Perseus Evans theory

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 88265

"Julie Stevenson" wrote:

<snip>
> 
> Giving credence to the idea that perhaps Snape has changed his name
is the 
> sequence in Order of the Phoenix where Harry looks into the pensieve 
> containing Snape's memories and sees student-aged taking his OWLs
and being 
> tormented by James Potter. We don't see what name Snape writes down
on his 
> exams, and later on he's referred to by the teasing nickname
'Snivellus' 
> when he runs into the Marauders outside.
> 
> In other words, we have no contemporary record of him being called
'Severus' 
> or 'Snape' during his Hogwarts years. <snip>
> 

Actually, we do. MWPP were teenagers when they created the Marauder's
Map and presumably the handwriting that appears on the map in response
to Snape's command to "yield the information you conceal" is from that
teenage perspective, not that of the adult selves who had long since
lost possession of the map. The boys in the map (or their magically
captured personas) know exactly who Snape is, but they're surprised
that the Severus Snape they knew became a Hogwarts teacher. I can
quote the passage if need be. It's in GoF, chapter 14, "Snape's
Grudge" (pp. 286-87, Am. ed.).

Carol

Carol