Fandom Discussion and Poll: Snape and His Accursed Bloodline

[themostepotente]

sinick and I had a discussion not too long ago on Snape's bloodline and whether or not his bloodline was truly a secret.

I can buy that Dumbledore and McGonagall were privy to his familial bloodline, but anyone else? I think Snape being as unpopular as he was would have done just about anything to make certain his background was kept as secret as possible. It's been suggested that a lot of the kids sorted into Slytherin were actually half-bloods masquerading as pure-bloods to escape scrutiny or worse. This makes a lot of sense to me.

I guess the crux of our debate was whether or not Lucius knew Severus was a half-blood. I maintain that Lucius did not. I can't imagine Lucius would have had much to do with him otherwise, but then Lucius doesn't seem to mind that Voldemort isn't of pure blood.

sinick maintains that because pure-bloods are fewer in numbers than half-bloods and Muggle-borns, Lucius would be familiar with family names in conjunction with bloodlines. Goddess forbid, he would rub cocks noses with anyone of inferior status.

I must also stress that because Snape is an accomplished Occlumens, wouldn't he be able to keep his skeletons closeted? Well, maybe not from Voldemort. He, of course, is a skilled Legilimens.

Fuck, I'm confused :P

And while I'm on the subject of Snape's bloodline, there are ticky boxes to check regarding your thoughts...

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Lastly (I'm making this an essay style question :P), who might have been aware of Snape's bloodline? How did they come to find out?

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Comments

[cmere.livejournal.com]

I have no idea who might have been aware of Snape's bloodline because I also have no idea who is aware of Voldie's bloodline. I've thought about this before--why wouldn't Dumbledore get the word out that Voldie is a half-blood to all the DEs-in-training and such? Wouldn't they be bothered/disturbed/etc?

Though now I just went and read some other people's comments, and they say they don't think being a half-blood is as big of a deal as Harry makes it out to be, which makes sense to me. God, was it in a fic or was it in HBP (I hate that they blend together!) that Hermione or someone says to Ron and Harry "You're not muggleborn, they'd be happy to take either of you" and they come back with some snappy comments about being blood-traitors and the boy who lived. UNGH I really need to reread HBP a few thousand more times so I can keep my facts straight. And now I'm rambling. *walks away*

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

It was from HBP.

And you are way, WAY too young to be losing your memory like that, dear. *G*

'Course, I need to reread HBP too.