Harry and Cho. . . possible gayness

[severusbook4]

No: HPFGUIDX 78013

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "gaspode2002" 
<gaspode2002 at y...> wrote:
> I'm a straight man who can remember being a not particularly suave 
15 
> year old. I thought the dynamic between Harry and Cho was pretty 
> accurate. The fact that they were both easily flustered and sort 
of 
> mystified by the kiss is not evidence of any kind of "sexual 
> confusion" other than the sexual confusion experienced by most 
people 
> that age, whether they are gay or straight. 

> ps: I think Snape might be gay though.

I agree with your opinion of Harry's awkwardness during his first 
kiss and date with Cho.  There have been times that I have been with 
a girl that has the ability to give me the brain farts, and I act 
like an idiot, unable to form coherent sentences and unable to read 
the subtle signs given by my date. Still happens today, and I still 
insist upon asking these females out.  I'll never learn.
   The Snape statement really did spark my interest.  Many times 
homosexual people (two spirited, to the native americans) will not 
let themselves be openly gay.  They force themselves into a life of 
celibacy instead of being themselves.  This is extremely hard on 
ones mental happiness and can facilitate some really nasty outward 
personality traits.  Snape is really secretive about everything that 
has to do with himself (still in the closet?) and his persecution 
complex may be due to the fact that he does not feel the WW society 
as a whole would except his sexual preference.  Many of the people 
that have been found guilty of hate crimes against gays are later on 
found out to have homosexual tendencies themselves.  Kind of fits 
his personality doesn't it?
     Also, his secretive nature could also be caused by his time of 
being a DE, and he is still unsure if the WW society would except 
him back into the fold as a trustworthy, productive person.  Either 
way it still fits his personality.

Severus Snape

p.s. if the remark about Snape was directed at me.  I wish I was, 
dating would be so much easier.