Trusting your instincts about Snape WAS: sexy Snape

[trouble_h2o]

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vmonte responds
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. <snip>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. 


trouble_h2o

>From personal experince with abuse during my teen years, Professor 
Snape would have been the only teacher at Hogwarts that I might have 
told what was going on at home.  The reasons I would have told 
Professor Snape


1.  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
I doubt you would find many wizard clever as him in a long days
march and even fewer witches. -Elyse  
trouble_h2o:
I see this as being able to protect me from the abuser or teach me 
to protect myself.

2.  Knowing  how I responded to adults that challeged me - I was 
mouthy and brutally told them my opinion / truth without much tact 
or concern as to when, where and who else heard.  This would have 
gotten me into much trouble and many detentions at Hogwarts as it 
did in real life. Professor Snape would have seen alot of me, most 
likely more than any other student.

3.  Snape can keep his mouth shut, most of the time he seems to act 
in the background, for instance arranging to referee the quiditch 
match in SS/PS, getting folks back to the castle on strechers after 
the shricking stack in PoA, etc.  This would have been important to 
me that who I told did not run off half cocked trying to "save" me 
without taking the whole situation into consideration.

vmonte responds:

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. 
 
trouble_h2o
4.  I don't love the guy but in the past I would have and still view 
him as brash, brutally honest,and tactless (like myself - I did 
learn tact when I got out of the situation I was in.)  I don't veiw 
his behavior so much as so much as contempt but extremely high 
expectations of himself and others.  ( Very similiar to my own)  
This is probably the main reason I could have told him, he would not 
have felt "sorry" for me,  or told me how disappointed he was in me 
for my behaviors, etc.  He would have helped if asked, but would not 
allow self-pity, and would have expected me to keep my end of the 
agreement, not resubmitting myself to the abusive situation over and 
over again.
(It took a friend in college several years to get me to see my way 
out of the cycle.)  

5.  Snape seems to know when students are being less than truthful 
(Legilimensing them). Even as a poor muggle I knew who would believe 
me and who probably would not by watching how they interact with 
other people. Snape would have been the one teacher I could have 
expected to believe me.  His charactor is not one to boot lick those 
in position or power, his dislike of Umbridge for instance.  This 
would have been important in my situation.


Snape reminds me of my best friend who has a knack for getting 
people to see themselves as they realy are and what they need to do 
to change themself and the situation.  But, my friend is gentle and 
tactful, most of the time.  example - Snape after the tower scene in 
HBP telling Harry to close his mouth and his mind.

I hope that others can see my point of veiw on this polorizing 
charactor.  I know that I did not flesh it out well, and I'm not 
sure if he is ESE Snape, ESG Snape, or out for himself Snape. But, 
from my life experinces I see a man that can be trusted with 
personal secrects and demons and able to act in very difficult 
situations.  Someone I can respect but not like all the time.



Trouble_h2o