[HPforGrownups] Sexy Snape?

[TrekkieGrrrl]

No: HPFGUIDX 139539


>
>> Elyse:
>> It has crossed my mind actually, and that only makes me find
>> him more attractive not less.
>
>> 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.
>
>> Luckdragon:
>> I wonder how many people would truly find Snape as attractive had Alan
>> Rickman not portrayed him in the movies.
>
> Silmariel:
> Allow me to delurk. As I don't find Alan particularly appealing, and I 
> still
> have a mental image of Snape that is not Rickman's, I may help.

Now TrekkieGrrrl:
First of all, I admit to being a total Rickmaniac. BUT I became that BECAUSE 
of Snape, not the other way around.

To me, Snape was dead sexy from the first time I read the books. And that 
was well before I had seen any of the movies.

I guess it's the tall dark villain-y man that comes into play here. In any 
case, yes Snape *IS* Sexy, also without Rickman's help.

>Silmariel
> The usual ESL warning.
>
> Behavior and skills. He lurks in the shadows, he is misterious, he can be 
> cold
> or vehement, he is dangerous, he is cruel or verges it, he's a good 
> duelist,
> he has secrets, he's *young* (I can't but compare with Rickman's Snape, 
> who I
> can't help seeing as nearing 50 years old) for a wizard, he can act, 
> deceive,
> outsmart, win. He has killed Dumbledore (if he is bad, that's a fantastic
> thing in itself, if he is good, it is also a fantastic thing in terms of
> raising the stakes). A top gladiator in his arena, they use to have a 
> bunch
> of groupies following them.

TrekkieGrrrl:

Yes, people tend to forget how *young* Snape is. That is of course movie 
contamination, after all, Rickman is (currently) 59, but Snape is in his mid 
thirties.

That also influences on how people percieve Snape and his actions in general 
(the "childish" way he sometimes act) - Snape isn't very old AND he has been 
through a LOT for a man his age! That doesn't necessarily *excuse* his 
actions but to a point it at least explains them, at least in my mind.

>> His movements have been likened to a bat or spider, he has pasty skin, 
>> beady
> black eyes, lank black greasy hair,
>

TrekkieGrrrl:
In other words: The perfect goth ;o)

>Silmariel:
> Hey, maybe Jo is seeing too much of Rickman in Snape :) just a joke, but 
> is
> very noticeable the change in description in Spinner's End, it didn't give 
> me
> that ugly depiction of Snape, rather a neutral one. The thing is, he 
> doesn't
> need good looks in order to be attractive, he just needs to be plain in 
> that
> aspect.

There's little doubt that JKR Is if not a downright Rickmaniac then at least 
a fan of Alan Rickman. And it is pretty clear that this has influenced on 
her views of Snape. He's less greasy and hooknosed in HBP than in the other 
books.

>>
>> and I highly doubt his voice is as attractive as Rickman's.

TrekkieGrrrl:
That depends on how you define attractive of course. Snape has a voice that 
makes people listen.

>Silmariel:
> Just in case anyone wonders, I don't care if he is good or bad. Back to
> lurking...

TrekkieGrrrl:
I *DO* care. And I'm still convinced that Snape is Good. Mean and evil and 
generally a nasty bastard. But good.

~TrekkieGrrrl