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

[ellecain]

No: HPFGUIDX 139171

> Merry:
> *(snip)*  When I
> consider the myriad romantic Snape fanon out there, I
> sometimes think about some noble woman patiently
> engaging Snape and convincing him she loves him, only
> to have him say "No thanks."  And mean it.  Not
> because he feels unworthy, or can't trust.  But
> because whoever it is doesn't meet his standards

Elyse:
It has crossed my mind actually, and that only makes me find
 him more attractive not less.
 You see, he is not a pathetic loser who is desperate for any womans 
 affections. He will not bind himself to a woman just because *she* 
 loves him, he will do it if he considers her worthy of *his* love.
 
 I suspect he is a man who chooses his friends (if he has any)
 very carefully. If he does believe as Sirius did that 
 "A man hath no greater duty than to lay down his life for his 
 friends" , then he would make sure those friends were worth it.
 And if he applies this sort of discrimination for his friends, how 
 is it possible for him to compromise in  the choice of a life 
 partner?
 
 He is without question an amazingly powerful wizard.
 I believe that intellect and emotions rule him equally.
 He is passionate about what he loves but he's also 
 (as I think was a part of the Diana theory) 
 too much of a thinker.
 I doubt you would find many wizard clever as him in a long days 
march
 and even fewer witches.
 He would want a partner who is strong, capable and who does not 
 shirk from brutal truth or duty.He wasnt going to waste himself on 
a 
 wishy washy woman with a silly Saviour!complex.
 
 I know this post sounds ridiculously far out. I might even get 
 laughed off the board for being a Snape lover... but the fact is 
 that I think there is a lot to his character.
 For instance, if he can remember the injuries the Marauders caused 
 him so long ago and hold on to the anger for a revenge opportunity, 
 is it not conceivable that he would remember a kindness in the same 
 way and pay it back in equal measure?
 (LOLLIPOPS theorists... heres your ammunition)
 
 Elyse