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I was trying to be productive... and pretend that I didn't have an artblock orz.
Digital. Rating G. openCanvas. A fanart from Harry Potter series (spoilers for The Deathly Hallows).
I couldn't decide how to title it at first. I went with "the only companion" in the end, but I also considered "his most faithful companion" as the title.
One day you grow up and realise that there are always at least two versions of each story, depending on who writes it. And well, after dealing with my students and my very Gryffindor-like BFF, who does have a talent for exaggerating things and seeing insults where there are none, I'd say that in this story the truth lies somewhere in the middle, like it always does.
I recently realised that Severus and Lily's friendship was practically erased from existence. Save for being shown in his memories, no one else ever mentioned it. Not even in passing, although Sirius, Remus and quite a few Hogwarts teachers clearly knew about it. (Seriously, I spent much less time with my students and still know more less who's friends with whom). There is not even a single "but you know, he was quite close to Lily once, but got what he deserved calling her that name." Ironically, it's only Petunia who mentioned him, but not by his name. Yes, I realise it is an important point of the plot, but it still makes me sad. (And knowing Severus' luck, there was no one waiting for him on the Other Side, but it's not really related to this picture.)
On a funny note. My students have no idea what Slytherin is. I made a joke about it once (I find myself fully justified to make jokes about my being a Slytherin, ok?) and got all of them flabbergasted (worked better than the Confudus charm, I believe). Finally one of them was like "uh, wait, wasn't it from Harry Potter or something?" Clearly they don't know Harry Potter, too. I feel old >.>; (And btw, I still have no idea how they managed not to know the series as each year there is a re-run of all the movies on the TV >.>;)
Digital. Rating G. openCanvas. A fanart from Harry Potter series (spoilers for The Deathly Hallows).
I couldn't decide how to title it at first. I went with "the only companion" in the end, but I also considered "his most faithful companion" as the title.
One day you grow up and realise that there are always at least two versions of each story, depending on who writes it. And well, after dealing with my students and my very Gryffindor-like BFF, who does have a talent for exaggerating things and seeing insults where there are none, I'd say that in this story the truth lies somewhere in the middle, like it always does.
I recently realised that Severus and Lily's friendship was practically erased from existence. Save for being shown in his memories, no one else ever mentioned it. Not even in passing, although Sirius, Remus and quite a few Hogwarts teachers clearly knew about it. (Seriously, I spent much less time with my students and still know more less who's friends with whom). There is not even a single "but you know, he was quite close to Lily once, but got what he deserved calling her that name." Ironically, it's only Petunia who mentioned him, but not by his name. Yes, I realise it is an important point of the plot, but it still makes me sad. (And knowing Severus' luck, there was no one waiting for him on the Other Side, but it's not really related to this picture.)
On a funny note. My students have no idea what Slytherin is. I made a joke about it once (I find myself fully justified to make jokes about my being a Slytherin, ok?) and got all of them flabbergasted (worked better than the Confudus charm, I believe). Finally one of them was like "uh, wait, wasn't it from Harry Potter or something?" Clearly they don't know Harry Potter, too. I feel old >.>; (And btw, I still have no idea how they managed not to know the series as each year there is a re-run of all the movies on the TV >.>;)