alisanne

So the lovely who_la_hoop asked an interesting question today in her journal. There is a fun discussion going on over there about whether Draco deserves Harry, and it occurred to me that we could ask the same question about my OTP. So I shall. *g*

Does Severus deserve Harry? Or, as I suspect some might even ask, does Harry deserve Severus?
It depends on who you see as the hero of the tale, after all. :)

What do I think? Well, Severus was clearly an utter bastard to Harry when he was growing up, but I think the memories he gave to Harry in the Shack would have caused a distinct shift in their relationship. Harry, looking back (with 20/20 hindsight and an adult perspective) would be able to see why Severus did what he did, and likely forgive him. Their relationship, which was always passionate, would prolly evolve from there. In addition, Severus would challenge Harry in a relationship, something I think Harry would appreciate (this stems from a comment by gryffindorj in Who La Hoop's post about how the Harry/Ginny relationship smack of hero worship which is pretty icky).

Anyway, I'm opening this up. Tell me your thinky thoughts. And go tell Who La Hoop how you feel about Draco and Harry, too, if you're so inclined. Fandom could use more discussion. :)

So I have been pondering this and I'm not sure if I know the answer. Maybe you all can help me.
What exactly constitutes character bashing?
( Cut for pondering )

Well, even though everyone and their grandmother has DH theories, I'm going to chime in with mine.
I meant to re read it on the plane but I didn't manage it. Instead I wrote ficlets and drabbles, hence the spammage today, but I still want to say a few things about the closing of canon. I hope this isn't too incoherent as I suspect I'm still a bit jet lagged...
Needless to say, here there be spoilers, so beware!
( Here we go )