Yeah, I haven't got any problems with the Snape/Harry dynamics. But, as I elaborated further in my comment to laurelwood below, I've got this weird problem with relationships between people from different levels within a hierarchical structure.
In my mind, there's too much real hate between them...
I fully agree that there is a lot of genuine and deeply rooted hatred between Sirius and Severus and that it borders on impossible to prevent them from killing each other let alone lead a civil conversation. But, before OotP was released, there was the distinct possibility for them to learn to accept each other. As arachnete2 pointed out, she was very disappointed that they weren't allowed to make a progress towards if not understanding then at least less open hostility. The way Rowling handled the Snape/Black dynamics in OotP reminds me of the way she handles Draco: There is definitely potential for development of interaction/character, but she ignores it completely. Although, of course, the fact that she didn't change their attitude towards each other fits in very well into the general context of OotP, which is all about stagnation.
In any case, I think that the Snape/Black interaction is one aspect that should be tackled by fic writers, since Rowling ignores its potential. I would, eh?
As to Snape/Harry, I am not opposed to it and can see its potential well enough, even though it doesn't exactly tickle my fancy. I even hope that Rowling's going to exploit it further. Because as yet, she hasn't had Harry learn anything from his insight into Snape's mind: At the end of OotP, he falls back into his old behaviour pattern, blaming Snape for everything (i.e. Sirius' death), just like he used to blame him all throughout the years. I don't think it's so much Harry's fault; I am rather worried that Rowling will keep up this pattern just like she keeps up having Harry, Ron and Hermione humiliating Draco, Crabbe and Goyle at the end of each school year on the train.
Of course, Harry was beyond himself with hurt and despair at the end of OotP, and his reaction made some sort of sense, but what's the point then of showing a hesitant dawning of understanding between the characters only to make it all invalid by adapting old patterns over and over again? The characters of a novel must be allowed development and to learn from their experiences and mistakes. (And in spite of all that I said about relating to the characters as to real people, I am aware that they are only fictional.)
Sirius's egotism borders on sociopathic
Sirius is a strange mixture of absolute egoism on the one hand and just as absolute selflessness on the other - when it comes to protecting the ones he loves. He is completely unable to see anything positive in people he hates and anything negative in those he loves. What an annoying bastard. But hey - he's got charms! And yes, I am that shallow.
And, god help me, for all my cynicism, I am a romantic at heart.
Heh! Cynism is the protector of romantics, or so I heard. I want happy fanfiction, too. It's all about escapism, baby!
Harry/Remus squicks me beyond all reason; that strikes me as an abuse of trust.
Yeah, if anything, I prefer seeing Harry (or Hermione, for that matter) with Snape. Although I see the relationship as potentially abusive (especially in Hermione's case), it is more in character for Severus than Remus. I understand that many fans want to see Remus assuming the role of the father figure in Harry's life and become his confidant - without the burden of being his legal guardian, and thus being in the position of shagging Harry silly. But I don't see Remus being able and willing to allow real closeness. Harry trusts him, but he doesn't do anything much to deserve this trust.
but Remus, who constructs his survival upon getting people to like him, to think him harmless...
Fucking manipulative werewolf. He would hurt Harry more than Severus ever could, because with Severus, Harry is on his guard. All my rambling on abusive student/teacher relationships applies even more to Remus/Harry than Harry/Snape. But again, this doesn's stop me from reading Remus/Harry fics and enjoying the well-written ones.
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Date: 2004-03-11 01:35 pm (UTC)In my mind, there's too much real hate between them...
I fully agree that there is a lot of genuine and deeply rooted hatred between Sirius and Severus and that it borders on impossible to prevent them from killing each other let alone lead a civil conversation. But, before OotP was released, there was the distinct possibility for them to learn to accept each other. As
In any case, I think that the Snape/Black interaction is one aspect that should be tackled by fic writers, since Rowling ignores its potential. I would, eh?
As to Snape/Harry, I am not opposed to it and can see its potential well enough, even though it doesn't exactly tickle my fancy. I even hope that Rowling's going to exploit it further. Because as yet, she hasn't had Harry learn anything from his insight into Snape's mind: At the end of OotP, he falls back into his old behaviour pattern, blaming Snape for everything (i.e. Sirius' death), just like he used to blame him all throughout the years. I don't think it's so much Harry's fault; I am rather worried that Rowling will keep up this pattern just like she keeps up having Harry, Ron and Hermione humiliating Draco, Crabbe and Goyle at the end of each school year on the train.
Of course, Harry was beyond himself with hurt and despair at the end of OotP, and his reaction made some sort of sense, but what's the point then of showing a hesitant dawning of understanding between the characters only to make it all invalid by adapting old patterns over and over again? The characters of a novel must be allowed development and to learn from their experiences and mistakes. (And in spite of all that I said about relating to the characters as to real people, I am aware that they are only fictional.)
Sirius's egotism borders on sociopathic
Sirius is a strange mixture of absolute egoism on the one hand and just as absolute selflessness on the other - when it comes to protecting the ones he loves. He is completely unable to see anything positive in people he hates and anything negative in those he loves. What an annoying bastard. But hey - he's got charms! And yes, I am that shallow.
And, god help me, for all my cynicism, I am a romantic at heart.
Heh! Cynism is the protector of romantics, or so I heard. I want happy fanfiction, too. It's all about escapism, baby!
Harry/Remus squicks me beyond all reason; that strikes me as an abuse of trust.
Yeah, if anything, I prefer seeing Harry (or Hermione, for that matter) with Snape. Although I see the relationship as potentially abusive (especially in Hermione's case), it is more in character for Severus than Remus. I understand that many fans want to see Remus assuming the role of the father figure in Harry's life and become his confidant - without the burden of being his legal guardian, and thus being in the position of shagging Harry silly. But I don't see Remus being able and willing to allow real closeness. Harry trusts him, but he doesn't do
anythingmuch to deserve this trust.but Remus, who constructs his survival upon getting people to like him, to think him harmless...
Fucking manipulative werewolf. He would hurt Harry more than Severus ever could, because with Severus, Harry is on his guard. All my rambling on abusive student/teacher relationships applies even more to Remus/Harry than Harry/Snape. But again, this doesn's stop me from reading Remus/Harry fics and enjoying the well-written ones.