibes i’m getting from this guy.
I’m sorry, I’m gonna go. Bye.
martin gore in berlin, germany. 15.06.1986. photo credit: jazz archiv hamburg.
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