Bring Back the Bastard

The final week of deeply_horrible's fest to Bring Back the Bastard! has come to a close. Here is a round-up of this week's entries:

He Dogs Me Still (Art; Severus Snape) -- on DW
Even during an act of valor he can appear.

Hoist By His Own Petard (Fic; Severus Snape/Hermione Granger) -- on DW
She's always trying to save lost causes.

A Tangled Web (Fic; Severus/Harry, Harry/Draco, unrequited Severus/James Potter) -- on DW
‘Infatuation turns to obsession; he knows it’s unhealthy, but he can’t stop.’

Prior Incantato (Art; Severus Snape) -- on DW
Within these walls, a wizard came of age. Three glimpses of Severus Snape's childhood home with key spells recalled.

The Demons (Fic; Harry/Ginny, Harry/Snape, Voldemort/Ginny, Voldemort/Snape) -- on DW
He could not help it. His own inability to ease its pain, to comfort this creature frightened him. Clearly it was suffering, and needed help. If love was his greatest strength, should he not be able to extend his love to this thing, regardless of how repulsed he was?

A Virtuous Man (Fic; Severus Snape/Minerva McGonagall) -- on DW
Severus manipulates his lover in subtle ways in order to keep her attention.

The Deeply Horrible One(s) (Fic/Art; Severus Snape/Remus Lupin) -- on DW
What happens when a man drinks wine or chocolate in a random bar, and thinks of women.

An anonymous masterlist shall be posted shortly, together with a Guessing Game in which you can guess who wrote/drew our forty-three entries. The Grand Reveal shall take place on January 13th, so you have a week to catch up on any entries you've missed and, we hope, to leave the creators welcome feedback.

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The sixth week of deeply_horrible's fest to Bring Back the Bastard! has come to a close. Here is a round-up of this week's entries:

Look at me (Art; Severus Snape/Lily Evans) -- on DW
Snape has created a Lily automaton. To animate it, he has to sacrifice a part of his soul.

The Headmaster (Fic; Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Poppy Pomfrey, portrait!Albus) -- on DW
Decent human beings couldn't or wouldn't do the things the Headmaster was required to do -- ergo, he couldn't be decent.

Necessary Destruction (Fic; Severus Snape/Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley/Hermione Granger) -- on DW
Manipulation is Severus Snape's middle name. Today, it’s Ron Weasley’s turn to suffer.

St. Mungo’s Grim Reaper (Fic; Severus Snape, assorted cast) -- on DW
During the first war, Snape pulled shifts at St. Mungo's to make up for their overwork. Most of the time he does help the healers. But what about the times he doesn't? Why those people?

The Girl (Poem; Severus Snape/Hermione Granger) -- on DW
Snape sees Hermione as his property since he saved her life in the third year. He has been waiting patiently for Hermione to grow up so he can claim her, but of course she is completely unaware. Snape goes to great lengths to keep all of his possessions.

The Most Effective Means of Persuasion (Fic; Severus Snape/Lily Evans, James Potter/Lily Evans Potter, Kingsley Shacklebolt/Alastor Moody) -- on DW
Dumbledore always said he was certain of Snape's loyalty. And he was. After all he paid a high price for it. What was it? What did Dumbledore do to ensure Snape's fealty?

No entry will be posted today, so we hope you'll take advantage of the day off to catch up on your reading and viewing and leave the creators welcome feedback.

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The fifth week of deeply_horrible's fest to Bring Back the Bastard! has come to a close. Here is a round-up of this week's entries:

Intention of the Spell (Art; Snape, Sirius, James, Lily) -- on DW
We don't know if Snape did test on anything while created Sectumsempra, but one thing for sure that he is created it with the intention for use on his enemies.

Windward (Fic; Snape, Lucius/Narcissa) -- on DW
People always said Lucius Malfoy was a fair-weather friend. Even after a lifetime, Severus was never sure if he agreed or not.

The Gentleman Bettor (Fic; Snape/Hermione, Lucius/Narcissa) -- on DW
Bound by the rules of magical society into performing a forfeit, despite the fact the Lucius clearly cheated in order to win the bet, Severus learns that sometimes it can pay to lose. However, that doesn't mean that revenge is off the table.

From the Beehive (Poem; Snape, Dumbledore, Harry) -- on DW
Write a Shakespearean sonnet -- 14 lines of iambic pentameter rhymed ABABCDCDEFEFGG -- employing the themes/metaphors of time and waste (and/or spending or murder or shame).

Not if you don't get caught (Art; Harry Potter(+Severus Snape)/Ginny Weasley) -- on DW
"PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard."

Bitter Going Down (Fic; Aberforth Dumbledore/Severus Snape) -- on DW
Severus and a prospective friend or lover bond over shared misanthropy.

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The fourth week of deeply_horrible's fest to Bring Back the Bastard! has come to a close. Here is a round-up of this week's entries:

A Terrible Mistake (Art; Snape, Voldemort, others) -- On DW
Young Severus Snape reports the Prophecy to his master.

The Toil of the Just (Fic; Snape/Hermione, others) -- On DW
Hidden in a cave, the remnants of Dumbledore's Army are fighting Voldemort and themselves, and losing on both fronts. Hermione's lost the key to her parents' memories to Bellatrix.

Breaking Strings (Fic; Snape, Lucius Malfoy, others) -- On DW
Severus still feels like a puppet, it just happens that Albus is pulling a different set of strings. When he is given the chance to re-unite with the Death Eaters at the world cup and make his own decision he takes it without really thinking about it.

Like a man starved (Fic; Snape/Hermione) -- On DW
He watched her beauty like a man starved, even though her eyes were cold steel as she unblinkingly stared at him.

Almost like my Lily (Art; Snape/~Lily; NWS) -- On DW
Lily dies, and that last shred of humanity in him dies with her.

Love's Disease (Fic; Snape/Lily, others) -- On DW
Lily's lost her son and her husband. Trapped with Severus, she falls into a deep depression and wonders if she'll ever get out.

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The third week of deeply_horrible's fest to Bring Back the Bastard! has come to a close. Here is a round-up of this week's entries:

And You Will Eat Your Sprouts! (Art; Snape, OC) -- on DW
Having a (severe!) teacher for a parent is not always fun...

Defensive Measures (Fic; Snape, Dumbledore, McGonagall, others) -- on DW
Ever wondered about Snape's contribution to the Philosopher's Stone protection? Wonder no more...

A Difficult Man (Fic/Art; Snape/Hermione, Ron, others) -- on DW
Severus faces the most surprising turn of events at a Midwinter Ball.

Hrth’a’tet (Fic; Snape, Bloody Baron, others) -- on DW
Everyone had a story. Most people couldn’t wait to tell you theirs. You just had to act as if you weren't really listening.

Deep is the lore... (Fic/Art; Snape) -- on DW
"White is the dust of the state of dreaming, Light is the mixture to make one still, Dark is the powder of Death's redeeming, Mark but that one pinch can kill" -- Sooj Tucker, 'Mushroom Song'

Reflections from the Mirror (Fic; Severus/Albus, Severus/Aberforth, Shacklebolt/Moody) -- on DW
After the war, old animosities still remain, and even in death, Albus seems to still be in charge.

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The second week of deeply_horrible's fest to Bring Back the Bastard! has come to a close. Here is a round-up of this week's entries:

He Named Him Albus Severus? (Art; Snape) -- on DW
Snape's opinion on this is succinct.

Absolutely Meaningless (Fic; Snape, others) -- on DW
That Sunday afternoon, he just had nothing to do.

The Tie That Binds (Fic; Snape/Hermione, McGonagall, others) -- on DW
In the end, it is up to you to decide who is worth the suffering.

The Ambiguity of Aggression (Fic; Harry, Hermione, McGonagall, others) -- on DW
The truth is always ambiguous, and Snape was nothing if not that. Hermione and Harry are reminded of this in a painful manner.

Fancy meeting you here, Igor (Art; Snape, Karkaroff) -- on DW
Sure, he turned in other Death Eaters to the Wizengamot then, and Snape amongst them. But it was a long time ago, and Snape is the understanding and forgiving type, after all. No reason to worry about meeting him again, after all these years. . . Right?

Evan Ames Rises Up (Fic; Kingsley/Andromeda, Snape, others) -- on DW
Snape's ghost possesses someone. He does it much more slowly, subtly and successfully than Voldemort did. No unicorn-blood required; Snape was MUCH better at potions than Voldemort was.

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The first week of deeply_horrible's fest to Bring Back the Bastard! has come to a close. Here is a round-up of the week's entries:

The Little Prince (Art; Snape, other) -- On DW
What did Snape do as a Death Eater, before going back to Dumbledore? Did he torture/kill/whatever someone? Did he enjoy it?

Bitter Drink (Poem; Snape) -- On DW
Deep in Gringotts there is a bottle ...

A Turning Towards (Fic; Snape/Filch) -- On DW
The only thing more dangerous than a bastard like Snape is the man who just wants to make him happy.

Fifty Shades of Truth (Fic; Snape/Harry) -- On DW
What’s white is black, what’s black is white. All shadows are a trick of the light. Right?

After the Rain (Art; Snape, Harry) -- On DW
If occlumency lessons had a been an inherently violent and dangerous dialogue, then this was the public realisation of it, incased in a framework of trivial pedagogical abuse, but speaking of war, spies and bitter revenge.

Romance of the Age (Fic; Snape, Regulus, Lily, others) -- On DW
The rise of Severus Snape, who was born miserable and low, and had nowhere to go, really, but up.

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