Sirius, James and Snape - A History?

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 96536

> Marianne wrote:
>Another thought I've had about our two favorite black-haired 
> antagonists is that Snape is really Sirius' half-brother. (Don't 
> ask - I have trouble sleeping at night and I go insane...) It's odd 
>that most of what we've heard about Sirius' parents is centered on 
>his mother.  We hear very little about Daddy Black. What if Daddy 
>Black had a bit on the side - a meek pureblood woman who had fallen 
>on hard  times? 

Mandy here:
I really like this idea and think it could have some weight.  The 
problem is we have so little evidence to support it, but that never 
stopped anyone before. ;-) Sirius and Snape do look alike, but then 
again so does James, and Harry for that matter.  Dark and brooding.  
But a physical blood relationship could explain their antagonism 
toward each other, which seems to go deeper than childhood rivalry. 


> Potioncat wrote:
> I've often thought that Sirius and Severus might be closely 
>related.  They look alike and act alike in many ways.  But I don't 
>think JKR will have an illicit relationship going in this series. 

Mandy again:
I do have to disagree with Potioncat though.  I can see JKR having an 
illicit affair in her Pottervierse very easily.  

Illicit affaires occur in children's books all the time.   And when 
you compare some of the other bad behavior that has occurred in the 
story, an affaire between two distant relations doesn't seem that 
bad, does it?  The affaire would only be talked about, not witnessed 
by Harry and co. and Sirius and Snape's parents are sufficiently 
removed from our hero for it not to influence them too greatly.  The 
Black and Snape families are Dark families and JKR has had the reader 
witness, through our eyes reading the written word, some heinous 
crimes of violence committed by the Dark Wizards in the story so far; 
the murder of Cedric Diggory by Pettigrew, the physical torture of 
Harry by LV, of Neville by Bellatrix, and of three muggles, including 
a small child, by a pack of DE.  The brutal, verbal racism by Draco 
toward Hermione and by Lucius to just about every one he meets.  
After that an extramarital affaire doesn't seem so bad.  

Mandy, who is going to enjoy mulling on this theory for a while.