Bellatrix Loves Severus?, Subtle Hints at Unrequited Love? |
 Nov 16 2008, 01:34 AM
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Did anyone else glean from the Spinner's End chapter that Bellatrix may have a crush on Severus, or at least may have pursued him in the past (before she met her husband, perhaps)?
I'd actually forgotten about this, but my very first impression when I read that chapter was, "Hey, is there somethin' goin' on between these two?" It's hard to pinpoint exactly, but something about the way Snape taunts Bella, and the way she responds to it, suggested to me that Bellatrix had tried to seduce Severus at some point in the past, and that Severus was never going to let her forget it. For example: 1) He stood back to allow [Narcissa] to pass him into the house. Her still-hooded sister followed without invitation. "Snape," she said curtly as she passed him. "Bellatrix," he replied, his thin mouth curling into an almost mocking smile as he closed the door with a snap behind them. 2) ...Bellatrix said nothing, but continued to glower at Snape. This did not seem to discompose him; on the contrary, he looked rather amused. 3) How vehemently Bellatrix expresses her distrust of Severus, and the fact that no real reason for it is provided. Is she so bound-and-determined not to trust him partly because she's still seething over the fact that he rebuffed her advances in the past? I'm very much looking forward to hearing other people's opinions on this. Linnea |
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