Cannon!Snape has loved Lily since the two of them were children—considerably longer than 11 years. I don’t think it’s unrealistic at all. While I wouldn’t call such a love typical human behavior, it’s also not particularly rare. There are thousands of people who still profess love for Princess Di for example.
I doubt that it was telling Snape what an idiot he is that angered him, but rather saying Lily was shallow and unworthy.
I agree that it’s weird that someone who could carry a torch for that long would stop just because an 11 year old boy gave them random advice. I think it’s likely that when Snape kills Dumbledore, it’s going to be because of his love for Lily and Dumbledore’s interference in that. His love hasn’t diminished at all.
Cannon!Snape has loved Lily since the two of them were children—considerably longer than 11 years. I don’t think it’s unrealistic at all.
I don’t think it’s particularly unrealistic coming from some unspecified hypothetical character who’s just heard the love they’ve been harboring for more than half their life insulted, but I would find it pretty weird if Snape said that to Harry in that situation, and he wasn’t exaggerating. Anyone who’d commit murder in that situation would either have to be profoundly lacking in restraint, or possessed by a really maniacal level of infatuation.
I suspect Snape was engaging in hyperbole, because if he wasn’t my judgment of his character is completely out of whack.
Cannon!Snape has loved Lily since the two of them were children—considerably longer than 11 years. I don’t think it’s unrealistic at all. While I wouldn’t call such a love typical human behavior, it’s also not particularly rare. There are thousands of people who still profess love for Princess Di for example.
I doubt that it was telling Snape what an idiot he is that angered him, but rather saying Lily was shallow and unworthy.
I agree that it’s weird that someone who could carry a torch for that long would stop just because an 11 year old boy gave them random advice. I think it’s likely that when Snape kills Dumbledore, it’s going to be because of his love for Lily and Dumbledore’s interference in that. His love hasn’t diminished at all.
I don’t think it’s particularly unrealistic coming from some unspecified hypothetical character who’s just heard the love they’ve been harboring for more than half their life insulted, but I would find it pretty weird if Snape said that to Harry in that situation, and he wasn’t exaggerating. Anyone who’d commit murder in that situation would either have to be profoundly lacking in restraint, or possessed by a really maniacal level of infatuation.
I suspect Snape was engaging in hyperbole, because if he wasn’t my judgment of his character is completely out of whack.