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Snape did many things wrong. But kudos to him for actually being horrified by Dumbledore casually dropping that he's been planning to have Harry die this whole time and for calling him out for it. For all that Snape dislikes Harry he still has an emotional reaction to this and points out that it's pretty messed up. This contrasts sharply with Dumbledore's cool and detached tone.

It also occurs to me that by withholding the facts about how James mistreated Snape, Dumbledore help exacerbate the tensions between Harry and Snape from day one (since Harry naturally believed that Snape had no legitimate grievances and was constantly telling nasty petty lies about his father).

The torn bond of friendship

The silence between us every time we meet makes my heart ache.

You avert your gaze just so you don't have to look me in the eye. I know that you don't hate me. But to be honest, I'd rather have your hate than your pity.

You wish things had gone differently. But I can't change for you the way you would like me to. Nevertheless, you are important to me.

(You always will be.)

[I tried to put myself in his shoes and that's how these few lines came about. The background in the illustration is a photo I took, it's the view from my window.]

The artist's commentary – psychological aspect/my two cents…

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Nobody is perfect, no human being is.

Especially not adolescent teenagers who literally have almost no idea about life. Who lack empathy, compassion, maturity, experience and so many other things. All of us have certainly lost a friend at some point in our childhood or adolescence. Close friendships at a young age and the experiences associated with them can have a strong influence on our behavior later in life. All of a person's first intensive relationships with family, friends, etc., whether positive or negative, shape their world view and character immensely.

We can't expect a young person to be flawless and perfect. Maturity comes with years and experience. It is not uncommon for children and youth to be self-centered and egocentric, but that does not make them bad people. To a certain extent, selfishness is even important. As we grow up, we learn to act autonomously, make decisions and form our own opinions. It is clear that we can make mistakes during this process and possibly hurt others. We all make mistakes on our journey through life, that is part of growing up. That is a part of this life.

I have to remind myself each time that they were practically still children as at that time.

Sorry for my poor English, it’s not my native language. I do my best though. Thanks for reading 🖤

(Additional edit 10.02.2024 Tumblr confuses me a little bit, i was wondering why my previous image lost it’s quality after uploading. It took me too long to draw and i need to show the details. Anyways for better detailed view -> I’ve split the artwork. 😌)

Narcissa is amazing. She lied to Voldemort to save her son which ultimately led to ending the war.

Lucius is amazing. He flat out begged voldemort to let him save his son and then tried to convince him that calling off the war would be more beneficial for voldemort in the long run, for the chance that Draco was okay. And this was AFTER he’d just been severely punished for letting Harry get away.

both of them loved Draco more than anything, both of them would’ve done whatever it took to save him and restore their family. Both of them.

I honestly do not understand where the lucius hate in the fandom [contrasted to how loved narcissa is] comes from. he was never a bad father, bad influence yes of course, he and narcissa both were. corrupt morals, again yes to both of them. But they were fantastic parents (and partners) whose journey from book one to seven is probably the most transformative of them all (even more than nevilles imo).