What's going on under Snape's robes (longish)

[snapesmate]

No: HPFGUIDX 74747

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Lisa G <happybluebirdie at y...> 
wrote:
> --- melclaros <melclaros at y...> wrote:
> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "snapesmate"
> <snapesmate at h...> 
> > wrote:
> > > As much as I like Snape, I cannot imagine him frolicking as
> > a 
> > > child...period...  
> > 
> > Now this has got to be the saddest thing I've ever read here!
> > Oh come 
> > on now, no frolicking, ever? <snip> Not even, say...holding his 
patched robes up to his knees while wading through some muddy brook 
somewhere chasing tadpoles? There are fireflies in Britain, aren't 
there? I'm sure there are--now he's JUST the type who'd have 
collected a whole jar full of those. That would require a tiny bit of 
cavorting, don't you think? PLEASE????? Oh GOD where's the Zoloft?
> 
> He /had/ to frolic as a kid, I'm sure he was out collecting all
> the crawlies for him to start learning potions. <snip> did Snape 
have siblings? If ever there was a reason for a man to grow up bitter
> and crotchety, it's having renegade older sisters who like doing
> makeovers on unsuspecting little brothers.
> 
> Lisa G, who only recently disclosed to the 15yr old brother that
> there are pictures of him as a two year old, dressed in drag (I
> always called him Sarah)

LOL!  I like the blackmailable goods on your brother... especially at 
his age, LOL!  
All we know for sure is that Snape has what we assume was a father, 
who was described as yelling at a woman we also assume was his 
mother, probably because a young boy cowering in the corner, we 
assume is Snape.  It never actually states they are HE and HIS 
parents.  For all we know it could have been HIM, his wife and their 
child....  uh oh...  new conspiracy/spy theory...  what if it WAS him 
and he was angry because his wife and son were in danger or 
something...  I can picture him collecting specimens as a youngster, 
which he would have enjoyed, but he doesn't seem like somone who has 
had much "joy" in his life. Might explain a lot about his severe 
disposition. I hope I am so wrong about it too, because I just love 
my favourite fictional dream guy!
Lynne