[HPforGrownups] More gay discussion

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 4309

voicelady at mymailstation.com wrote:

> This whole discussion got me wondering about something.  We all know that Harry has Lily's eyes, but that he most decidedly looks like James.  So I'm starting to wonder if maybe Snape was in love with James, rather than Lily - as has already been put forth.  Here is Harry, who looks like his dad, as a constant reminder to Snape (who really is a good guy, if not a nice one) that Harry is the reason that James, the man he loved, is now dead.  And the more I think about this theory, the more I like it - even though it most likely isn't correct at all.

Well, whoever Snape loved, I really believe that unrequited or more likely, rejected love was part of the equation. There seems to be a powerful struggle in Snape, an equivocation about Harry. The complexity of his actions and motives indicates conflicts within. The very passion of his dislike indicates, to me, an echo of an equally strong or stronger passion connected with one or both parents. I opt for both--and here's Harry reminiscent of both, every time Snape looks at him. Regardless of whom he loved, I think Snape was involved with Harry's
parents on more than one very powerful emotional level.

--Amanda