[HPforGrownups] Re: How about this one?

[TaliaDawn3 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 40562

In a message dated 6/29/02 7:21:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Zarleycat at aol.com writes:
> I've got problems with this theory.  We know that Petunia hated the 
> idea of a having a witch in the family.  Wouldn't she also hate the 
> idea of having a brother who was also magic?  She never mentions 
> him.  If Severus was her brother, why wouldn't either Petunia or 
> Vernon ever say anything to Harry about how unfair it is that they 
> have to raise him, rather than his Uncle Severus, especially since 
> they so resent his presence in their house?  

My theory about his is that Severus was adopted by another family.  I think 
Lily knew about Severus, but Petunia didn't.  Perhaps Snape changed his name 
so he could differentiate (please forgive me if that's spelled wrong) himself 
from his family of Muggles.  Lily's family thought that only Severus 
(Perseus) was magic (perhaps he showed signs of it as a young child) and sent 
him away to live with a wizard family.  He then changed his name so he 
wouldn't be thought of as a Muggle.  Then, when they all went to school, Lily 
knew that Snape was her brother, but he was so hated that she didn't want to 
tell anyone.  And Snape, feeling some kind of attachment to the sister he 
never knew, agrees to not tell anyone.  This could also explain some of his 
hatred for James.  


~*~*~Talia Dawn~*~*~
(Hoping that this post makes sense to someone besides herself!) 








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