What was Severus like as an adult around other adults?
- Mostly, heâs very practical and straight to the point, heâs polite but cold, keeps an indifferent, cool façade because he doesnât want anyone to know of his weaknesses/or because of the fact that he is a spy, and that he has to hide his true nature from almost anyone.
- Heâll be detached with most of them, mostly respectful and polite with Dumbledore.
- When he is with Lucius or Narcissa heâs very polite and calm, some sarcastic comments about other people may slip when heâs with them.
- He likes to mock low ranks Death Eaters and Bellatrix, because he knows he has the upper hand, and he likes to beat around the bush and play semantics with Bellatrix, fooling her and going dangerously close to the truth without her noticing, leaving her without any retort.
- Heâll enjoy the feeling of being in control, of playing cat and mouse with Bellatrix, because he knows his strategy is foolproof, he can see that she has no proof, and he enjoys how powerless she is.- Heâs mostly âfriendlyâ with the Head of Houses. He doesnât mind Madam Pomfrey, he likes how professional and logical she is.
- He has a healthy rivalry with Minerva, and every year they bet how the newly arrived DADA teacher is going to lose the job, they sarcastically mock people like Lockhart, and theyâll generally have nice conversations, as they agree with strict control of the students and with the management of their lessons.
- The moments when heâs mostly awkward are during Christmas and on his birthday. When he was 24, Minerva stopped him on the 9th of January and handed him a present. Severus frowned and took it, and when he eyed the writing on the package, which said âHappy birthday, Severusâ he flushed and he stared at her for a good while, astounded and speechless. He then walked away, unable to say anything, and later that evening he opened Minervaâs present, finding a very rare and expensive tome with ancient potion recipes written in runes.
- He avoided Minerva for the next three days, talked about being indebted to her, went to see Albus and grumbled about him having told her when his birthday was. Albus chuckled and presented him with a collection of black teas and various socks. Severus flushed again, stuttering and storming out of the office, carrying his presents and shaking his head, too taken aback to do anything than just walking away.
- He scowled for the next days, hating being indebted to the both of them, and got Albus a very old book about phoenixes, which the Headmaster beamed at, thanking him and telling him that it was the most interesting book he had received in a couple of decades. Severus just shifted uncomfortably, muttering âit was nothingâ and ânonsenseâ, deep down flattered and embarrassed.
- on her birthday, an owl delivered a package with a beautifully transfingured quill, charmed so that it would never run out of ink, and fairly expensive parchment, charmed so that every time she finished writing on it, a new stash of fresh parchment would appear.
- Minerva was impressed and surprised by the gesture, and she smiled softly when she read the envelope. âThe potions volume was greatly appreciated. -Severus Snapeâ
- As she gathered he hadnât known what to write, being embarrassed, she approached him in the corridor and thanked him, saying that his transfigured quill was a show of amazing talent and precision. He blushed, pursing his lips, and mumbled a thank you, excusing himself.
- Severus is mostly a very collected person, but he still has his awkward moments whenever someone shows kindness. Then he gets very embarrassed and flustered, and heâs very awkward.
