What is poetic justice? WAS: Re: Snape-the Hero -- Snape-the Abuser

[nrenka]

No: HPFGUIDX 143509

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "horridporrid03" 
<horridporrid03 at y...> wrote:

> > >>Nora:
> > <snip>
> > And with the revelations about Snape's parentage, the whole 'poor 
> > Snape abused by his father/family/whatever' scenario has started  
> > to sprout at least a few holes. 
> > <snip>
> 
> Betsy Hp:
> What holes?  This is the first I've heard of holes.

Go away for a week, and see what happens...

I mean that it's a good time to re-examine (and there has been 
postage to these ends) our previous interpretations of the glances 
that Harry got in the Pensieve scene of Snape's 'homelife'.  None of 
us expected Tobias Snape, Muggle, methinks...and that makes the whole 
idea of an abusive father a little more difficult (if still not 
impossible).  Given that Snape comes to school knowing magic and 
mommy is a witch, the idea that her husband is abusing her pops a few 
holes.  I think this is perhaps furthered by the notices in the paper 
of marriage and birth; formality, maybe, but it could also speak to a 
serious match.

Someone else out in the firmament posted the idea that maybe it's 
Tobias who has gotten scared and shocked by something naughty Eileen 
has done, and is shouting in fear and reaction.  That works for me; 
no monopoly on abuse by fathers, after all.

Whatever it turns out as, those glimpses into Snapeykin's past are 
definitely set up with the potential for entertaining misdirection.  
Hence the comment of 'holes'.

-Nora holes up to work and not to answer emails...