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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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[sanscouronne.livejournal.com]

Haha, so true!

I know many a straight woman with Alan Rickman-as-Snape fantasies. It's all about the voice.

[un-crayon-rouge.livejournal.com]

You are so right. We just can't help it :-)

[redcoast.livejournal.com]

Look man, we women are just hormonal as you guys and we can't help it when we're attracted to someone even though he's totally old and gross and contains no attractive qualities.

And though I'm not a Snape fan, I've got it bad for Dr. House, so I'm just as guilty.

[ani-bester.livejournal.com]

Funniest thing I've read all days.

Especially given I've just come from the Hp-Art-project where EVERYONE wants to draw Snape *LOL*

[sanscouronne.livejournal.com]

I personally prefer the deliciously evil Lucius Malfoy, but I think it also has to do with the mellifluous voice of Jason Isaacs.

[tashmania.livejournal.com]

Hehe, it is very true! And as been said, the draw is the voice. I don't really find Snape or Lucius, or Alan Rickman or Jason Isaacs attractive, but their voices... guh.

[elskuligr.livejournal.com]

that is indeed a problem with a lot of Snape fics...
perhaps not so much with fics in which Snape is not involved in a romantic relationship though: after all, even though I agree with you that the canon Snape is certainly not physically attractive, he is quite a fascinating character. Fics that explore his complex attitudes regarding Dumbledore, the Dark Arts, Voldemort,the Malfoys, Harry Potter, etc. are usually quite interesting and not at all given to romanticizing his voice or physical appearance.
Mind you, a lot of Draco fics have him as a sex god whereas neither the canon character nor the movie actor is particularly sexy, so I guess you can't fight the overwhelming power of hormones and fantasy... (and the need to turn every negative character into a sexy bad boy, because it is a universally acknowledged truth that, against all logic, evil = sexy ;) ).