Snape's grandfather, the Pure-Blood Prince (Was: Snape's Parents)

[marika_thestral]

No: HPFGUIDX 134969

> Emily writes:
> 

> As for why Eileen was allowing herself to be intimidated by a Muggle, I 
> think this goes back to the psychology of the abused woman.  Even the 
> strongest of people can be cowed and terrorised, manipulated into
believing 
> that they 'deserve' the violence somehow and that they are dependent
on the 
> relationship or guilt-tripped into believing that their
partner/spouse is 
> dependent on them.  

I'm sure I'm not really comming up with anything new here, but maybe
he wasn't abusing her. He might just have found out something
concerning his son (or wife) that he didn't like. He might not have
known about their powers, and it was a chock for him to find out. Or
maybe his son used magic in a way that scared him.  

So, the father was yelling, his words hurt Eileen (and Severus too of
course). If this made him leave his family, it makes sence that(if?)
Snape has a problem with muggles. To him they represent people who
don't approve of him and even worse, let him down.

Marika