father gargoyle

These are not my words. I am posting this on behalf of someone who wants to contribute be heard in this discussion without being forcibly outed.

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I can’t say this on my own blog, because I can’t come out about my gender. I don’t think it’s fair that amab trans people who are not ready or can’t come out don’t get to have a voice about this. Writing about Snape absolutely saved me and allowed me to start exploring my own gender. I never share my work, but depending on where I have been with my identity I have portrayed Snape as GNC, nonbinary and trans feminine. These depictions from other fans have meant so much to me and have given me a fictional space to feel totally and completely safe expressing my gender like in a way I’ve never been able to before.

It hurts me to see other trans people saying people should not depict Snape as a trans identity they do not share. I disagree. Maybe this is selfish, but trans feminine depictions of snape are so validating to me, and I would hate to be the only one writing them. Even then, I couldn’t write them unless I was willing and able to come out, and I’m not. I trust and value trans masculine and nonbinary people’s depictions of trans feminine snape. I don’t believe they would portray them in transmisogynist ways, and the idea of just losing these depictions of them entirely other than in my own head would break my heart. I would be losing something very personal to me.

dumbledore [snorts]: yeah, 5 heads taller than you

snape:

dumbledore:

Snape Appreciation Month Week 1: Snape lives

Cho and Chang are both last names

One's Korean, the other's Chinese (no I dont remeber which is which)

She got sorted into the Smart House

Her only interactions are following 2 white boys around like a lovesick puppy

Cho Chang sounds suspiciously like "ching chang" a term used to mock asians (This has been used multiple times against my family and other asian friends)

The only person East Asians can identify with, one of the 4 asians in the entire series (Patil twins, Nagini)

All of the Asian characters are only seen in relation to white men.

Honestly, we wouldn't be as mad if there was other East Asians that DIDN'T conform to that stereotype, but Cho is the only one we got. Thanks Joanne.

Also JK Rowling said the Voldemort's snake used to be an asian women named Nagini... who is now in service to him... and is basically his pet...

JK Rowling is a transphobic, homophobic, TERF, anti-semitic, and racist.

The only Irish kid blows shit up (ira) (Seamus Finnigan)

The most prominent black character doesnt have a dad. (Dean Thomas)

The other black Hogwarts students, (Blaise Zabini) his mom is implied to be a gold digger.

(Angelina Johnson) is good at sports (stereotype, but she's still badass)

The bankers are described as hook nose goblins... yeah.

Apparently she made aids/HIV a comparison to werewolves... where it was unwillingly given to Lupin by a man who targets children...

The only jewish character is a dude named Anthony Goldstein, who is never specified to be jewish in the books or movies, and I actually have no idea if he was actually in either.

Rita Skeeter literally described with manly hands, a strong jaw, and other traditionally masculine features... painting her as a trans women, and someone who is a liar, and is hated by everyone... and oh yeah, changes form to spy on kids.

The house elves love to be enslaved

The american wizard society, where she just shits on everything. Implying that the indigenous people had to be colonized so they could be taught "proper magic", mishandling of native cultures, and incorrectly grouping them into one entity

Saying later that Dumbledore was gay, but not putting it in the story, or into Fantastic Beasts 2, where the storyline is LITERALLY about his former lover.

I'm tired of JK Rowling. I'm tired of "it wasn't relevant to Harry's story, so I didnt include it" I'm tired of people outside of these communities telling us that we're overreacting, and that we shouldn't be offended by what we see.

mcgonagall: i think you need to pull it.

snape: cheers, i’m sure the next plan was to start lifting it from the bottom.

mcgonagall:

1. He Went to School with Snape

2. Got taught by Snape

3. Became part of the Staff like Snape

And the Fact that he's acting like he knew shit about potions is hilarious cause you just got Snape in the corner like

Snape is 31

Hagrid is 63

Professor Mcgonagall is 56

Lupin and Sirius and Peter (3rd movie/book) 33

Dumbledore is 112

Snape the moment he leaves her office:

No context.

Snape was rushed to work, didn’t even have time to change. put on the first thing that fell out of the closet. (3 a.m.)