I particularly like the bit about Scouring charms. ^_-
I'm not certain why the fans often write Harry as making the first move though Diana Williams comes to mind as writing the opposite. (Whether I like them or think them believable or in-character is another story entirely.)
I think part of the reason, though, comes from the orientation of the writers. The majority of Snape/Harry fans are, first, Snape fans. And as Snape fans, Snape becomes the pseudo self-insert, who is wined and dined and taken home for a good long session of love making.
Then there's also the theory that Harry 'tops from bottom.' Or he's dominant enough to make the first move but not dominant enough to actually be a top. (Some day, somewhere, someone is going to write a Harry/Snape BDSM story with Harry as the dom and I shall rejoice. Of course, it'll likely be very fucked up and probably not be consensual, but oh well. We take what we can get, I suppose.)
Some of it may also be characterization issues. Ie, it's harder/easier (for Author A/Author B) to explain Harry/Snape's attraction and thus the person they can rationalize easily ends up making the first move?
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Date: 1/9/04 07:40 pm (UTC)I'm not certain why the fans often write Harry as making the first move though Diana Williams comes to mind as writing the opposite. (Whether I like them or think them believable or in-character is another story entirely.)
I think part of the reason, though, comes from the orientation of the writers. The majority of Snape/Harry fans are, first, Snape fans. And as Snape fans, Snape becomes the pseudo self-insert, who is wined and dined and taken home for a good long session of love making.
Then there's also the theory that Harry 'tops from bottom.' Or he's dominant enough to make the first move but not dominant enough to actually be a top. (Some day, somewhere, someone is going to write a Harry/Snape BDSM story with Harry as the dom and I shall rejoice. Of course, it'll likely be very fucked up and probably not be consensual, but oh well. We take what we can get, I suppose.)
Some of it may also be characterization issues. Ie, it's harder/easier (for Author A/Author B) to explain Harry/Snape's attraction and thus the person they can rationalize easily ends up making the first move?