Back to Snape was: Sirius revisited

[Mandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 104087

> Marianne wrote: 
 > Except for the "handsome" part, the above paragraph would cover a 
> lot of the Snape fans, too! He's dangerous, he's mysterious, he 
> billows, he's vampirish, he's damaged...Need I go on?

Kneasy again:
> > Too true. But most of them are seeing Alan Rickman, not the 
grotty old Sevvy that JKR envisaged. Mind you, even so he may cause 
a  maiden's heart to skip a beat, that's why I wrote of the failed 
affair between him and Lily. Broken hearted, she was - spurned by S. 
Snape, dedicated to his studies. (see post 77800).

> Marianne again:
> Oh, sure there's a definite Rickman influence now, but I've been on 
> this board since before the first movie came out. Trust me, Snape 
has always had his share of people who find him attractive.  
> <snip>

Mandy here:
While I agree that many, if not most fans, have been seduced by 
Rickman as Snape, I found myself very attracted to canon Snape 
first.  I don't think Alan Rickman is good-looking. Sexy – 
absolutely! – Very sexy.  But then I consider Snape to be sexy, too.  
Rickman doesn't have movie star good looks, and his Snape is not good 
looking either.  Thank God!  Rickman looks physically a lot like the 
way I envisioned canon Snape before the films came out.  And, imo, 
Rickman has brilliantly captured Snape's nasty temperament and his 
greasy and grotty physical being.  The only difference I can see 
between Jo's Snape and Rickman's Snape is the fact that Rickman has 
movie star charisma, where Snape does not, but what Snape does have 
is a great equalizer, power.   

I find Snape, Jo's Snape or canon Snape, attractive because of his 
power and his ability to honestly not give a damn about anyone else.  
That self-assured confidence is attractive regardless of what the man 
may look like.  Plus Snape is a bad boy, and there's nothing more 
attractive than a very naughty boy!

Mandy, who knows beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ;-)