Son of Snape?

[littleleahstill]

No: HPFGUIDX 151757

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "houyhnhnm102" <celizwh at ...> 
wrote:
 
> 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*?

I was intrigued by this too, and the suspicion returned when 
reading 'Spinners End', and was reinforced by Snape's healing of 
Draco in 'Sectumsempra', the singing incantation which was somehow 
reminiscent of Fawkes, and the wiping of blood from Draco's face.
> 
> 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.

>From their first introduction, I always found it interesting that 
Lucius and Narcissa were so physically similar, both pale blonds.  I 
wondered if they were cousins, but this does not appear from the 
Black Family Tree. This resemblance between all three Malfoys could 
have the purpose of firmly identifying Lucius as Draco's father in 
the reader's mind, while providing an explanation should a different 
paternity be revealed- Draco takes after his mother and any 
similarity to Lucius is purely coincidental.

> 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.

That was my first thought too, but on reflection, I think the 
hypothesis could still stand. There isn't a divorce, but there is a 
separation, between Tom Riddle snr and Merope. Apart from the 
adolescent goings-on, there are hints of adult sexuality, eg '"What 
do you like me to call you when we're alone together?"....Mrs 
Weasley had turned bright red...he hastily gulped soup, clattering 
his spoon as loudly as he could against the bowl".  While it's not 
explicit, neither Harry nor the older reader imagine Mollywobbles is 
a name Arthur uses while playing chess with his wife.  For me, the 
strongest argument is the conversation between DD and Harry in 'The 
House of Gaunt'.  DD explains to Harry that Tom Riddle snr had 
returned to Little Hangleton without Merope, complaining of being 
hoodwinked.  DD says, '"When they heard what he was saying however, 
the villagers guessed that Merope had lied to Tom Riddle, pretending 
that she was going to have his baby, and that he had married her for 
this reason"'.  So, although LV's parents were legally married at 
the time of his birth, the possibility that they had indulged in pre-
marital sex is put before the reader, and since this is not entirely 
necessary to the plot, I have a suspicion that this will play later 
in the story.

Leah (wondering who deals with sex education at Hogwarts)