Snape as Borgin's son (was Snape as Borgin)

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> Tonks here:
> 
> Sounds goods. I noticed the hair thing with Mr. Borgin too and 
> thought of Snape. But Borin can't be his father because of the 
last  name. Maybe Mr. Borgin is Snape's grandfather. Snape's mother 
is  Borgin's daughter. She may or may not have married a Muggle. I 
> suspect that she just married a wizard who was poor. Or maybe she 
> was a widow with a young child and lived with her father. (and the 
> pensive scene was of Grandfather, mother and Snape.) 

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Potioncat:
It would fit with the Perseus Evans connection. (Sorry, couldn't 
resist.)

JKR hinted that Snape is not exactly Pureblood, nor is he 
Muggleborn. It's hard to imagine how a Muggle would end up in 
Borgin's family.  Although  a witch trying to break away from that 
family might fall for a Muggle.  Snape being Halfblood might explain 
part of Lily's reaction in the Pensieve scene after OWLs. But it 
takes a lot of contriving to make it work. And I can't imagine 
Malfoy would associate with Snape if he were either Half-blood or 
Borgin!

Wait a minute...how many different Snape origin theories have I 
combined here?

Potioncat who still likes the anagram for Draco Malfoy: Lord of a 
YMCA.