InsaneJournal

There was a certain reassurance that came with the thought that he’d gone mad; an undeniable comfort lay with the recognition that he need no longer search for hidden motivations and sinister designs, but could simply accept everything as the product of his madness.

So, when Lupin continued his campaign of courting him, Snape, happily unbalanced, felt free to simply respond, “A splendid idea.  And dinner afterwards, Lupin?”

Liberated by his new identity as a lunatic, Snape almost smiled when Lupin’s eyes widened and he gasped, “Really?  That’s wonderful!  But what brought on this change of heart, Severus?”

“March madness.”