Snape/Lupin
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Severus Snape/Remus Lupin |
| Alternative name(s): | Snupin, Snemus, Snape/Lupin, Severus/Remus, SS/RL, S.S. Master and Wolf |
| Gender category: | m/m, slash |
| Fandom: | Harry Potter |
| Canonical?: | no |
| Prevalence: | fairly common (with a very strong community) |
| Archives: | Moonshadow |
| Other: | Snupin Central (pairing Wiki) |
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The Snape/Lupin ship explores the relationship between Severus Snape and Remus Lupin of the Harry Potter fandom.
Canon
In the third book, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the character of Lupin is introduced and revealed as a former classmate of Snape's. The two characters have a long antagonistic canonical history, for which their relationship is characterised by schoolboy bullying, mutual antagonism, and averse exchanges.
Fandom
Due to the long history and nature of their relationship, Snape/Lupin has been interpreted in many ways by fans over the years. Pastfic that takes place while Snape/Lupin were teenagers attending Hogwarts (known as "MWPP Era") is fairly common, for which the pairing oftentimes have a secret relationship that is eventually destroyed after either the interference of their friends or by Snape's discovery that Lupin is a werewolf.
Oftentimes the Snape/Lupin relationship is explored in fanworks that span over a significant duration of their lifetime. In these fanworks secondary ships, such as Remus/Sirius, are not uncommon. Angst, dark fic, first time, and fluff are also not uncommon.
Common Tropes
Notable Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fanfiction
- Wicked Game series by JayKay [link] -- "It's not to say that the pairing didn't exist at all before [JayKay] ... but I'd say the overall popularity of her 'Wicked Game' series is what launched it into its current position."[1] (2001-2002)
- Lies in the Rookery by Thamiris -- Widely recommended vignette. Dark, luscious, twisted picture of a convoluted relationship[2] (2004)
Fanart
Doujinshi
- Media Nox (2002)
- Oves Errantes (2002)
- Orgone Box (2002)
- Bara to Chocolate 1 and 2 (2002-2003)
- Lupin Maniax (2003)
- Meitantei James (2004)
Zines
- Chocolate and Asphodel (2007-2009)
- Snupineer Fun Time Activity Book (2009)
Essays & Meta
- Wild Thing, I Think I Love You, a Snape/Lupin ship manifesto by scribbulus_ink
Archives, Communities, etc.
- Moonshadow (2001-present)
- The Parapet (c. 2003)
- Snupin Central (pairing Wiki)
- The Master and the Wolf
- Snupin Santa (fest archive)
- Snupin Big Bang
- The Lupin/Snape Lurve Community
- Snupin Prophet (on LJ)
- My Dearest Foe, fansite
- lupin_snape_slash, mailing list
References
- ^ Avocado (white_serpent) on LiveJournal. Reply to a comment, 05 May 2005. (Accessed 10 October 2012.)
- ^ Espresso Recommendations: Harry Potter: Remus Lupin (accessed 11 October 2012)