Snape in love with Narcissa?

Question

I read the Chapter Spinner's End (HBP) again, and there seems to be some intense chemistry going on between Snape and Narcissa. He lifted her from her kneeling position, placed her on the sofa... she kissed his hand... he took a most dangerous oath for her son. This has to be a big clue as to who the love of Snape's love is.

Throughout he behaves with her in a most chivalrous fashion. I also feel Narcissa knew he had a soft corner for her, and was trying to use it to her advantage.

Alternative Interpretations?
Man helping damsel in distress (After all, all men get somewhat scared and easy to manipulate when women cry or look depressed.)
Snape tried to silence Bellatrix's suspicions once and for all... what better way than taking this oath?

Anyways tell me what you think.

Answer 1

If Snape is in love with Narcissa she knows fully well that he is. That's why she went to him. I think they probably went out at Hogwarts or something. I really hope they aren't in love with eachother. I was sort of hoping that he was in love with Lilly.

Answer 2

I thought about that too. I think that may be a possibility. I also have a question. The titel for the seventh book is going to be 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows.' I think that Deathly Hollows is refering to Godric's Hollow, where Harry said he would go in Book 7. And then Godric's Hollow also got me thinking. It's supposed to be a villiage, right? Well what if Godric's Hollow also meant Godric's Grave? Where he was buried? And I bet Harry is going to look there or meet Voldy there or something, because that's where he got a-, or hid a Horcrux!! What do you think???


EDIT: Oh no, you're right, Ichigo! I'm so stupid! Now the theory is all wrong. Thanks for the correction. Well there are plenty more questions we can ask ourselves, though. Like:

- What does Dudders see when the Dementors come close?
- Who is R.A.B
- What did Dumbledore see in the Mirror of Erised?
- What would Dumbledore's dementor be?
- How did the Invisibility Cloak get into Dumbledore's possesion?
- What was the Potters' proffesion?
- How will Wormtail help Harry at the end? (He didn't really try to save Harry in Book 4 unless you count him asking Voldy to choose a different person.
- Is Snape evil? (YES!)
- Priori Incantatum (I'm not sure that's spelled right) will play a HUGE part in Book 7 I think. How will either Harry or Voldy ever beat eachother if the wands keep connecting?
- What will Grawp do in Book 7?
- Was Lily even better than Snape in Potions? Will that be relevant?
- They said that something HUGE will be revealed about Lilly. What is it?

I can't think of any more right now but it's enough to get us thinking for now. And like Ichigo said, I would recommend Mugglenet, too. It's a really good site, it has polls and a caption contest and everything. Almost every theory is on that site. Here's the link:

http://mugglenet.com

Can't wait until book 7!

Answer 3

Ummmm.... I've never thought of Snape in love with Narcissa because I heard rumors of Snape in love with Lily Evans ( Harry's Mom, just in case you don't know who she was)..... I think Snape is a close person in Narcissa's life but I don't think that they feel that way about eachother...OR maybe JK made it seem this way to us to trick us ... maybe JK wanted us to see Snape's "Good side" ......

Answer 4

It's hard to imagine Snape in love with anyone. I think he was just playing a part. Although, with Dumbledore gone now, I can't imagine how he's going to get out of this jam.

Answer 5

i think you may have something there....
but she's a married women...then again her husband is in jail...
i dont think there's any real love between them
but you never know...
personally i feel that snape is **** who deserves to die

Answer 6

love goes both ways - it must be love.

Answer 7

first off. In respons to the first post on here, It's Harry Potter and the deathly HALLOWS. with an A not Hollows with an O. common mistake.

I think you are right. it does appear that snape has a soft spot for Narcissa. Check out a couple of these interpretations of Snape's loyalties:
Snape is Good:
I’m sure we can all agree that the actions of Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince are very surprising. It is my belief that Snape’s behavior throughout the book (including the murder of Dumbledore!) makes sense only if Snape is a good guy, not a bad guy. Please hear me out before you dismiss this theory out of hand.
Let’s examine selected scenes from HBP in which Snape appears or is mentioned. I will show you how each scene supports my theory that Snape is Dumbledore’s man.
Spinner’s End (Chapter 2)
Assume for a moment that you are Severus Snape and that you are loyal to Dumbledore. Your mission for the Order of the Phoenix is to spy on Voldemort by pretending to be a faithful Death Eater. Narcissa Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange have just shown up at your door, and Narcissa wants you to swear an Unbreakable Vow to protect Draco and to kill Dumbledore if Draco can’t. How can you refuse without showing your true loyalty, especially with Bellatrix Lestrange questioning your loyalty to Voldemort? You can’t.
I contend that, whether good or evil, Severus Snape had no choice but to make the Unbreakable Vow, to show his loyalty to the Death Eaters. If you read carefully, there is a clue that Snape is reluctant to make the vow:
"And, should it prove necessary, if it seems Draco will fail," whispered Narcissa (Snape’s hand twitched within hers, but he did not draw away), "will you carry out the deed that the Dark Lord has ordered Draco to perform?"
There was a moment’s silence, Bellatrix watched, her wand upon their clasped hands, her eyes wide.
"I will," said Snape.
Snape’s hand twitched. This is certainly not ironclad proof of anything, but I believe it shows Snape’s hesitance to make the vow.
The Unbreakable Vow (Chapter 15)
In Chapter 15, Snape drags Malfoy away from Slughorn’s party and the two argue about Draco’s mission. Harry overhears the tail-end of the argument.
"Listen to me," said Snape, his voice so low now that Harry had to push his ear very hard against the keyhole to hear. "I am trying to help you. I swore to your mother I would protect you. I made the Unbreakable Vow, Draco-"
"Looks like you’ll have to break it, then, because I don’t need your protection! It’s my job, he gave it to me and I’m doing it. I’ve got a plan and it’s going to work, it’s just taking a bit longer than I thought it would!"
"What is your plan?"
"It’s none of your business!"
"If you tell me what you are trying to do, I can assist you-"
It is Ron who explains what Snape is trying to do in this scene.
"Course, you know what they’ll all say? Dad and Dumbledore and all of them? They’ll say Snape isn’t really trying to help Malfoy, he was just trying to find out what Malfoy’s up to."
I believe Ron’s got it half right here -- Snape is trying to find out what Malfoy’s up to so that he can inform Dumbledore and the Order, but also so that he can better protect Malfoy, as the Unbreakable Vow requires. Snape was forced to make the vow, but he’s trying to use it to help him spy on Malfoy for the Order. There is evidence that Snape has told Dumbledore about Malfoy’s mission and the Unbreakable Vow in Harry’s next lesson with Dumbledore.
Dumbledore listened to Harry’s story with an impassive face. When Harry had finished he did not speak for a few moments, then said, "Thank you for telling me this, Harry, but I suggest that you put it out of your mind. I do not think it is of great importance."
"Not of great importance?" repeated Harry incredulously. "Professor, did you understand-?"
"Yes, Harry, blessed as I am with extraordinary brainpower, I understood everything you told me," said Dumbledore, a little sharply. "I think you might even consider the possibility that I understood more than you did. Again, I am glad that you have confided in me, but let me reassure you that you have not told me anything that causes me disquiet."
Harry sat in seething silence, glaring at Dumbledore. What was going on? Did this mean that Dumbledore had indeed ordered Snape to find out what Malfoy was doing, in which case he had already heard everything Harry had just told him from Snape? Or was he really worried by what he had heard, but pretending not to be?
We can’t be positive of what is going on here, but I believe that Snape had indeed informed Dumbledore of everything. I hope you will too by the end of this editorial.
Dumbledore’s Murder (Chapter 27)
In the moment when Snape murders Dumbledore, we are meant to believe that Snape has betrayed Dumbledore. Dumbledore pleads with Snape, but Snape kills him with a quick Avada Kedavra.
If you accept that Snape has told Dumbledore about the Unbreakable Vow and Malfoy’s assignment, Dumbledore’s actions in the scene do not make much sense. He knows that Snape made an Unbreakable Vow to kill him! Why would he plead for his life when there is no way that Snape could break the vow? The answer may surprise you. Here’s the relevant text:
"We’ve got a problem, Snape," said the lumpy Amycus, whose eyes and wand were fixed alike upon Dumbledore, "the boy doesn’t seem able-"
But somebody else had spoken Snape’s name, quite softly.
"Severus…"
The sound frightened Harry beyond anything he had experienced all evening. For the first time, Dumbledore was pleading. Snape said nothing, but walked forwards and pushed Malfoy roughly out of the way. Three Death Eaters fell back without a word. Even the werewolf seemed cowed. Snape gazed for a moment at Dumbledore, and there was revulsion and hatred etched in the harsh lines of his face.
"Severus… please…"
Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at Dumbledore.
"Avada Kedavra!"
Snape is not a stupid man. On the contrary, he has proven himself to be very bright over the course of the series. He arrived on the rooftop, saw Dumbledore defenseless, and he saw two broomsticks, just as Draco Malfoy did.
Malfoy stepped forwards, glancing around quickly to check that he and Dumbledore were alone. His eyes fell upon the second broom.
"Who else is here?"
Snape is a smarter guy than Malfoy -- two broomsticks and only one rider? I contend that Snape knew or suspected right away that Harry Potter was somewhere nearby concealed by his Invisibility Cloak. With this information, Dumbledore’s pleading makes more sense. He is not pleading for his own life. He is pleading for Snape to save Harry’s life! And Snape does exactly that. He hurries the Death Eaters off the rooftop immediately.
Harry felt as though he, too, were hurtling through space; it had not happened...it could not have happened...
"Out of here, quickly," said Snape.
He seized Malfoy by the scruff of the neck and forced him through the door ahead of the rest..."
In fact, Snape saves Harry’s life again near Hagrid’s house. A Death Eater has apparently used the Cruciatus Curse on Harry.
But before he could finish this jinx, excruciating pain hit Harry; he keeled over in the grass, someone was screaming, he would surely die of this agony, Snape was going to torture him to death or madness-
"No!" roared Snape’s voice and the pain stopped as suddenly as it had started; Harry lay curled on the dark grass, clutching his wand and panting; somewhere above him Snape was shouting, "Have you forgotten our orders? Potter belongs to the Dark Lord -- we are to leave him! Go! Go!"
Just after Snape reveals that he is the Half-Blood Prince, it appears that he is going to kill Harry, but I do not think that was his intention in this scene:
"Kill me, then," panted Harry, who felt no fear at all, but only rage and contempt. "Kill me like you killed him, you coward-"
"DON’T-" screamed Snape, and his face was suddenly demented, inhuman, as though he was in as much pain as the yelping, howling dog stuck in the burning house behind them, "-CALL ME COWARD!"
And he slashed at the air: Harry felt a white-hot, whiplike something hit him across the face and was slammed backwards into the ground. Spots of light burst in front of his eyes and for a moment all the breath seemed to have gone from his body, then he heard a rush of wings above him and something enormous obscured the stars: Buckbeak had flown at Snape...
Snape loses control of his emotions and hits Harry with a nasty spell, but he did not use Avada Kedavra on Harry, as he could easily have done. I believe that Snape would’ve run away even if Buckbeak had not flown in to save the day. If Snape wanted Harry dead, he had the opportunity just a moment before, when Harry was being tortured.
There is one final clue that makes me believe Snape is still Dumbledore’s man. When Flitwick arrives at Snape’s office to tell Snape about the Death Eaters' attack, Snape stupefies Flitwick and encounters Hermione and Luna outside his office and tells them to help Flitwick. Here is Remus Lupin’s comment in Chapter 29:
"It’s not your fault," said Lupin firmly. "Hermione, had you not obeyed Snape and got out of the way, he would have killed you and Luna."
This begs the question: If Snape is a Death Eater through and through, why didn’t he kill Hermione? For Snape, it was a perfect opportunity to dispatch the annoying, know-it-all Mudblood, whom he has hated since Book 1, with a quick Avada Kedavra. Hermione, believing Snape to be an ally, would’ve been caught completely off her guard.
In conclusion, I believe Hagrid was exactly right when he explained his initial reaction to Snape’s behavior:
"What musta happened was, Dumbledore musta told Snape ter go with them Death Eaters," Hagrid said confidently. "I suppose he’s gotta keep his cover. Look, let’s get yeh back up ter the school. Come on Harry…"
Hagrid is right on the money. Snape, having made the Unbreakable Vow (remember, he had no choice -- he had to make it), was going to have to kill Dumbledore. Dumbledore knew it, so he used it to his advantage. Snape is now ideally positioned to betray Voldemort and help Harry in Book 7.
Snape is not the vicious murderer that we are supposed to take him for. He was forced into making the Unbreakable Vow, and, once he made it, he used it to his advantage to try to spy on Malfoy and to gain the trust of the Death Eaters, the better to help Harry in Book 7. Severus Snape is Dumbledore’s man, through and through.
And let’s not forget the most important thing in Snape’s favor: Albus Dumbledore trusted Severus Snape. And, as Lupin says:
"It comes down to whether or not you trust Dumbledore’s judgement. I do; therefore, I trust Severus."

Snape is Bad:
I am a frequent reader of MuggleNet’s editorials and columns. I'm often amused by the exhaustive probing of the books, especially when in support of theories as creative as they are sometimes dubious. While often in disagreement, I've never felt prompted to respond because I respect the love of the books (and characters) that prompts such close analysis. However, the recent attempts to cling to Snape's innocence have upset me so profoundly that I feel obligated to reply.
In short, and I say this with no intent of hyperbole, I think that the need to prove Snape's innocence insults the ethos of the books and the various characters, including Dumbledore, who have died within them. As evidence, I have two points.
Murder is Not Noble
Dumbledore mentions that to commit murder is to destroy one's own soul. We have ample evidence within canon that this is a basic, if not the basic, understanding of the difference between which choices are "good" and which are "evil." Those who are evil disregard this cost. For example, another testament of Harry's ability to love is that he is as frightened by the prospect of committing murder as he is by the prospect of his own death.
Another example of this: Harry stops Sirius and Lupin from killing Pettigrew, not because Pettigrew didn't deserve such punishment, but because he didn't want his father's best friends to become killers.
So, I must, especially in light of the real political context in which these books reside, vehemently oppose any claim that Dumbledore wanted Snape to kill him to protect either Malfoy or Harry. Yes, Dumbledore would sacrifice his own life to save Malfoy or Harry, but he also would have done the same for Snape. Just as he went to great lengths to protect Malfoy (which includes not only concealing his awareness of Malfoy's plans but also preventing him from becoming a killer), he would not choose for Snape to become a murderer. Murder is not, nor will it ever be, a noble act.
Again, I will point to Rowling's hero: Harry. His uniqueness, and it is most unfortunate in current times that it should be unique, is that despite the wrongs done to him, he never chooses to learn the Dark Arts. He does not allow himself to become consumed by bitterness and hatred.
Self Preservation
We have been told repeatedly that a characteristic of Slytherin members is their self preservation. When faced with difficult decisions, especially those concerning life and death, they will almost always choose to save their own necks. I think Slughorn's character serves as a reminder of this. He is a less harmful version of the self promotion and self preservation common to those of Slytherin house. Slughorn negotiates among and for the famous and the talented -- for material luxury. Snape does the same by ingratiating himself with the two most powerful wizards, but he's after power, and it's a need for power routed in vengeance.
So, yes, Snape "twitches" when Narcissa adds the clause to the Unbreakable Vow requiring him to finish Malfoy's task should Malfoy fail. But, it seems to me far more likely that this twitch resulted from Snape's acknowledgment that his relatively safe position as a double agent was in jeopardy -- that he would be forced to declare his loyalty to Voldemort rather than sacrifice himself. Unlike Lily and James, who gave their lives to save Harry's, Snape would not give his life to protect Malfoy. He KILLED to protect Malfoy, yes, but I believe his primary concern was his own life.
I think Rowling has given us enough information to understand this. The Half-Blood Prince book is key. For it is through this book that we come to understand Snape. He has spent years honing his magical skills in secret -- skills that include humiliating and harming others and in learning others' secrets as he hides his own. Unlike Voldemort, who wants his power (as evidenced by the diary) to be both known and feared, Snape thrives through and by concealment. The "twitch" in front of Narcissa and Bellatrix was, again, his deep fear of exposure.
Choices
To end, consider that Snape had a number of choices in front of him besides killing Dumbledore. He could have: 1. Broken the barrier to allow the Phoenix members to assist him; 2. Helped revive Dumbledore or retrieved his wand ("Accio Dumbledore's wand"); 3. Stunned or directly challenged the Death Eaters around Dumbledore; or 4. Released Harry (if, as one editorial suggested, he deduced he was there).
While we cannot know if any of these choices would have saved Dumbledore, we do know for certain that all of them would have resulted in Snape's death for breaking the Unbreakable Vow. His choice -- murder -- even if made at precisely that moment (I doubt it, though: see stunning Flitwick) illustrates that his primary concern is his own life, and that he would openly ally with Voldemort rather than sacrifice himself.
Honor Dumbledore
I am still stunned by the toll this story, and, in particular, Snape's betrayal, has taken on me. I keep saying to myself, "My God, it's just a book!" But, I think that it is very unsettling to acknowledge that choosing to have faith in people is not easy nor simple, but that we do so in honor of ourselves and those whom we love. As Rowling repeatedly foreshadowed, Dumbledore made a tragic mistake in his refusal to hear ill word of Snape.
But rather than search frantically for any shred of evidence that proves Dumbledore was right, I'd rather honor what he stood for. Even though he turned out to be wrong about Snape, he was undoubtedly right in many other instances in which he challenged people to become more honest, loving, and decent. Come to think of it, he has challenged Malfoy thus. Like the above discussion about the toll of committing murder, I think that the benefits of choosing to maintain such a faith far outweigh the possible consequences should one be wrong.
Just as Dumbledore wouldn't want Snape to become a killer, he would want each of us to thrive from the security that comes with faith in others. As Dumbledore repeatedly reminds Harry, there are much worse fates than death.
I wouldn't dishonor him further by trying to find honor in Snape's choices.

There are even more popular theories in the middle link below. including, "snape is working for himself"
and "Who is R.A.B?"