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Potioncat here: Missing moments are so much fun. I've read over these 
two posts below and given them some thought. Alla, I must have missed 
any post that ever mentioned your liking for Snape.  One can imagine 
that your vehement opposition to him now is a result of having so 
esteemed him before. (Sorry, I've been reading Austin again.)

>>>Catlady wrote in post #177099
>>>Well, Snape has always seemed the most self-suppressing character, 
the kind of person who could never ever bear to admit to himself that 
he felt a homosexual attraction, so that could be a reason to hate the
person to whom he is attracted, to hate the person for making him feel
something he really does not want to feel.

>>>Alla wrote in post #177100
>>>Why would I want Snape/ Sirius? Simply - they had lots of sparks to
me, and it is that "thin line from love to hate" attraction, to me
anyways.


Potioncat:
So, it could go like this as a canon-based missing moment from OoP?

Christmas break: Snape comes to 12 GP to inform Potter of the 
Occlumency lessons. There's the bit of silly wand waving and eyes 
meet. Legilimency happens and Snape realizes a reciprocal feeling on 
Black's part. The relationship develops off page. 

Umbridge's office: Harry's outburst, "He's got Padfoot" communicates 
strongly to Snape who has a personal reason to find out if Sirius is 
safe. Later, he sends word that Potter is missing. Snape insists 
Black stay at 12 GP, not as a taunt, but because he wants Sirius to 
be safe. Snape knows what LV might intend for this particular Black.

HBP: Snape's smooth recognition to Bella that she killed Black may 
appear to be a compliment, but is really Snape's own way of saving he 
knows who to blame.

Interesting, yes. I can see it. Had things gone better, had Sirius 
not died, we might have had a scene when Harry comes to stay with 
Sirius over the summer and discovers Snape is his co-Godfather. That 
would not have been pretty. <eg>

Well, JKR certainly didn't intend this, no matter how well it can be 
made to fit. ;-)

Of course, it does a great job of explaining how Snape knew about 
Lily's letter, which now has the double power of both having belonged 
to Sirius and being written by Lily.