Snape: What is he up to?

[Regina]

No: HPFGUIDX 44021

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "bugaloo37" <crussell at a...> wrote:
> are there anymore 
> theories out there concerning Snape's ambiguous relationship 
with 
> Harry other than the childhood grudge or unrequited love 
theories? 

Well, I don't know if this has been proposed before because I've 
only been around a few weeks (and this is my inaugural post):

Running with the idea that Severus Snape is an anagram of 
Perseus Evans...Snape could be Lily's brother, possibly her twin 
(not just a distant cousin, as some have proposed).

But, you say, it's clearly stated that the Dursleys (specifically, 
Petunia) are Harry's only living relatives. Well, maybe they're the 
only ones the WW knows about. Perhaps Petunia is unaware 
that Lily had a twin -- I don't know their age difference or who is 
older. Perhaps it was said that the twin died at birth, and was 
immediately sent away. Read on:

In mythology, Perseus and his mother, Danae, were sent away 
in attempt to thwart the prophecy that Perseus would kill his 
grandfather (Danae's father). Was young Severus sent away for 
the same reason, his identity hidden? Has Dumbledore 
discovered this secret, and is this his reason for his trust in 
Snape?

Prophecies are seldom thwarted, and Perseus did indeed kill 
his grandfather, accidentally, when a discus he threw in a 
sporting event went into the crowd. Hmmm. Was Snape a 
Quidditch player? Was he ever in a Triwizard Tournament that 
went awry? Or did he kill his grandfather in his activities as a 
Death Eater, accidentally or not? What is known about Harry's 
grandparents and great-gp on his mother's side?

Is Harry safe at Hogwarts because Dumbledore is a greater 
wizard than Voldemort -- or because he's in the care of a blood 
relative, Snape?

Why is Snape so nasty to Harry? Is Harry a reminder (with those 
mother's eyes of his) of the family that cast him out? That he 
possibly disgraced by killing a patriarch, even if accidentally?

I have no clue. However, hopeless romantics can take heart in 
the fact that Perseus did  eventually find true and happy love, with 
Andromeda. 


--Regina, also burning with the question of what were James 
and Lily's occupations? JKR has said in a chat transcript that 
they are integral to a future plot.