Son of Snape?

[houyhnhnm102]

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Heidi R.:

> No, no. This is not another post about how Snape is really Harry's
> father
 My question is this:  Is Lucius really Draco's father? Could
> it be that Snape is actually the father of Draco Malfoy?

houyhnhnm:

I've been intrigued by this possibility ever since I read Rowling's 
comment that Snape didn't have a *daughter*.  Why phrase it that 
way?  Why not say that Snape didn't have any *children*?

The over-emphasis on the physical similarities between Lucius and 
Draco could easily be a misdirection.  He looks like his mother, 
too.  There is no reason from a genetics standpoint why Snape 
couldn't be Draco's father.

My reason for rejecting this hypothesis is that I would be very 
surprised to see themes of adultery and bastardy showing up in the 
Potterverse, where adult sexuality in general is almost non-existant, 
no one gets divorced, and even the Dark Lord's pitiful mother was 
properly married to his father at the time she conceived.  It's too 
racy.