The possibility of a gay character (WAS: Snape: The fact that he exists)

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No: HPFGUIDX 71327

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bibphile" <bibphile at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ratalman" <ratalman at y...> 
> wrote:
> > While I've never picked up on Snape possibly being gay in any of 
> > the books, I did think that there were hints in the movie 
version 
> of 
> > SS.  The scene that stood out particularly to me was the first 
> > Potions class, in which Snape cast rather suggestive looks 
> > (IMO) at Draco, and that Draco received with a smile.
> > 
> > Robyn
> 
> That's not gay.  That's pedophilia.  I don't see that from Snape 
for 
> a moment.
> 

Ugh, I couldn't agree more. Disgusting thought.

But since we do get a feeling of Snape being very fond of Draco from 
the books as well, I've always wondered whether it is an indication 
of what Snape's feelings are (or have been) about Lucius. Combined 
with Sirius' "lapdog" comment it did make me wonder about what Snape 
and Lucius' relationship might have been and that perhaps Snape had 
at one time been in love with Lucius (or still is) and is 
transfering some of that (not the romantic feelings, of course) to 
the man's son). Sort of like Sirius transfers his feelings for James 
onto Harry in OotP.

Mim