SHIP - Snape and Tonks?????

[montavilla47]

No: HPFGUIDX 169666

Toonmili:
> I used to say that Snape and Tonks would make a nice couple just
> to be funny but now I think there might be something there.

Montavilla47:
I came across a fic-in-progress that had Snape with a crush on 
Tonks.  It was kind of cute.  I don't know how it ends, though.

Toonmili:
> Then Snape says he was interested to see her new Patronous.
> Which begs the question, what was the old one and why was he
> interested to see the new one.
> 
> He then shuts the gate in her face - this is an angry reaction
> if you ask me. Why would Snape be angry because her patronous
> changed to werewolf?
> 
> He then says with malice in his voice: "I think you were better
> off with the old one. The new one looks a bit weak."
> 
> So he knows the new one represents Remus, so he must have
> noticed that Tonks loves Remus but the big question is why
> should he care? Why did he take joy in taunting her about
> Remus, it doesn't seem to be his style? He never taunted
> Harry about the memories he saw of Cho, so why get so personal
> with Tonks?
> 
> Then there's Tonks look of shock and anger. If she is shocked,
> why? Why would she not expect that of him? So it could be that
> they dated.

Montavilla47:
The way I  read this scene is Snape trying to be sympathetic 
with Tonks.  He's basically saying, "That fellow that dumped 
you?  He's a big weenie, isn't he?"

But he's saying it in such a backhanded way that it just makes 
her angry.  Maybe he thinks it's better for her to be angry  than
to be depressed.

I'm pretty sure that whatever is going on in that scene that Harry
is getting it wrong--not because Harry is a dope, but because 
gets just about everything wrong about Tonks in HBP.

Toonmili:
> He is dark and gloomy, she is bright and cheerful. They'll
> complement each other well.

Montavilla47:
I think you're right about that.  But, as you say later, to get them
together would require either dumping Lupin or killing him off.
So, I don't think it'll come up in canon.  But, you know, everything's
fair in fanfic.