Origination of Snape?

[coldsliversofglass]

No: HPFGUIDX 151079

kchuplis wrote:
>
> So I'm re-reading a Georgette Heyer novel that I haven't read for  
> years, "The Foundling", and our hero Gilly runs across a boy who 
has  
> run away from his grueling tutor Mr. Snape ( a largely villified  
> person by young Tom). Imagine my surprise. I do have to wonder if 
JKR  
> is a Heyer fan (as anyone in their right mind should be, for such  
> delightful stories as she wrote are rare.) Has anyone ever heard 
any  
> comments on this?


coldsliversofglass:
No, I haven't really heard any comments on this, but I did do a 
search online and found that there seems to be more than one parallel 
in names.  Online, someone mentioned that "...there is a character 
with the last name of Trelawney. Yet more evidence that JKR loves 
GH."  There's also a person called Mrs. Flitwick I believe, in 
Heyer's Powder and Patch.

Hmmm...a good excuse to go back and re-read some of Heyer's books 
again (Not that one needs an excuse).  I wonder how much the names 
parallel the characters?  I mean, if Snape was a tutor I wonder if 
any of the characters share characteristics as well as names?