Snape-aholics and Siriophiles and...?

[lavaluvn]

No: HPFGUIDX 105462

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "curly_of_oster" 
<lkadlec at p...> wrote:
> Kneasy recently said:
> In the constant to-ing and fro-ing about Snape and Sirius which 
> seems to be one of the dividing lines between the fans, I think 
> there's a basic mis-understanding of where some people are coming 
> from. I think that I can claim credit for first using the 
> identifying labels "Siriophiles" and "Snape-aholics" that 
highlights 
> the difference.
> 
> Siriophiles *like* Sirius; they think he's lovely, sexy, 
maltreated 
> and for all his faults basically cuddly.
>  
> Snape-aholics find ole Sevvy fascinating, they can't  get enough 
of 
> him, but they're under no illusions - he is a deeply unpleasant 
> character.  Most of them would/will probably be disappointed if he 
> ever reforms.
> 

Ooh, can I then stake my claim on "Snapeophiliacs"?  Sounds like a 
dreadful disease, hmm?  I believe that there are folks out there who 
also find ole Sevvy to not only be fascinating, but naughty and 
sexy, in his own bad boy way, too.   Personally, I think this goes 
under the "too eewww" category, but they are out there (you know who 
you are).  Maybe it is Alan Rickman's fault.  

Snape-aholics are probably a much more inclusive group, fascinated 
by the character, but possibly detesting him as a "person".  Or at 
least as a teacher.  I certainly wouldn't want to be in his class.

Snape-apologists go a step beyond and attempt to justify his 
seemingly unjustifiable actions. IE, "he's trying to prepare them 
for the real world" instead of just "he hates the boy because he 
hated the father."   
Do I have all that right?

Now Siriophiles are pretty straightforward: -philiacs, -apologists 
and -aholics rolled into one.  

And they certainly aren't mutually exclusive groups, as SSSusan has 
repeatedly proved.

Cheers,
-Andromeda