Is Snape Voldemort's son?

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 159439

 
> Linda:
>  
> Sorry to shoot down your theory but the potion's book was Snape's 
not his  
> mothers.  His mother was Eileen Prince who married a muggle Tobias 
Snape  and he 
> fathered Severus.  Severus came up with the name Half-Blood Prince  
because 
> he was trying to disassociate himself from his muggle father.  
Plus  we learned 
> that Tom is the last heir to Slytherin in
> CoS so he can't have any children.  We don't know if Eileen knew 
Tom  Riddle 
> when he was in school since we don't know how old she was when she 
had  
> Severus.  


Potioncat:
According to the Lexicon McGonagall was born 1925, Riddle was born 
26/27. According to me if the "50 years" was precise, then Eileen was 
born in 31/32. Her time at Hogwarts would have overlapped--just 
barely--with both McGonagall and Riddle. She would have been around 
27 when Iddle Sevvie was born.

Did you mean we don't "know" the book was Eileen's at all? One theory 
presumes that it was, another thinks we are only to think it was. I 
think it was her book and am basing Eileen's age on her owning the 
book new. If the "50 years" was just a phrase, she could actually be 
a few years older, and be closer in age to McGonagall, Riddle and 
most likely "Gram Longbottom." 

But, no, for reasons mentioned by previous posts, and because JKR 
said LV did not have children, I don't think Snape is LV's son.

I don't see Halfblood Prince distancing Snape from his father. If 
Snape wanted distance, he would leave off the Halfblood part. I'll 
bet he was given that nickname by "Dark Lord" himself. "My my, if it 
isn't the halfblood Prince. No matter, you show great promise." I'm 
betting 6th year Snape was honored in much the same way 6th year 
Draco was.