Pondering a Snape thing

[mmarth at peoplepc.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 3740

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Jinx" <jinxster at c...> wrote:
Someone that bitter and cynical must have
> been really idealistic at one time.  Snape seems to me to be 
someone who's
> suffered severe disappointment and hurt in his life, and is taking 
it out on
> the world.
> 
> Jinx


I agree that he must have suffered a severe disappointment and hurt 
in his life.  But when and what?  I think it does go WAY back.  How 
does an 11 year old know so many curses?  Who taught him?  Why has he 
always been interested in the Dark Arts?  Is it because that is the 
life he likes?  Or is he interested  because something has happened 
to him (some Dark Art thing) and he is trying to find a way out of it.
I have to believe he lost someone close to him also.  I can think of 
so many other questions but I don't have the time right now. 

Now Amanda, don't write back and tell me the person he lost was 
Lily.  You know I don't believe that theory!  LOL

Martha