OOP: Perseus Evans?

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No: HPFGUIDX 68996

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Cindy" <xpectopatronum at y...> wrote:
> Kat wrote:
> <snip>
> > Severus may have been told his mother died, or had aboandoned him
> (think of the Dursleys lies to Harry). His father could have been the
> one teaching the little Severus the curses. 
> > It's not hard to guess that a father like that would have been
> difficult, maybe impossible, to please; and then when Severus was
> faced with people like the Marauders bullying him purely for pleasure
> (and maybe even a bit jealous of his abilities) that combination might
> have driven him to V. not because of shared beliefs but rather a place
> to be accepted.
> > I also think that the work Snape did/does as a spy might spring from
> loyalty to Dumbledore, who might be one of the few-perhaps only (aside
> from nhis mother) wo've shown him unconditional acceptance and real love.
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > Anyway, I think that the whole Snape?P. Evans-M. Evans-Andromeda
> Black-childhood memory thing ought to be kept in mind.
> > Oh-and did anyone notice how, after Harry's memory of persecution
> and teasing by Dudders & Co, surfaced, that Snape actually asked him
> about it? Like, showed an interest in Harry almost like a regular
> person would have? I think that might have been a surpriseseeeing
> Harry not having been bben raised as  the spoiled "Boy Who Lived" but
> rather as someone who might have had experiences similiar to his own.
> I think, too, that Snape's anger might not have come merely from Harry
> viewing that Pensieve memory but the fact that he showed some trust
> which Harry immediatly violated.
> > By the way, I can't find any middle or longer name for Severus
> Snape-if anyone does find one, plase post it! (Actually, please send
> me an email in case I miss the post.)
> >  I would appreciate it - 
> > Kat/rxk
> 
> Wow! That's quite a theory, my brain feels confunded! :-)
> I recently finished reading a fanfic story about Snape at
> fanfiction.net called 'This Present Darkness' by Elizabeth. There is a
> chapter at the end called 'Addendum One My Bones Are Tires Daddy'
> where the author writes kind of a post-oopt recap, with the new
> information from the pensieve,and from Snape's memories. I happen to
> like some of her theories, regarding Snape and the whole Death Eater
> scene. To sum it all up, she talks about how the young Severus was
> quite bored and lonely at home (shooting down flies) and how he did
> not interact much with his parents because of how abusive his father
> was (we all know the scene from Snape's memory). But the extended
> theory that I like is, that in this story, the Snape home is a huge
> gothic manor, with lots of paintings around etc... And all the
> paintings treat Snape in almost the same way as Black's mother's
> portrait treats Black. So the abuse continues. 
> I have a my own theory about why Snape's parents were arguing,
> everybody else does so why not?;-)
> I think that perhaps, his father was quite dark but his mother wasn't
> into the Death Eater scene, so they were arguing about that. I doubt
> that his mother was a half-blood, so that can't be the reason. I am
> quite adamant that Snape is a pureblood wizard. Simply because he
> seems to have been brought up in a similar way to Draco Malfoy.
> -Cindy (Self-appointed Snape-Patronus)

Sounds like a good fic, Cindy-I will have to take a look!
 also had the theory that the parental feud might be over Snape Sr.'s prejudices, but I didn't mean to imply that Severus was neccessarily not a "pure-blood". The notion I had was rather that Mrs. Snape may have tried hiding with Muggle in-laws; and concealing her son might involve a name change. If something like that did happen, I can well imagine her "cowering" when discovered. I can also imagine Snape Sr. taking litttle Severus away, beyond his mother's reach. Ifthere turns out to be a Tonks/Evans family connection, I wouldn't be at all surprised. 
Anyway, my theory does coonect Severus Snape-Persues Evans to the Evans family, through Andromeda Black-Tonks family, if the Tonks and Evanses are related. Oh, I forgot to add, this could have happened at a very young age, 3-5, so memories might be very fuzzy. Finding out the truth of those memories seems like a reasonable catylast for returning from the DEs.  
Kat/rxk