Where did he learn it all? (was Re: Severus's memories and schoolyard curses)

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 150485

zgirnius:
> The Muggle neighborhood is certainly no problem-magic would go on 
> indoors when no Muggles were present. (Don't other witches and 
> wizards live in Muggle neighborhoods?) Tobias would be more of a 
> problem, but there are ways around that (he works a late shift, he 
> likes to go our for some beer after work, etc...)

Potioncat:
I'm sure whatever the real story is, we won't have thought of it. 
But, I would think if Tobias was shady to begin with, he might not 
mind a bit of Dark Magic.

As far as I can tell 12 Grimmauld Place is in the middle of a Muggle 
neighborhood. It must be something all the wizarding families have 
to deal with. Although it doesn't make too much sense that they know 
so little about Muggles, if they are scattered about in Muggle 
locations.

But either Eileen was a Dark Witch, or someone Severus came in 
contact with was... it must have been someone from the Prince family.

Here's another essay about Spinner's End and what it may mean for 
Snape. This one is in the Lexicon, and disagrees with one I found 
earlier, but does mention the other one.

http://www.hp-lexicon.org/essays/essay-spinners-end.html

Potioncat, who was actually looking for a non-Snape topic...oh well. 
By the way, I'm in SC (USA) and just passed by the site of a former 
textile mill, the only thing that's left is the tall finger of a 
tower...and of course, the old mill houses that make up that section 
of town. No cobblestones or terraced houses in this neck of the 
world, but you get the same feeling.