[HPforGrownups] Re: Some points in OOP

[IggyMcSnurd]

No: HPFGUIDX 86304

> Carol
>
>Responding to my own post here--oh, my! The furry-faced woman who
>barks! (OoP 512 Am. ed.) If she *is* Snape's mother, given his
>animosity toward werewolves and other, er, aberrations (and a certain
>Animagus who turns into a dog), her condition must be humiliating for
>him. And if despite all that, he goes to visit her and gives her
>Christmas presents rather than denying her existence, then fifty
>points for Severus. And fifty more for Neville if he knows about it
>and keeps his mouth shut. But I don't know what to hope now, except
>that someone finds a cure for poor Agnes, regardless of who her son
>is. But if Snape can't find the right potion, who can?
>

Iggy here:

Let's take this one step further and try to combine some of the
theories:

What is part of Snape's problem with werewolves doesn't only come from
the prank almost played by the Marauders... but what if Agnes *is* his
mother, and she attempted to use the Polyjuice to emulate someone she
didn't know was a werewolf?  (We've seen the effect on Hermione with the
cat hair.  What if the magical/infectious nature of werewolves makes the
situation into what we saw in Agnes, and permanent...) This may be part
of his intolerance, for werewolves *and* for sloppy potion work...
especially if, when he was a DE, he convinced her to do it for some
reason and feels that her condition is, ultimately, *his* fault.  This
would also give him a very good reason to leave the DE's... even more so
if he was ordered by LV to use his mom in what Snape thought would be
something harmless at the time.  His actions as a DE would have directly
affected someone he loves.

Just my two centaurs worth...

Iggy McSnurd