More Snape Defense, regarding Snape's childhood. (Long)

[Amanda Geist]

No: HPFGUIDX 122995


TrekkieGrrrl, speaking of Snape:

> That doesn't answer why he looks up o Lucius though, byut I think 
there's 
> another thing in play here. Snape has always been looking up to 
Malfoy, 
> since his school days (can't remember if it's backed up in canon 
other than 
> from the way he treats Draco - that's the backdraw of reading too 
much 
> fanfiction)  And I think he still is. In many ways, Lucius is 
everything 
> Snape wants to be (at least IMO) - despite his DE career.

This is almost entirely fanfic-based, in my opinion. All we have in 
canon for Snape's relationship with Lucius is the quick motion at the 
mention of his name [GoF], an implication that Lucius told Snape he 
saw Sirius on the train platform (from the way Snape mentions it) 
[OoP], Sirius' taunt to Snape that he is Lucius' "lapdog," [OoP], 
Umbridge's statement that Lucius spoke highly of Snape [OoP], and 
Snape's preferential treatment of Draco [all], including that he 
calls Draco by his first name [OoP].

That's not a lot to draw from, to get to some of your conclusions.

~Amanda