[the_old_crowd] Re: Daddy dearest

[Rebecca Bowen]

From: "Lyn J. Mangiameli"

- snipped liberally a fascinating thread -

>>Fascinating. Even if the board is not attracted by either
>> idea it'll probably become a pastime for adventurous, consenting
>> adults in private. Closet genealogists fixated on arcane familial links,
>> Snape-ologists constructing photo-fits to trace the descent of that
>> hooked nose and greasy hair. No new theories for ages, then fresh
>> and opposing speculations appear to divert the members, at least
>> for a while, from the increasing impatience that'll keep building until
>> the new book is released.
>>
>>  But who's his mum?
>
> Ah great question, if it is not a DD progeny (I like the idea of 
> McGonnagal, but doubt it will
> be this way). And then who is his father, if the mother is accounted for? 
> Clearly an
> unsavory type. And wouldn't it set up such an interesting dynamic, either 
> we would have
> the view that it would be  just like DD to stay hands off while his 
> offspring have to live with
> their own choices, or that puppet master DD was willing to sacrifice his 
> own for some
> larger purpose, and now has to face such choices again in Harry.

Charme now:

I don't know, my fellow Potterpeople, that we'll find DD is in Snapey-poo's 
aformentioned lineage.  I believe Snape and Sirius may have a better shot of 
being related in some way, though - there's just something about the way 
Sirius feels he has to remind Snape who exactly is the master of Grimmauld 
Place in OoP:

"'You know,' said Sirius loudly, leaning back on his rear chair legs and 
speaking to the ceiling, 'I think I'd prefer it if you didn't give orders 
here, Snape. It's my house, you see.'"

and then Snape's reaction:

"An ugly flush suffused Snape's pallid face. Harry sat down in a chair 
beside Sirius, facing Snape across the table."

Why would Sirius need to use those statements to make his point?  And why 
would Snape have an involuntary reaction about something so...petty...unless 
there's something more behind it?  I'm sure others may have some different 
perceptions of that scene, but I couple this with the overwhelming presence 
the Wicked Screaming Mother Black's portrait seems to have as the human 
representative of the Black family, and only a pair of Father's pants 
offhandedly mentioned in the entire book. It's just as doable that Snape and 
Sirius are in some way related.

Can't wait til July 16 - and come on, admit it, no matter what JKR writes in 
it, you can't wait too ;)

Charme