Harry's story , NOT Snape's (was Re: "An old man's mistakes")

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 139030

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Merry Kinsella <merylanna at y...> 
wrote:
 > You know, really good point, and I kind of missed it
> myself when JKR said it.  Snape could well be on the
> side of good without being a healthy or viable
> romantic interest at this point.
> 
> Anyhow, the "love story" that mosts interests me where
> Snape is concerned is what I perceive to be his
> platonic love with Dumbledore.  Possibly the only
> healthy experience of love in his life, and a mere
> first step toward any other kind.  Sort of a parental
> need fulfilled, late in life.
> 
<big snip>
>  I always think it would be really something - but
> awfully likely - for somebody to see the romantic
> potential in Snape and have him shoot her down because
> she doesn't cut it for him.  That's not something that
> crosses the minds of a lot of romantics who have
> targeted Snape for emotional rescue or sexual healing.
> 
> "merylanna"

very good post, merylanna.  This is how I view Snape - I certainly 
don't find him sexy or attractive in the least.  His character is 
what engages me, not his looks.  He doesn't strike me as a *sexual* 
being, but more of a cerebral one - the only thing that I can think 
of being *sexy* about him is his manner of speaking - it is always 
smoothly, silkily....but then JKR throws in the coldly and 
unemotionally bits as well - which is NOT sexy or passionate at all.

colebiancardi