James & Snape: Related? - or Snape & Sirius?

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Magda Grantwich <mgrantwich at y...> wrote:
> If Snape has to be related to anyone (something I'm not convinced
> about but for the sake of speculation...), then there are good (or 
at
> least not-bad) indications that he might be related to Sirius.  How
> about as an illegitimate half-brother?
> 
> Why do Sirius and Snape have such a personal hatred going on between
> them? JKR has said that the two loathed each other by the time of 
the
> Prank, which was a result of this hatred.  We've all speculated that
> while we can understand why Snape might hate Sirius, we're not sure
> why Sirius reciprocated. So here's my theory.


Alla:

Hi, Magda!

I also speculated earlier that either James or Sirius are related to 
Snape.
Since I also consider Prank to be the consequence of long and mutual 
hatred, not the REASON of such hatred, I have been trying to find the 
reasons for it.

Your theory is convincing enough.

We all know Sirius infamous:

"Snape knew more curses when he arrived at school than half the kids 
in seventh year, and he was part of a gang of Slytherins who nearly 
all turned out to be death Eaters" (GoF, p.531, paperback)

I think one of the possible readings of this quote suggests that 
Sirius knew Snape before he came to Hogwarts. How would Sirius knew 
about Snape extensive knowledege of Dark Arts otherwise?



I like your speculation about Sirius obsessing with Snape physical 
appearance, because it reminded him of his father.


I guess no warm and fuzzy feelings between Sirius and his dad too.