Slytherins in love

[clio44a]

No: HPFGUIDX 174145

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214"
<dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "npod4291" <npod4291@> wrote:
> > The way I see it, Snape's love for Lily is love in its purest form.
>

>SNIP<

>Alla wrote 
> But I would not call it pure love, at the very least with very strong 
> obsessive undertones IMO.
> 
> Alla
>


I guess Alla (whose older posts about Snape usually differ strongly
from my opinion) has already made very good points on Snape's
obsession, which I don't want to repeat. I only would like to add that
 seeing a grown man cry over the letter of his 16 year long dead
teenage love is maybe romantic and moving, but is also a bit
disturbing. Maybe it is just testament  to his loneliness and the
overtaxing situation after Ddore's death. *shrugs* Anyways, it is
realistic.

I agree that his love is very human but far from idealistic or pure. I
would call it selfish. Only Ddore manages to channel that passion for
his purposes, i.e. for the greater good and for Harry. Yet as we see
in his memories Snape seems to have progressed from his extreme point
of view (only Lily matters) to a more moral view (what will become of
my soul/ should we sacrifice Harry). And I am happy to see that.    

I like how in the whole Snape story arc the sweetness and the greedy
obsession are well balanced. The point is, that Snape, deep down under
the icy exterior, has a heart. And all he does is fuelled by burning
emotions. Who would have thought after the first books? What a great
character! I would just have loved a confrontation between Snape and
Harry somewhere in the book.

Clio