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

[Kelly L.]

No: HPFGUIDX 133893

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, rayheuer3 at a... wrote:
 As you say, young Severus' texts were probably purchased used.  

Kelly L.:

Severus did have a used book; it belonged to his mother, Eileen Prince. 
I think it's even explicitly stated in canon that it was her book.  She 
had passed her own copy down to him rather than buy him a new one.