Sexuality in HP (WAS So, why did Snape turn on Voldermort?)

[cmtorres67]

No: HPFGUIDX 40148

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amanda Geist" <editor at t...> wrote:
> 
> The thing that I must say, though, is that none of this, no inkling 
or
> trickle or faintest flicker of this, ever occurred to me in any of 
my many
> re-readings, until I read Elkins' post. Am I the only one who never 
sees
> things like this? Am I the only one who read this with total 
amazement?


> So my question to the list is: how many of you really got the sexual
> undertones that Elkins has pointed up? *As* sexual? Because I did 
notice the
> particular word usage, and its effectiveness in creating a creepy
> atmosphere, in all instances quoted--it just never struck me as 
sexual.
> 

The first time I read GoF I was just horrified that 14 y.o Harry was 
captured by Voldemort and that it looked like he might die a rather 
horrifying death. I saw Voldemort in that whole sequence as high on 
his return to a body and full power, and totally sadistic in his 
treatment of Harry and the DE's. And I thought it was very violent. 
As someone mentioned, power can be a great turn on and that's how I 
viewed it. And I just relistened to that scene recently and continue 
to only see the  aspects I described above. 

I look forward to how Harry is emotionally in OotP (as I'm sure 
everyone else does!)

Celeste