Hurt/Comfort Rankings (Contains The Odd TBAY Reference)

[Cindy C.]

No: HPFGUIDX 57053

Derannimer challenged:

> Well, but as I understand it, Hurt/Comfort doesn't have to be 
>based on physical pain. (I actually prefer it to be based on 
>emotional or psychological or spiritual pain.) 

Oh, *ugh!*

Now Hurt/Comfort is the same thing as a bad hair day?  The cure is a 
ride on the psychiatrist's couch?  "Just lean back and tell us all 
about your *feelings,* Severus."  Don't take this the wrong way or 
anything, but that is so *Not Bangy!*

Look, Harry had lots of emotional pain before the graveyard scene.  
But as The Elkins herself once said, it was the graveyard scene 
where Harry has all of that physical pain when the female readers 
rushed to his side.  

To tell you truth, when Harry and Ron were having their spat in GoF, 
I didn't care much about Harry's precious feelings.  But when Harry 
threw that badge and nailed Ron in the forehead?  I *felt* that!  

I say Hurt/Comfort has to have a major element of physical pain for 
it to count.  Guilt is nice, but only layered on top of the physical 
pain.  And yes, lying on the Azkaban cold stone floor with other 
prisoners making so much darn noise that you can't sleep at night 
counts as physical pain in my book.

Derannimer continued:

> <waits for the disgusting Prince of Lies theory to raise its ugly 
> head>

Hey, we may have to take Prince of Lies for another spin, now that 
you mention it.  ;-)

Derannimer cried:

> Elkins! Where's Elkins? Here we are having a Hurt/Comfort 
>discussion and Captain Cindy's making very rude Personal Remarks 
>about me and the blasted Hurt/Comfort *expert* is nowhere in sight! 

Bwahahahah!

Elkins is not here to save you this time, My Pretty!  You will have 
to make the case for Hurt!Snape all on your own.  

And just to make this difficult, I submit that Snape *enjoyed* all 
those cruel DE adventures before he spied for Dumbledore.  He wasn't 
hurt, and he has no guilt.  So there's nothing worth comforting down 
in Snape's cold, damp dungeon.

Cindy -- looking for a way to get Fudge on the list, but coming up 
empty