[the_old_crowd] Re: Snape the Half-Blood Prince WAS RE: Page-filler Lupin

[Eileen Rebstock]

Alec:
>"The trouble is that HBP contradicts that directly. We have 
Dumbledore's own assurance that Bellatrix was the "eldest" - which 
means she was older even than Andromeda, and (by implication) means 
that the names of the sisters on the family tree begin with the 
oldest on the left, and the youngest on the right - which makes 
sense, I suppose."

Particularly the bit about Andromeda's teenage pregnancy. Yep. That was
really inspiring. 

I don't really care if the timelines only work out if they have
Andromeda running off in her teens with Ted Tonks and marrying early. It
doesn't faze me with my historical acceptance of early marriage. But did
JKR intend that? I just can't see it.

>"Of course, this makes nonsense of Sirius' remarks in GoF,"

*headachey*

>"but unless JKR has made a mistake,"

UNLESS?

*eyes bulge a la Crouch*

>"I think we must conclude that what Sirius 
tells Harry was rather biased, and that if he did go round with all 
of this gang, it was either a case of hanging on to some much older 
boys and girls, or else he went round with them "after" school."

No, he's very specific about it being at school. 

>"That 
is in fact not unlikely - Snape does seem to be a loner, when he's 
glimpsed in the pensieve scene - and doesn't seem to have a gang 
that will come round and support him, either then or later. There 
seems to be no prospect at all of that!"

Well, if Bella was a couple years ahead of him, would that work out? It
does mesh with Sirius saying in OotP that he was Harry's age when he
last saw Bella.

And then Narcissa and Andromeda were twins. 

And I think it's clear Snape was a barely tolerated member? Tagging
after them? Derisively nicknamed "The Halfblood Prince?"

I never thought I'd say this, but I'll say it now, tongue somewhat
planted in cheek. My version was better.

Eileen