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Severus Snape.

“Look At Me”

Hermione wanting to belong:

Draco kept at Durmstrang but inexplicably latching onto her:

Draco and Hermione squabbling in Snape’s sitting room:

Draco trying to make Hermione control her powers:

Bonus: Draco (probably) when he finds out about Cormac:

: to run at the nose.

: to snuff mucus up the nose audibly : snuffle.

: to cry or whine with snuffling.

: to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner.

In summary; it seems that “to snivel” means “to cry so hard one runs at the nose”.

That is so sad. To me this implies that they bullied Severus so cruelly that he sobbed uncontrollably, and then they gave him a nickname over it. Perhaps he cried on the Hogwarts express after what James and Sirius said to him or when they tried to trip him. Either way it’s heartbreaking to me that he endured this insult of vulnerability all his life. Like “hahaha you cried so hard your nose is running” how sad. How freaking sad.

@automaticcroissantbatsludge this post is really for you.

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