Sexy Snape

[ellecain]

No: HPFGUIDX 139601

>Elsye wrote:
Also I think that what JKR wants to show children is that just
because people are ugly and mean doesnt mean they do
not possess other worthy redeeming qualities

vmonte responds:
Ok, then tell me what those redeeming qualities are? What are they? 

Elyse rolls up her sleeves, takes a deep breath and plunges in:

Admittedly, JKR has been most reluctant to say anything good about 
Snape
but thats fine. We'll just have to start from basics.
The man has a presence. How many times have we been told that
"Snape's mere presence was enough to induce silence in the 
classroom"?
Hes got a crackling electric vitality that gives him away no matter 
how quiet he wants to be.

There is also the fact that Snape demonstrates great expertise in 
Potions, creating the Wolfsbane Potion
and Veritaserum, both of which are rare and difficult mixtures.
I know his skills as a teacher have been debated, but there is no 
doubt he has a passion for the subject.
"I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly
simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of 
liquids
that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the
senses..."

He is an exteremely powerful wizard. He correctly identified the 
curse Quirrel was using (McGonagall was clueless) and was 
successfully using the countercurse
We have been told any number of times that he is a superb Occlumens
perhaps the best in the world considering he has been lying for at 
least three years to Voldemort, Dumbledore or both.
And I doubt Voldemort picks incompetent people to be Death Eaters.
Even weak grovelling Pettigrew was able to blast a street full of 13 
Muggles with his wand behind his back.

We know he was intelligent in school.He had written a lot more in 
his DADA OWL even with miniscule handwriting.
He was definitely creative. He invented his own powerful curses
(dangerous, but still powerful) at the age of 16. This is something
not even Hermione,or Percy Weasley has been known to do.

He always has an "unfathomable" expression on his face. 
But this is what makes him an excellent double agent. The poised 
calm surface of his character is carefully designed to hide the 
boiling inner nature. Emotions are rarely reflected on his frozen 
immobile face. I'm sure he proudly and consciously practises a blank 
expression, commanding his features to remain firm.
Such mastery of personality has to be envied.

When asked for an opinion, he gives the naked brutal truth. It is 
beneath him to flatter. Granted, his remarks are mean, nasty, 
savagely sadistic, but they are undeniably true. If he is going to 
be described as an ugly man with yellow teeth, I think it is only 
fair for him to comment on Hermione's which *are* larger than usual.
If Neville wasnt such a failure at potions, and Harry ,mediocre at 
other subjects in general, Snape couldnt have the opportunity to 
tell him so.You surely dont expect him to say "Bad luck Longbottom
but I'm sure youll get it right someday"

Last but not least, the fact that he is a double agent speaks for 
itself no matter which side he is on. In the ESG!Snape scenario,
lets not forget that he went to Voldemort, one hour late, to 
possile, even probable death, without so much as a tremor.
"You know what I must ask you to do. If you are ready . . . if
you are prepared ..."

"I am," he says.

This shows "pure nerve and outstanding courage". 
Alongwith this bravery, remember he has successfully walked a 
tightrope between both sides for a few years now. I am sure it 
called for 
resourcefulness, quick thinking, sharp observation skills,
Oscar-worthy acting, fast decision making abilities, remaining calm 
in a crisis,complete inner confidence, sureness of purpose.

To sum up, here is a man, with skillful expertise and a passion for 
Potions (and DADA). An extremely competent, amazingly powerful 
wizard, possibly the greatest Occlumens the world has ever seen.
A paragon of self control, intelligent and creative, with a brutal 
honesty. His incredible courage of course is beyond question.

I hate to use your own quote against you but:
JKR:However, everyone should keep their eye on Snape, I'll just say 
that because 
there is *more to him* than meets the eye......
 
Elyse