Sexy Snape?

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 139424

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.

vmonte responds:
Actually Elyse, I think that there are many fans out there that think 
like you do. I do not, but your post has opened my eyes to how some 
fans think about Snape.

If you actually look at the way Snape interacts with people you can 
pretty much get an idea about what kind of lover this guy would be.

I mean, really, who would want this guy to love them? He's kind of 
mean and abusive don't you think? He treats everyone with contempt, 
and I really don't think he has any friends. From what I read he 
seemed to have killed the only person that was probably his friend.

Snape also has a very obsessive compulsive nature. He is so fixated 
in his hatred of Harry/James that he is unable to let it go. How 
healthy can that be?  

And I'm not saying that Snape is incapable of having strong passions 
for a woman, I just wouldn't want to be around the woman that turned 
Snape down. He's scary folks! And the way he perceives the world is 
not based on reality--which is dangerous.

I know that Snape has multitudes of fans, but I really don't think 
that JKR is writing books to tell children that they should not trust 
their gut instincts about people. Wouldn't it be like telling abused 
children to: 

'Shut up, you don't know what you are talking about. Don't you 
realize that Professor Snape was a DE and still has sadistic 
tendencies? Of course it's in his nature to be abusive, just take it! 
Grow up already! Let Snape be a deeply horrible person. And what's 
wrong with you anyway? I'm not interested in hearing what you have to 
say about him! I don't care that he gave Voldemort information that 
led to your parents death--you ungrateful bast**d.' 

The reason that abuse tends to be under reported as a whole is 
because the victims are afraid that no one will listen to them or 
that they will not be believed. It's seems more in JKR's nature that 
she would be telling children that they should trust their instincts. 
Children really do know what this kind of teacher is all about. It's 
the adults that are clueless.

Vivian