Half blood prince etymology

[Renee]

No: HPFGUIDX 122113


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Charme" <dontask2much at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> > Tonks here:
> >
> > I like this idea. I have thought for some time that Snape could 
be
> > Sirius's half brother. In fact I may have posted that before 
here.
> > Remember Sirius says he is tomenting Snape *because he exist, if 
you
> > know what I mean*. That could be our clue. Would be a kicker
> > wouldn't it, if Snape was the one to inherit the Black estate.
> > Ohhh.. Harry is not going to be happy about that!!
> >> 
> Charme:
> 
> I think it's James who says that to Lily in the Penseive memory, 
not Sirius:
> 
> 'Well,' said James, appearing to deliberate the point, 'it's more 
the fact 
> that he exists, if you know what I mean."
> 
> Still, the animosity between Snape and Sirius is overwhelming - 
the one line 
> I keep referring back to is one Sirius makes to Snape when Harry 
has to meet 
> with Snape unexpectedly after Christmas about Occulmency:
> 
> 'You know,' said Sirius loudly, leaning back on his rear chair 
legs and 
> speaking to the ceiling, 'I think I'd prefer it if you didn't give 
orders 
> here, Snape. It's my house, you see.'
> 
> His house, hm?  Things that make you think....
> 

Renee:
If Snape is Sirius's half brother and Sirius knew, I doubt he'd have 
kept it from James. But I think it took more than just the knowledge 
who Snape really is for Sirius to hate Snape as much as he does. For 
instance, being aware that Snape wants to have everything he has but 
doesn't care about: wealth, status, a large house, an ancient 
pureblood name associated with Dark Magic, a complete family and 
whatnot. And Snape in his turn would hate Sirius because he has 
everything Snape covets, but rejects it and turns his back to it. 
And later, Sirius goes to Azkaban for being a Death Eater though he 
isn't, while Snape is spared Azkaban though he *was* a Death Eater. 
It would be a nicely ironic contrast: Sirius and Snape as each 
other's (distorted) mirror images. They almost literally become such 
mirror images in the scene in OotP where they draw wands on each 
other in the kitchen of 12GP.        

It look certainly possible to me. Why do we never get to see a 
portrait of mr. Black in OotP? Because Mrs. Black removed it after 
his death, knowing he'd been unfaithful to her? If Sirius's father 
is also Snape's father, the absence of his portrait would be most 
convenient if JKR wanted to surprise her readers in the next book: 
this way, Harry can't realise that Mr. Black is the man he saw in 
Snape's memory during the Occlumency lessons. I'm not sure, though, 
if Snape could inherit the Black estate if he were illegitimate, as 
much as I'd like to see him contest Sirius's will.

Renee