Spock vs Snape

[lord1912 <Lord1912@juno.com>]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, Sushi <sushi at s...> wrote:



>          I think a lot of the fascination with pairing Snape 
with... well, 
> I've seen everything from Harry and Hagrid to Ollivander and 
Fluffy... is 
> the fact that he's a mysterious character with a shady past and 
obvious 
> unusual traits (such as the cool use of logic amongst a bunch of 
flighty 
> wizards ......This makes him stand out
 ..... it 
> also digs into the mystery about him....  He's a complex 
character, and it's irresistible to delve 
> into his psyche. >

Snape is such a mystery that any possible way to get into his head 
> is going to be explored.

This reminds me of the fascination that many female fans had with Mr 
Spock when Star Trek fans starting writing fanfic waaaaaay back in 
the 60s.  Like Snape he is very mysterious and a user of cool logic, 
and apparently had no emotional/sexual relationships with anyone.  
He also had the dark hair/sallow skin thing going on.  All of this 
made him an irresistible challenge, especially to women.  Every 
woman wanted to be the one who would melt that cold, emotionless 
exterior....they visualized being the only woman who had the "right 
stuff" to finally warm him up.   

And, of course, the word "slash" itself was invented to refer to the 
Kirk/Spock fics that also appeared then.

Lady Tavington-Malfoy