Lily's taste in men; Why all the Snapetalk?

[judyserenity]

No: HPFGUIDX 35029

"koinonia02"  wrote:
>...here is Slytherin Snape who falls 
> for Lily and that sort of makes him a sorry, pitiful figure cause 
> after all surely Snape didn't think that someone such as Lily could 
> love him. Ewwwwww! Just the thought is terrible. *sigh* 

> I also want to say that I truly love Harry, Hermione, Ron, Sirius, 
> Lupin, James, and Lily. I just like Snape much better and I'm
hoping 
> for something better than unrequited love making Snape turn into a 
DE.<

It's interesting, I adore Snape and the thought of him in love with 
Lily doesn't bother me at all.  I figure, why is it Snape's fault if
Lily had boring tastes in men, and went for bland jock James instead 
of brilliant, enigmatic Snape?  *I* think Snape is extremely lovable,
and if Lily disagreed, well, I'm obviously going to think she just 
doesn't know how to appreciate him.  


On the topic of why people here talk (and talk and talk) about Snape,
I see at least two reasons.  One is that Snape elicits widely 
different responses from people -- most people love him or hate him. 
So, his fans and detractors spend lots of time trying to win converts
to his side.  With someone like Dumbledore (whom almost everyone
likes) or Wormtail (who is just so pathetic), there is less debate.
The second reason is that we don't know much of Snape's backstory,
which leaves lots of room for speculation.  Why and when did he become 
a Death Eater? Why and when did he leave the DEs?  What was his 
mission at the end of GoF?  There are some other characters who raise 
strong reactions (Sirius, and to some extent, Hagrid), but they have 
less gaps in their backstories.

-- Judy