Celibate Snape (Was:Harry's story , NOT Snape's )

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> Now Mari:
> 
> This makes a lot of sense, Carol; this is the impression I have 
> always had of Snape. He has been able to satisfy his intellectual 
> passions but for various reasons has had to bury any other 
> passions very deeply, or at least not betray what he feels. At 
> times he *does* explode because these feelings have no outlet, 
> I am sure of it. 

Potioncat:
Celibacy was once a more accepted lifestyle. Now I think it's 
considered somehow abnormal. But in the sense of a life style choice, 
I agree with Carol.

If your role is double agent, it would be a tad difficult to set up 
housekeeping and raise a batch of kids. Which persona would you use 
to teach them values? And unless he was attracted to a like-minded 
double agent, he couldn't risk a relatinship. Snape's comment to 
Narcissa makes me think he has already lost someone to LV. So, unless 
JKR decides to show us how the teachers each spend their summer 
vacations, I'd think Snape has chosen a time of celibacy. Doesn't 
mean, of course that it was always the case or always will be the 
case.

> Mari:
> I also have trouble seeing him as being particularly attractive to 
> women. This doesn't mean he never had a crush on anyone, or 
> never had sexual feelings, simply that I think it is unlikely that 
any 
> feelings he had were reciprocated.

Potioncat:
If only the very handsome, and only the socially adept were able to 
fulfill sexual feelings, there would be far fewer people in the 
world. JKR's chemistry teacher, the model for Snape, was married. 
(although I cannot speak to how close a model he was.) In the WW, I'd 
bet Crabbe, Goyle and even Millicent could all find life-partners. 
Certanily Snape could. Not Lily or Narcissa perhaps; but we don't 
know he aspired to either of them.