The Courtship of Harry Potter (слэш)

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Challenge: This story is based on a challenge from DarkLady, to wit "Suppose it were a usual thing in Wizarding culture that a young man take an older man as a lover/mentor. Mix in a flashy and ill-intentioned rival, and Snape's machinations to ensure that he is Harry's choice. Extra bunny - a clear period and ritual to the courtship, with the rival managing smoothly while Snape's gestures all appear to fall flat. Of course, our Harry is a better judge of character than that..."
Notes: A lot of the information I am using here comes from "Education and Pederasty in Ancient Greece", which can be found at http://www.truthtree.com/pederasty.shtml . I've chosen to go with the Athenian traditions, rather than those of Sparta or Crete, as I felt that they worked better for this story.
ADDITIONAL NOTES: This story was written during the Great Hiatus - i.e., before we had confirmation on Lily's house, Snape's parentage, their friendship, Sirius' death, and a number of other things. So you can consider this as diverting from canon just before the Order of the Phoenix.