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... "I have a plan."

This piece was made for Spinner's End 9th Challenge: "Severus Snape, Slyhterin Pride".

Putting on paper a definite idea of Severus as a Slyhterin is is both stimulating and hard, very hard, at the same time, for me. Ideas, images and concepts pop up every minute or so, each of them is worth some deepening, but none of them is 'the one', the picture that sums up the figure of Severus as a Slytherin.
I've had a lot thinking and reached at least one conclusion (which of course, is valid for me, feel free to disagree): I have to split the subject into two, and look at them separately. There are two ways, to me, to look at Severus through the Slytherin filter: there's of course, his role as Head of Slytherin House, and there's Severus as a Slytherin himself; the first brings to my memory many funny scenes of Quidditch rivalry, inter-House teasing and (un)fair confrontation with the other Heads but the latter is trickier: Severus' Slytherin-ess is unlikely divisible from his role as a spy. True, Lupin is a spy as well, and he's a Gryffindor, and so are Arthur, Tonks and Kingsley, right, but none of them had to play Severus triple-game and none of them was ever doubted by the ones on their side. Infiltrates, more than spies, because they had not the right qualities to bring on such a play.
I definitely want to draw something about Snape as Head of the House, but I'm trying harder than ever to make something out of this second matter, which is more captivating, yes, but definitely not easy (again: at least for me). I keep reading Dumbledore's words: "To give Voldemort what appears to be valuable information while withholding the essentials is a job I would entrust to nobody but you.", that, to me, is the heart of the question, and asking myself: how can I show what a Slytherin champion really is!?
How can I bring to light something that's become unique and special because of its ability to lurk into shadows? How do you show something that's made to stay hidden? How can you clear a position whose greatness lies on doubts?

The first step in this journey was depicting the moment that defines Severus as a pawn for the side of light, but on his own terms. He'll help Potter on Dumbledore's orders, of course. He'll gave the boy the sword, completing the task perfectly, as usual. We know how, because of the Doe chapter, but he gives no explanation, no hints of his thoughts, no doubts about contacting the Chosen One or not, no word on his methods.
No need to worry, though. He has a plan.

And now let's go musing again...
***
On a practical level: pencil, my beloved ink, some PS.
I made his nose a bit more 'beckish', this time. It's abnormal and I like it a lot.
Severus Snape (and this passage) belongs to JKR.

Description
... "I have a plan."

This piece was made for Spinner's End 9th Challenge: "Severus Snape, Slyhterin Pride".

Putting on paper a definite idea of Severus as a Slyhterin is is both stimulating and hard, very hard, at the same time, for me. Ideas, images and concepts pop up every minute or so, each of them is worth some deepening, but none of them is 'the one', the picture that sums up the figure of Severus as a Slytherin.
I've had a lot thinking and reached at least one conclusion (which of course, is valid for me, feel free to disagree): I have to split the subject into two, and look at them separately. There are two ways, to me, to look at Severus through the Slytherin filter: there's of course, his role as Head of Slytherin House, and there's Severus as a Slytherin himself; the first brings to my memory many funny scenes of Quidditch rivalry, inter-House teasing and (un)fair confrontation with the other Heads but the latter is trickier: Severus' Slytherin-ess is unlikely divisible from his role as a spy. True, Lupin is a spy as well, and he's a Gryffindor, and so are Arthur, Tonks and Kingsley, right, but none of them had to play Severus triple-game and none of them was ever doubted by the ones on their side. Infiltrates, more than spies, because they had not the right qualities to bring on such a play.
I definitely want to draw something about Snape as Head of the House, but I'm trying harder than ever to make something out of this second matter, which is more captivating, yes, but definitely not easy (again: at least for me). I keep reading Dumbledore's words: "To give Voldemort what appears to be valuable information while withholding the essentials is a job I would entrust to nobody but you.", that, to me, is the heart of the question, and asking myself: how can I show what a Slytherin champion really is!?
How can I bring to light something that's become unique and special because of its ability to lurk into shadows? How do you show something that's made to stay hidden? How can you clear a position whose greatness lies on doubts?

The first step in this journey was depicting the moment that defines Severus as a pawn for the side of light, but on his own terms. He'll help Potter on Dumbledore's orders, of course. He'll gave the boy the sword, completing the task perfectly, as usual. We know how, because of the Doe chapter, but he gives no explanation, no hints of his thoughts, no doubts about contacting the Chosen One or not, no word on his methods.
No need to worry, though. He has a plan.

And now let's go musing again...
***
On a practical level: pencil, my beloved ink, some PS.
I made his nose a bit more 'beckish', this time. It's abnormal and I like it a lot.
Severus Snape (and this passage) belongs to JKR.