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Post by AuroraTonks on Aug 13, 2006 6:07:34 GMT -5
I came across a kinda loose theory about Snape and his mother Eileen Prince. The theory was that Madam Pince the school librarian is in fact Snape's mother! I know it sounds bizarre but if you think about it, it's quite a valid theory.
Pince and Prince are similar names for a start. Then there's the fact that Snape's mother might have been living in hiding, ie Hogwarts, which we know is the safest place. Madam Pince is given a similar description to Snape: sunken cheeks, skin like parchment and her long hooked nose illuminated unflatteringly by the lamp she was carrying...
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Post by ravenclaw18 on Aug 13, 2006 12:36:20 GMT -5
I never thought of that... it's kinda creepy in a way, but it sorta makes sense...
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Post by AuroraTonks on Aug 14, 2006 9:07:41 GMT -5
It's a good theory but wouldn't it be too late to add in such a big twist towards the climax of the series? I mean, we still need to find out more important things such as if Harry or Voldemort survive, and the final decisive battle that will determine the end of the series *drumroll*
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Post by Bo on Aug 16, 2006 13:36:56 GMT -5
true...I don't think the names having the same letters is a reason to suspect it but the similair descriptions are odd....wouldn't he one of them show it...
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Post by AuroraTonks on Aug 17, 2006 10:38:45 GMT -5
The similarity in the names could be a clue...why else would Snape's mother be a theme in book six? She must be significant in some way or other.
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Post by Bo on Aug 17, 2006 16:54:58 GMT -5
oh yeah I agree she will defintly be signifigant but I just don't see the names as being something to back up the theory....I think she may be signifigant in a different way..but the resemblance is striking...
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Post by nothingbutlove on Aug 17, 2006 21:45:53 GMT -5
good theory but i've got one problem i can see with it. If she was Snape's mom, then wouldn't those two talk more. As far as we've seen in the books, they don't talk and I would think she'd talk to her own son no matter what.
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Post by Lil' CherryBlossom on Aug 17, 2006 21:48:15 GMT -5
true...but when he joined the Death Eaters...she could have disowned him...or not want anything to do with him? Even if he 'quit' and came to work at Hogwarts.........
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Post by nothingbutlove on Aug 17, 2006 21:57:28 GMT -5
yeah but i still would think she'd tell Dumbledore about her son. just because she'd know him best right?
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Post by ...Ben... on Sept 7, 2006 10:47:36 GMT -5
i think its an excellently thort out theory but somehow it seems very unlikely...
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Post by ...Ben... on Sept 7, 2006 10:50:01 GMT -5
good theory but i've got one problem i can see with it. If she was Snape's mom, then wouldn't those two talk more. As far as we've seen in the books, they don't talk and I would think she'd talk to her own son no matter what. not if snape didnt no it was his mum....and madam pince had a reason not to tell him....  |
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Post by bookluver14 on Sept 7, 2006 16:28:23 GMT -5
well actually i think its a good theory.
But probably something JK just wrote in to see who would come up with something creative like this, it's unlikely that it will be important. At least so i think.
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Post by ...Ben... on Sept 8, 2006 9:46:02 GMT -5
hmmm, i just dont reli think its possible! but i love the theory
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Post by Mary9836 on Jan 1, 2007 9:51:02 GMT -5
I don't think slimely snape's mommy is gonna have a huge part to play if any at all...i mean the book is called Harry Potter...this is about his journey and i think straying into Snapes past will take away from his journey to the final battle...she couldn't play any real significance anyway!
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Post by bookluver14 on Jan 1, 2007 20:03:28 GMT -5
wow. i had totally forgot i posted here, and was thinking the exact same thing I had posted.
I believe JKR just threw it in there rather loosly to see if anyone would ask her about it, or just as a bit of candy for really obsessive fans. lol. So yes, it is a marvolous theory, i just don't think it will be revealed in the last book.
Unless.... maybe she knows more than anyone expects. What if she is the only one, now that Dumbledoor is dead, that knows that Snape is in fact a innocent. *gasp*
omg. i am so a believer in this theory now. lol.
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