I tried to imagine actually writing it, but I'm afraid I foundered on the characterizations. Specifically, I could certainly get at a Snape who was attracted to Harry and waiting eagerly until the clock ticked over and Harry was fair game -- but I couldn't get at a Snape who was willing to risk humiliation by actually saying so.
In fact, now that I think of it, it may be that the reason people are more likely to write Harry taking the lead is that Harry seems a lot more willing to take emotional risks than Snape is. Snape doesn't appear to have very many intimate relationships at all (though I think the canon allows various interpretations of his relationships with McGonagall and Dumbledore), and it's hard to see him going out of his way to get one.
Not that I'm trying to discourage you! I'd love to see what you'd do with it. And even in the unlikely event that I did arrive at a Snape I could use, I'm sure the two stories would be different enough that the fandom would have room for both of them!
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Date: 1/10/04 11:55 am (UTC)I tried to imagine actually writing it, but I'm afraid I foundered on the characterizations. Specifically, I could certainly get at a Snape who was attracted to Harry and waiting eagerly until the clock ticked over and Harry was fair game -- but I couldn't get at a Snape who was willing to risk humiliation by actually saying so.
In fact, now that I think of it, it may be that the reason people are more likely to write Harry taking the lead is that Harry seems a lot more willing to take emotional risks than Snape is. Snape doesn't appear to have very many intimate relationships at all (though I think the canon allows various interpretations of his relationships with McGonagall and Dumbledore), and it's hard to see him going out of his way to get one.
Not that I'm trying to discourage you! I'd love to see what you'd do with it. And even in the unlikely event that I did arrive at a Snape I could use, I'm sure the two stories would be different enough that the fandom would have room for both of them!