[HPforGrownups] Snape in love (and Imperio curse)

[Diogo Miguel Preto Mena Reis]

No: HPFGUIDX 3514


	About this issue, from what I read here of the interview, it's
very unlikely to happen. It seems like if JKR doesn't intend to change his
character much and wouldn't it be changing a "little", making Snape a
lover? Would you see the same evil sadistic teacher flirting on
McGonagall, offering some magical romantic flowers? My idea is that what
she meant about the very-important-thing-about-Snape has more to do with
Dumbledore than to James or Lily. Even Dumbledore being such a trusting
person, what would make him forgive a DE, leaving him free, and assigning
him a vital misson in fighting Vold? He could easily turn to the other
side now that Voldy is back...

	I don't think there is any relation between Snape and Lilly, I
think that's a little too conventinal. The two rivals that became rivals 
because they fought for the same girl? From another perspective, that
might just be the link to his hate for James. But would his jealousy be
enough to hate him to death and then his son after him? Probably yes,
because Harry is the fruit of the love between Lily and James, something
Snape couldn't have.

	Just one thought: The imperio curse was avoided by Harry even in
the first time that Moody tried it on him. Why weren't the much more
powerful magician's able to avoid it as well? For what I understood it was
a matter of force of will and I doubt Harry is the only one with lots of
it. Crouch(father) was only able to resist it after a long time. Maybe
the Cruciatus curse was the way to weaken him and make him less efective
against the Imperio. Anyway, my point is that Harry probably got the
resistance to that particular spell from Voldemort. Maybe when he(Vold) 
was learning the dark arts he also looked for protections for the curses
(that would make him a great DADA teacher :) Any ideas?

	Diogo