ok i've seen everything now

[melclaros]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Kathryn" <kcawte at n...> wrote:

> I agree that there is somewhat of a problem with Rickmanized Snape 
in some
> fics, but then there are also a heck of a lot of fics that do the 
same to
> Draco and generally Draco fans don't get comments about this being 
because
> of the kid that plays him. 


Well yeah, they do and so has Rowling. But yes, the howling is 
distinctly less. Part of the difference is that there isn't a twenty 
year age difference between Draco and Hermione nor is there the 
problem that Snape is a TEACHER and there are LAWS against that sort 
of thing. Now whatever Snape's past, he does seem to be a stickler 
for the rules and IMHO there is no way he'd fiddle with a student 
(and that goes for the Snape/Harry garbage out there as well).

The problem I personally have with the adult Hermione fics is that 
these fics all seem to be written under the delusion that between 
1960 and 1980 there was not one single female witch born who would 
be remotely capeable of matching wits and temper with Severus Snape. 
Oh please. Conversely that a smart, supposedly accomplished war 
criminal...sorry hero...Hermione wouldn't be able to find any other 
suitable mate that a 50+ year old washed up--whatever he ends up as?

I understand your speculation on Hermione's possible experiences 
Post War, but it's just that: speculation. There's no way we can 
know any of that will pan out any more than we can know if either 
Snape or Hermione will ultimately survive. I know who I'd *prefer* 
survive, but that's another topic.

All we have to go on now is what we've been shown of their supposed 
background. No, we don't know that Hermione's parents don't come 
home and get drunk every night, but you have to admit it doesn't 
seem likely. No, we can't say that because we saw one vicious 
argument in Snape's pensive he came from an abusive home (notice I 
never said HE was abused, only that the environment was abusive) but 
we know that people don't generally *cower* during the occasional 
tiff here and there.

Anyway, as you can tell, "Shipping" is not a hobby of mine.