Snape's memory

[va32h]

No: HPFGUIDX 164510

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Janette <jnferr at ...> wrote:
> I believe that the shouting man was Snape.  We don't know who the
> cowering woman or the crying boy are, or why they are cowering/crying.
>  It has been speculated that Snape is shouting at his wife, and the
> boy is his son.  I'm not sure I believe that, but I am convinced that
> the scene is important...  It could even be Petunia and Harry, for all
> we can tell from the memory...  (farfetched theory just to prove the
> point..)
>

va32h here:

I cannot imagine that Harry would miss seeing his own Aunt Petunia in 
Snape's memory. 

I do like the idea that the man is Snape's grandfather, not father 
(forgot who here mentioned that, sorry!). But I see no purpose for JKR 
to throw in a wife and child for Snape at this point in the story. 

JKR has alluded to the idea that while Snape was loved by someone, he 
himself has never loved anyone. So Snape would have a wife and child he 
didn't love. How is that supposed to make us feel sympathy for Snape? 
And we already have plenty of reasons to loathe Snape, do we need any 
more?

va32h