Spouses

[Heather Moore]

No: HPFGUIDX 30675

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., egility at y... wrote:
> In her BBC online chat (for transcript see 
> http://www.t35.com/hol/c118.htm) JKR mentions that a few of the 
> professors have or had spouses but that this information is "sort 
of 
> restricted" and that we would find out why.
> 
> Is there, or has there been, any speculation as to who has/had a 
> spouse and why this would be restricted info?  It is not clear 
> whether she meant it was restricted from the Hogwart's students or 
> that she simply would not talk about it in the interview.
> 
> Chris:)


 Obviously the biggest speculation surrounds Severus Snape; this 
might possibly have something to do with JKR's whimsical response to 
the question of whether he had/would ever fall in love. (For those 
who don't know, she replied, "I'm shocked that you'd ask that," and 
implied that the answer would be forthcoming within the series.)


 Hrm... I'm liking the idea that his leaving the Death Eaters was 
over some woman he loved, although I vehemently reject the notion 
that that woman was Lily.  Maybe he was married in his 20s?