Irma Pince is Snape's mother in disguise? AND Filch Squib or Muggle??? then.

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 137261

Just a general comment about things in this thread..

** oops just deleted the accidental post (sorry)**

Ok to start, I am beginning to think it's almost a *given* that Pince
is Snapes Mother disguised and Hidden from Voldie. But as for Filch, I
don't really know whether to think that he would be Tobias.

Some things that go against it.. 

Argus seems able to recall an age when students were whipped as
punishment for misdeeds. It's highly doubtful that this would exist
under DD's Headmastership.

Filch tries to learn a little Magic for Squibs from a mail order kit.
It would seem pretty pointless for a Muggle to try it, and call
himself a Squib too.

Snape likes him, now I know it's not proven canon, but it's likely
that Snapes actual father was very abusive of his wife and child.
Sevvies not exactly the character I'd hold out big hope for being
forgiving of sins against him as a child, so if it was Tobias, I'd be
more inclined to say it's in character for Snape to be resentful of him.

 
The Fors are - that Filch talks to Snape a lot and that they are
interested in each other's concerns in a seemingly personal way. But
these could all be simply related to Filch's relationship with Irma
while we are proposing that she is Sevvies Mum. 

I am pretty confident that Filch is Filch, but I can't dismiss that
Pince is Eileen, it all seems very obvious to me.

Valky