How well does Snape know Tonks

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No: HPFGUIDX 171117

I brought this up elsewhere and I got an interesting reply.

The one time we see Snape and Tonks interact, he is (pardon the
slang) all up in her business.  At first I thought this was a
potential ship but I was wrong.  It was brought to my attention that Snape is friends with Narcissa and knows Bellatrix.  We know that these women are the sisters of Andromeda Black, Tonk's mother.

If Snape was friends with Bella when he was younger (so Sirius says) we can assume that he also knew Andromeda (similar to Harry knowing Fred and George).  It was said that Andromeda went to school with Sirius (therefore Snape) and we know from Slughorn that Sirius was
the only Black that wasn't in Slytherin.  Therefore we now know that
it is not only likely that Snape knew Andromeda personally but it is
also likely that they were well acquainted.

When she married Ted, a muggleborn, she was blasted off the the Black
family tree.  It is possible that she lost contact with her sisters. I believe this because Tonks never acknowledges that Bellatrix is her
aunt or Draco is her cousin.

But is it possible that after Snape switched sides that he would have
gotten back in contact with Andromeda?

If this is so, then he would have known Tonks since she was a child
(7,8,9).

If Andromeda knew Snape and she was friendly with him then Snape
would be like an uncle to Tonks (no relation just a sort of polite
title).

This could explain two things.

Why someone who is clumsy would be so good in potions to get an 'O'
at owls and at least an E at NEWT level, the grades required to
become an Auror.  Neville is sort of clumsy and he is awful at
potions.  If Snape knew Tonks' mother personally, he would try harder
with her.

And secondly, it would also explain why it was okay for him to make
comments on her love life and for her not to respond.


Another question I think this could answer is Who recruited Tonks
into the Order?  It was never said and when something is not said most of the times it has something to do with Snape.

Further, Tonks has a family and in OOTP around Christmas she is not at Grimmauld Place which means she is most likely with her family (mom and dad) who are very much alive. Yet in HBP she is invited to spend Christmas with the Weasleys.  And Molly makes a comment about it being Lupin's fault.  So is it possible that her family is angry with her because she is in love with a werewolf?

Could that be why Snape was angry with her as well?

There isn't any evidence besides Logic to prove that Tonks knows
Snape better than we think.

Except maybe the use of her first name.  The only people Snape calls by their first name are Death Eaters.

Which brings me to my other point.

I believe that Tonks (if it was planned for Snape to kill DD)is in on
the secret.  I believe she might act as a go between Harry and Snape.
She might be giving Harry info without letting him know where it's
coming from.

JK Rowling said that she used the Tonks and Lupin relationship as a red herring.  Could it be that it was meant to distract us from the fact that we don't know what Tonks does for the Order and we don't know Tonks at all?  All we know is that she likes Lupin and that's enough. Could JK be playing our affection for Lupin, so we could ignore a character who is so poweful that she really shouldn't be ignored?

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