Snape as the lover of Regulus Black

[nowheregirrrl]

No: HPFGUIDX 153580

Leslie41:

>I agree that Rowling wouldn't touch homosexuality with a ten-foot
>pole, but I think it's because it would take attention away from the
>main story.

>And the fact that she's a member of the Church of Scotland (as
>opposed to the Catholic Church or Southern Baptist, for example)
>actually means she's a member of a church that is quite open minded
>when it comes to homosexuals and homosexual behavior, and even
>homosexual marriages and clergy.

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>But I would be extremely surprised to find that Rowling
>thinks homosexuality is wrong. I may be extremely incorrect about
>this, but my sense is that she would not only have no problem with
>homosexuality, but would also support the idea of homosexuals
>marrying.

Lanval:

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>Why she has so far chosen not to include openly gay character(s) is
>anyone's guess, and yours is a good as mine. Perhaps she really did
>wish to avoid the controversy. What I'd find extremely hard to
>believe is that she's personally opposed to it, be it for religious
>or other reasons. All evidence so far points to JKR coming down hard
>on intolerance. Dudley's and Uncle Vernon's remarks give me a pretty
>clear idea concerning her views of homophobia...

nowheregirrrl:

Leslie 41, You're absolutely right - thank you for the information on
the Church of Scotland, as I didn't know that.  I agree that JRK
probably has no problem with homosexuality as she does preach
tolerance in her books and her personal life.  I did not mean to imply
in my post that I think otherwise about her.  What I meant is that I
don't think she'd bring up the subject of homosexuality precisely
because that would be a huge bombshell and would detract from the
story, especially to spring it in the final book!  Why invite more
criticism and eclipse such a wonderful story?

Lanval, I'm going to have to go back and re-read the passages with
Dudley and Uncle Vernon, I think i missed something...

Len Jaffe:

> I find it interesting that there is a segment of HP
> readers who have decided that SNape might be gay, that
> we'd even care, and that we think we might see signs
> in the literature - by snapes actions inactions, and I
> wonder what makes us think we could judge, and why we
> might care.

nowheregirrrl:

I also find it intersting that some people think Snape's gay.  Am I in
the minority seeing him as someone who is celibate?  The militant
loyalty to DD (yes, I believe he's DDM), the plain black robes, the
greasy hair - to me I've always viewed his character almost like a
monk, doing penance.  All he needs is a hairshirt under those robes.
As a double agent, and as someone who KNEW Voldemort would return, how
could he form relationships?  JKR has said that some Hogwarts
professors are married but we don't know who yet for a reason.
Originally I thought it might be Snape, married to Bellatrix.  But
then we find out she's married, so there goes that idea.  I would now
be shocked if JKR reveals Snape is married or otherwise involved with
someone!