The Potions Book: Is Snape *really* the HBP?

[jjjjjuliep]

No: HPFGUIDX 133524

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, JodyE50 at a... wrote:

> jjjjjulie at a... writes:
> 
> > So, are we to assume as Harry did that the Prince must have 
> > been at Hogwarts *50 years ago*, based on the *publication* 
> > date? Snape must have had a second-hand book then, right?
>  
> 
> The book originally belonged to Eileen Prince, Snape's mother. 
> She gave him the book as a hand me down and he wrote in it.

Just to clarify:  I didn't write the part you quoted.  :-)  

jujube