Snape's family.... slight spoiler

[Tamara]

No: HPFGUIDX 61803

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Taryn Kimel" <amani at c...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Taryn Kimel" <amani at c...> 
> wrote:
> > 
> > s
> > p
> > o
> > i
> > l
> > e
> > d
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > nymphadora:
> > ... is there any post here that ISN'T a spoiler? :)
> > 
> > anyway - i was just wondering if anyone could tell me what was 
> snape's
> > background... is he muggle born or pure blood? one would expect 
him 
> to
> > be a pure blood, but now i'm not so sure... and i don't remember 
the
> > surname "snape" anywhere on the black's tapestry... 
> > 
> > Taryn:
> > I can't imagine him being muggle-born and then calling Lily a 
> mudblood.
> > 
> > --Taryn
> Tam:
> But Riddle was product of a muggle world, and hates them the 
most... 
> so....
> 
> Me:
> Yeah, I know, and I was thinking about that, but I do think Tom's a 
peculiar case in that respect. Also the fact that Snape was a DE does 
not bode well for the possibility of Muggle heritage.
> 
> --Taryn
> 
Ah, but we don't know whether he was a DE by choice or by, well, 
choice.  Lol, sounds odd, but he could have been on Dumbledore's side 
the whole time, and just acting as a DE VERY undercover.  

Tam, just playing devils advocate and stoking the very unlikely 
fires :)