Snape as having been loved.

[mompowered]

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<snip>  And Snape, who called 
> himself after his mother's maiden name and was proud of that, 
> probably loved his mother back.  I wonder if we will even know what 
> happened to Eileen?

Maybe she is in hiding as the Hogwarts librarian, Irma Pince (i.e. Im 
a Prince :)

Cheryl