Narcissistic!Snape (was: Whither Snape?) [long!]

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> Betsy said:
I don't think this means Snape is crazy. <snip> 
I just don't want to take it to the extreme of "Snape got hit by 
the crazy-stick" because I don't think Snape is crazy. 

SSSusan:
Apparently I'm not expressing myself as clearly as I hoped I was.  
First off, I never said – nor would I ever say – that a
narcissist 
is "crazy."  Narcissism is a personality disorder [NPD]; it has 
nothing to do with being "crazy." Narcissists are not typically 
psychopaths, nor do they typically have psychotic breaks.  I did not 
say nor do I think Snape is "crazy."

Alla:

I don't think I have said it here yet, but consider me firmly on 
board untill further notice, please. ;o) I also don't remember you 
ever calling Snape crazy. :)



Susan:
<SNIP>
What I did say is that a narcissist craves external 
validation.  He craves positive feedback, positive attention, 
validation of himself.  This does not have to be a father figure.  
As Mara pointed out, for someone like Lockhart, he seems to crave 
this from *everyone,* but for someone like Snape, it may be 
particular individuals from whom he craves this.  Some narcissists 
crave attention for their looks; others for their intellect or 
achievements.  In neither instance is it a situation of wanting a 
father figure. 
<SNIP>

Alla:

Absolutely. I don't think for example that Snape would like to have 
Harry as father figure. :-) 

"Like father, like son, Potter! I have just saved your neck; you 
should be thanking me on bended kneee" - PoA, p.361, paperback.

Now before Betsy or anyone else will argue that Snape indeed 
sincerely believes that he is saving Harry's neck, the way I 
understand Susan's point - it does not matter whether he sincerely 
believes it or not. That is just his personality trait, no matter 
what circumstances are.



Alla, who mercilesly snipped the rest of Susan's post, because she 
loved it so much and had nothing to add