Gripes.
I promise this is very brief, but it is extremely important for you, the reader, to know why I am writing this story.
Due to an obsession a few of my other Harry Potter-crazed friends have for a certain Professor Snape, I have read a great many so-called "Snapefics." Because they were all written by Snape fans, I found almost all of them to have two similar traits, and these are my gripes. (Please note that I said ALMOST.) These are the two reasons why I, a non-Snape fan, decided to write a Snapefic. Surely, written from my point of view, it will put a new spin on the character?
Gripe #1 – The Nice Guy Gripe
In almost every romance fanfic I read, Snape is made into a nice guy at some point or another. I know, I know, he has special reasons for being nice to your character…that's what they all say. Face the facts, dearie—the guy's a jerk.
Gripe #2 – The Evil Potter Gripe
I can't tell you how sick I am of reading Snapefics that portray James Potter as the biggest jerk to ever walk the face of the Earth, even outdoing Voldemort in his evilness. Often this is extended to his group of friends (though generally, to my amusement, my favorite character—Lupin—is made out to be the nicest one of the bunch). James Potter was not some malicious bully who always picked on poor widdle Snapie-poo; he and Snape had a MUTUAL RIVALRY.
I intend to amend these things I see as misconceptions in the following Snapefic.
Thank you for suffering through this. Have a corking day.