Severus Snape (severus_anon) wrote in a_new_life, @ 2009-08-22 12:13:00 |
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Entry tags: | alice prewett, complete, hogwarts: library, november 1975, severus snape |
Who: Severus and Alice
What: Researching initially but who knows what else?
When: Saturday afternoon
Where: The Library
Rating: Low
Status: Complete
Perhaps he was attempting to sublimate his overwhelming urge to help Mary into Merribell. It wasn't the most pleasant of thoughts, but Severus had always been the introspective type, which had him analyzing his own motivations for doing things an inordinate amount. The trouble was, his choice of reading materials was limited. Apart from the fact that the wizarding world as a whole didn't set much store by Muggle psychology, this was the seventies. Girls were expected to say no, and boys were supposed to consider that a challenge, rather than a deterrent. The concept of date rape was practically nonexistent, and he didn't even want to think about what a cunning wizard could get up to with a strong love potion at his disposal. In fact, he shuddered at the very thought.
In the end, he found only one book, and in the Muggles Studies section, at that -- Against Rape: A Survival Manual for Women. There wasn't a single book on incest anywhere in the library, though he hadn't really expected to find anything. That subject was even more taboo. With a resigned sigh, Severus headed to the back corner, by the Restricted Section, to his and Mary's usual table -- not so much to reminisce about their first kiss as he didn't want to be disturbed. Once there, he pulled out his chair and sat down, opening the book with another sigh. This was the kind of thing he never anticipated upon deciding to travel into the past -- that he might need to read up on incest or sexual assault ahead of time. If he ever got to live his life over a third time, he would know better.