Snape eating or not eating

[bluesqueak]

No: HPFGUIDX 68622

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jean Lamb"  wrote:
> We are told that Snape is never seen eating (at least by Harry) at 
> 12 Grimmauld Place. There are several possible reasons for this:
> 
> 1) The vampire or part/vampire hypothesis. <Snip>
> 2) Suspicion of Kreacher and/or Black's hospitality. <Snip>
> 3) Pureblood conventions. Black might have to formally offer the 
> hospitalityof his house before Snape would feel allowed to take   
> food or drink 

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Pip!Squeak replies:

There's another suggestion: that he has somewhere else to eat and 
would rather spend as much time there as possible...

A Mrs Florence Snape and Severus Jr doesn't seem high on the list of 
possibilities, but has to be considered. Also possible is that one 
of the (presumable) parents seen in Snape's memories is still alive. 
I can see Snape feeling that he'd much rather have dinner with his 
dear old mum than with Sirius Black [grin].

In the first four books Snape is definitely at Hogwarts when Harry 
stays for Christmas and Easter. In the fifth book, it's not certain. 
His post Christmas visit to 12 Grimmauld Place could have been made 
from Hogwarts; or if his secondary job is guarding Harry, he could 
have taken the opportunity to have Christmas off this year [grin]. 

In other words, he could be staying at Hogwarts for holidays because 
he feels he ought to, not because he wants to.

Pip!Squeak