Knew I couldn't be the only one to do that "Care and Feeding of Severus Snape" thing, but I chanced across another example of just that in someone's memories today:
http://caemlyn.livejournal.com/18745.html
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Name: Severus Snape
Type: Wizard, complex
Manufacturers: SpyWare Inc.
Date of Manufacture: January 9, 1960
Power Output: Scary, but not entirely malicious. Prone to sputter and lose effectiveness in the presence of the HARRY or SIRIUS models.
lol. A good read for a more "computer/machine" take on it (mine was more along the lines of "pet" in many respects).
http://caemlyn.livejournal.com/18745.html
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Name: Severus Snape
Type: Wizard, complex
Manufacturers: SpyWare Inc.
Date of Manufacture: January 9, 1960
Power Output: Scary, but not entirely malicious. Prone to sputter and lose effectiveness in the presence of the HARRY or SIRIUS models.
lol. A good read for a more "computer/machine" take on it (mine was more along the lines of "pet" in many respects).