The fairies in the cartoon were very human. They were the same size as the humans. The only differences were that the fairies had colorful hair and some of them had wings. They had magical powers, but they (the powers) were somewhat a magic spectre [I mean "scepter," probably] rather than being something intrinsic. They are fully the equal of the heroes and the witches. WINX's fairies are like Julia Roberts' Tinkerbell in the movie Hook.
By contrast, J.K. Rowling's fairies are definitely not human. They are magical creatures, but they are basically magical wild animals. They're all like the blue Cornish pixies who hang Neville from the ceiling in Chamber of Secrets. In Goblet of Fire, fairies are used as living Christmas decorations. I once said (on 9-28-2002, while "Mr. Elingtin" was in the hospital and I was reading Azkaban to escape some of my fear) that perhaps Snape was in love with a fairy, but that wouldn't be possible in Rowling's world. The only humans in Rowling's world are wizards, witches, and muggles. Even elves are tiny (relatively) and animal-like. The closest thing to Tolkien-like elves in Harry Potter's world are the centaurs. And centaurs choose to live apart from humans. Rowling may have created three magical schools, but none of them would admit fairies, elves, or centaurs.
If Severus Snape was ever tragically in love with someone doomed to die by Voldemort's hand, it possibly would have been a Slytherin witch. But I've long since abandoned that line of speculation. Currently I speculate on whether Hermione Granger lost her virginity to Viktor Krum. (Of course, we all know Hermione will eventually fall for Ron Weasley. He's already falling for her. In Order of the Phoenix, he got jealous of Krum, and bought Hermione perfume for Christmas. I'm just certain that at the end of Book 7 there will be a Weasley-Granger wedding.)
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