The Name Snape (was: Bartemius (was: Not So Faithful (was: Re:

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 3669

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Caius Marcius" <coriolan at w...> 
wrote:
> > We are talking about the same guy, right?  Unfortunately, this 
site> > didn't include the 'magic' info, at least the parts I read.
> >
> 
> Yes, we are! - the info on Emperor Severus' interest in magic is in 
Gibbon,
> Chapter 6, second paragraph. Unfortunately, thats' the only 
information
> Gibbon provides on the magic angle.  Perhaps some of the 
contemporary
> classical sources would give more detail
> 

Okay, it is the same person.  This has me very curious, there was no 
mention of magic at all in the article I found.  I'll look for some 
contemporary sources.  I agreed that Snape probably got the name 
because Severus is the origin(?) of severe, but with that info about 
magic, it's seeming more like JKR decided that Septimius Severus was 
a fitting brother-in-spirit, as well as Severus being a fitting name 
for our dear Snape.

Kelley