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The trouble with most Snape fics is that they are not about Snape, but about Alan Rickman. And they are all by straight women.

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Well, for that matter, there are few beautiful young women, too. Hermione is described mostly in terms of her messy bushy hair and blazing temper, and all the teachers are older women. Ginny is a kid for much of the story, and even when she blossoms into a formidable and accomplished person, we are never actually told that she is very beautiful. Actually, I think that is one of the strengths of the books - that they concede so little to self-regarding and sexual fantasies.