Snape -- Why so many fans?

[mellienel2 at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 25601


> 
> OK. As a self-professed and obvious Snapefan, I'm going to put 
> forward my humble opinion on the subject, which, of course, is my 
> favorite subjectmout of all the HP realm-- Snape.
>snip<
> We Snapefans are crazy about this greasy guy because he's 
enigmatic, 
> he's a great anti-hero, but he's also a "good guy". He's a fun 
> character to speculate about; dark and mysterious, but with hope 
for 
> redemption. He proves that the goodies don't necessarily have to be 
> generally kind and good-natured.

Lyda, that was poetic.

I am a reformed Snapefan -- and it's due to the fiction to which Lyda 
linked. RJA's stories make a very very very believable case for 
Snape's current appearance and cadence. She also dares to make him 
sexy, and, when we're good, clean.

I"m leaving the links right below....

> http://www.sugarquill.com/authors/rjanderson.html
> 
> and at http://www.fanfiction.net under author R.J. Anderson.
>