Snape has a SON??? Theory Lists

[juli17 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 128979

Karen wrote:

> I also agree that it seems strange to just say daughter, but we 
> could all just be putting to much into it and she could just be 
> playing with us. So, it could be viewed a few different ways:
> 
> 1. He has a son, or..(haha) twins, we just dont' see the 
> family..basicly.

Julie: Definitely possible. The question then would be "Why don't
we see or hear about his family?"

> 2. JKR is keeping us guessing and says daughter just so we will 
> continue to think Snape has a son.

Julie: Possible. Or she could have just used "daughter" to be literal,
without intending to set up speculation. She does mislead to hide
plot developments, but I'm not sure she misleads to deliberately
send fans down merry paths that lead to nowhere. 

> 3. He had a son, but she can't say he doesn't have children because 
> as some have suggested he had a family but they are dead. So, he 
> still had a son..etc. But he is dead.

Julie: Very possible. Which could lead into the reason why Snape 
left Voldemort, if Voldemort had something to do with the death of 
Snape's son or family. 

> 4. His son is someone already at Hogwarts. Maybe Snape and his wife 
> are divored LOL. or He doesn't want anyone to know because Voldemort 
> would know and off his family..so they are in hiding. Can you say 
> witness protection program.

Julie: Possible. Though to hide his son, you'd think Snape would have
him stowed away somewhere not so close, and not right in the middle
of the likely chaos that is coming (given Harry Potter is destined to be
right in the middle of things and is at Hogwarts).

> 5. His son has just turned 11 and will be attending Hogwarts as a 
> new student in Book 6, that would reasonably give the theory someone 
> posted about his son being the Half Blood Prince. So, instead of 
> Snape being a prince, maybe he hooked up with a Princess 
> somewhere...haha. Can you say Snape=Shrek? LOL

Julie: Maybe. But it doesn't seem that likely, since giving him a son
makes the most sense if it feeds somehow into the plot. Specifically
if the son's existence (or resulting non-existence) is a part of the
reason Snape switched sides, in which case the son would have to
be Harry's age or a bit older to pre-date Snape's switch.

> 5. Ok, so what if he has a Son and he doesn't even know about 
> it..DOH.

Julie: It doesn't seem likely, again because it doesn't really feed 
the plot (at least not in any way I can think of, though that doesn't
mean JKR couldn't have thought of a way!).

> 6. Add your own theory here. 

Julie: I do like the theory that Snape's son might be the half-
Blood prince. If Snape was involved with a muggle, that would
be sufficient reason to hide the resulting offspring from Voldy.
OTOH, we don't know if Snape is a fullblood, as JKR has 
not be clear about that. Maybe Snape has muggle blood in
him and the pure-blood is the mother. As to why the boy
would show up now, well, he would be 16-17 yrs old by now, 
assuming he was born at or before the point when Snape 
left Voldy. That's an age where it becomes a little hard to
keep the reins tight, and when he might, in his mind and/or
the minds of others, be at an age where he can now protect
himself. 

WHY Dumbledore trusts Snape:
My biggest reason for liking the Snape's son theory, BTW, 
is that it provides the PERFECT reason why Dumbledore trusts
Snape. If Dumbledore helped Snape hide the son from Voldy,
and DD is the only other one who knows the boy's whereabouts,
then he has every reason to be secure in Snape's loyalty. And
it doesn't even matter if Snape just changed sides to protect
his son, or if he changed his actual ideology after his son was
born. DD can be certain of Snape's loyalty either way!


Julie 



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