Whom does Snape REALLY love?

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 138621

Neri wrote:
 It is now obvious to me that it
> is Narcissa that Snape has always loved, not Lily. Lets consider the
> evidence:

> she calls him "Severus", she praises him, she gasps, she sobs, she
> clutches her long blond hair, she casts her cloak aside and falls on
> his sofa with trembling hands clasped, she sheds tears on his chest
> (no, I'm *not* exaggerating. She most canonically sheds them on his
> chest), she pleads, she actually kneels before him and kisses his
> hand, darn it. And it works. How did she know that this approach 
would
> work on a confirmed SOB like Snape?

Potioncat:
You know, since you put it this way, I wonder why the publishers 
didn't have this scene on the cover? Could have been a real bodice 
ripper! What that wouldn't have done to sales. 
> 

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Neri:
> HBP, Ch. 2:
> 
>...He looked away from the sight of her tears ...but he could not 
pretend not to hear her.
> <snip>
> Looking down into her tearstained face,
> <snip>

Potioncat:
Harry and Cho; Severus and Narcissa.  Unlucky in romance, one more 
thing for the two of them to have in common. These two are so much 
alike it's no wonder they don't get along!
> 
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> Neri:
> Huh? Do you believe this? Do you remember Snape *ever* treating
> *anybody* else gently and kindly, in the whole series?

Potioncat:
Yes, actually I do. Don't you remember when Snape fed poison to 
Trevor instead of feeding it to Neville? That absolutely warmed my 
heart!
> 
>Neri: 
> 3. Snape and Narcissa kneeling with clasped hands in front of a
> "Bonder", and Snape saying "I will" several times, what does this
> image make you think of? Wanna bet Snape was thinking of that too?


Potioncat: 
Actually, I think Snape's thoughts would have been more along the 
lines of the image conjured when he dragged her to the sofa...

I snipped the request for a TBAY name for this. But, here it is:

T-BAY WARNING
Neri sits on a bench looking out over the bay. The sun is bright the 
sky is blue and the water is full of debris. He hears footsteps and 
looks up to see Potioncat approaching. She is wearing a Girl Scout 
Uniform (US version, adult leader) and she is singing a silly song, 
as Girl Scouts often do. She has a Happy Meal bag from the local Fast 
Food joint.

"...that's the best type of candy, candy. The man who made it was a 
dandy, dandy..." She pauses, "I hear you're looking for a name for 
your new craft." 

"Yeah," he says, "What is that song you're singing?"

"A camp fire song." she bursts into song again,"L O double L I, P O P 
spells LOLLIPOP."

Thinking quickly, Neri interupts the noise, "What's in the bag?"

"This is for Snape!Son. He's usually around here somewhere. He 
weathered the storm...sort of."

 I like your theory. I'm not clear on the idea of Narcissa being 
promised to Lucius. It doesn't seem to me that the 'romances' in 
canon have any aspect of anyone being 'promised' to anyone. But I can 
buy the idea that Snape lusted after...ermed loved Narcissa. I can 
also agree that she chose or was chosen for Lucius. That still leaves 
the possibility that Severus turned to someone else on the rebound 
and his family was harmed by LV. But that part doesn't matter in this 
case.

Actually, I have a name for your craft. There's LOLLIPOPS you see, 
which is the opposite of your theory. The sweet, Muggelborn on one 
hand, the bitter, Pureblood on the other. So of course, your theory's 
name should reflect that, but it has to speak to the nature of the 
affection. Here it is:
Cissy And Severus Talking Old Romance. One Ill-fated Love! CASTOR OIL.

Although it would help if you knew the song...maybe someone more 
clever than me can write a FILK for it." 

Potioncat took a deep breath to resume her song, but Neri, ever the 
fast thinker, jumped up, "Thanks, but I just remembered I have to be 
somewhere else."

"OK, Think about it!" she called.