Severus and Albinus = Snape and Dumbledore (WAS Big pointer to Snape as Vampire)

[erisedstraeh2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 47141

Genevieve ("Mr. Parker") wrote:
 
> Just to point out, Severus is an actual Latin name.  Septimus 
> Severus was one of the Roman Emperors (reigned from 198-211).  He 
> fought tribes in Britain and has a nice triumphal arch still 
> standing in Rome.

Now me:

So glad you brought that up.  I'm convinced that JKR gave Snape the 
first name of "Severus" after that very Roman emperor.  And I think 
that emperor's history is a clue for what's to come in the HP series.

Emperor Septimius Severus tricked his opponent, Albinus, into not 
opposing his taking over as emperor by promising Albinus that Albinus 
would be his successor (Severus bestowed upon Albinus the 
title "Caesar," which is intended to pronounce that Albinus would be 
Severus' successor).  Since Severus was already an old man, Albinus 
bought the deal and let Severus take over as emperor.  However, later 
that year, Severus reneged on his deal and named his own son 
Geta "Caesar."  Severus then declared war against Albinus, and 
Albinus committed suicide when he saw that he was surrounded.

Take out the "in" from "Albinus" and you get - Albus!  So this 
suggests to me that Snape will betray Dumbledore.

There are some other parallels as well - Emperor Severus was 
revengeful and cruel, as is Severus Snape.  Emperor Severus was also 
very superstitious, and believed that the stars told his destiny, so 
perhaps this will play into our next sighting of Firenze?

Since the ghost of Albinus haunted Severus' sleep, perhaps 
Dumbledore's ghost will also haunt Snape's sleep.  We can only hope!

~Phyllis
with apologies to all of the Snape fans out there