Son of Snape? Not really JKR's style

[Wolf Xavier]

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> Heidi wrote:
> My question is this: Is Lucius really Draco's father? Could it 
> be that Snape is actually the father of Draco Malfoy? <snip>

> Seon:
> I've been wondering about this ever since JKR said that Snape did 
> not have a daughter and that he had been loved by someone. If Snape 
> has a son and we've already met him then my money is also on Draco.
> <snip>


  The biggest hiccup I can point to in canon is that there are, as near as I know, NO examples of children out of wedlock.  Is that an absolute rule?  Of course not.  But it may be one of those things that JKR considers a "no-no" (at least in a story that, while growing darker, is still mostly for kids) and simply will not include in any way.  So with that in mind, I doubt we will ever encounter any "secret love children" of any sort.  Or, more bluntly, there are no bastards in the Potterverse.
  -Wolf