Snape's DE past

[barbara_mbowen]

No: HPFGUIDX 111222

Well, having had my beloved Stubby/Regulus theory repudiated by JKR 
herself, I'll have to join in the conjecturing over Snape.

I agree with Kneasy that it had to be something horrendous that Voldie did to 
Snape, but I don't like it being the dead wife and child scenario.  That is the 
motivation behind every violent revenge fantasy movie ever released, and 
there's at least one released every summer.  So, while it provides the visceral 
hate/fear that we sense Snape *must* feel towards Voldie, and it ensures 
DD's absolute trust in him, but it's too much a cliche.  Herewith a few 
conjectures of my own.

Snape's Mother.  What about that weeping woman?  Maybe Snape's Mom 
was weak and ineffectual, and he was ashamed of her, (a Muggle born witch, 
maybe?).  He put a lot of distance between them once he was out on his 
own, became a DE,etc.  But somehow, she got herself killed in a DE attack.  I 
see hers as being "collateral" death; she wasn't the real target and no one 
even bothered to figure out who she was.  But Snape figured it out after the 
fact.  A visceral reaction of hate, and the need for revenge is thus supplied.  
And this solves the biggest problem with the wife and kid theory to me, which 
is that Voldie would have known he'd had Snape's family killed and known not 
to trust him.  (This assumes that Snape is still trusted by Voldie)
Scenario number two, and forgive me if this has been suggested before:  
what about Bellatrix?  She was beautiful once, and one of Voldemort's closest 
followers.  Maybe Snape had hopes and they were dashed when Voldemort 
told her to marry Lestrange instead.  Maybe both of these things happened.   
Who knows?  Maybe Snape had an affair with Regulus Black only he ran off 
with Stubby Boardman instead and then Voldie had him killed....no, forget 
that one.

Marmelade Mom, still making scenarios with Stubby Boardman in them