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I would like to get your opinions on whether Severus attended a Muggle school before going to Hogwarts or was he home-schooled (by his mother)? Or perhaps he mainly taught himself?
Everyone attends Hogwarts at age 11 or 12. By this age, students know how to read and write, etc. Given that Severus is a half-blood and resided in a Muggle town, do you think he went to Muggle school? If so, he should've met Lily there and need not introduce himself in the playground (it is possible, of course, that their town has more than one school and they went to different ones). He seems to be totally into his wizarding roots that he dislikes anything Muggle. His mother could've taught him the basics (along with his quite extensive knowledge of magic, etc.). On the other hand, he seems to be very neglected so I'm not very convinced that his mother or father spent a lot of time with him (besides Tobias not liking anything much as he put it)....
I'm very interested to hear your take on this.
I would like to get your opinions on whether Severus attended a Muggle school before going to Hogwarts or was he home-schooled (by his mother)? Or perhaps he mainly taught himself?
Everyone attends Hogwarts at age 11 or 12. By this age, students know how to read and write, etc. Given that Severus is a half-blood and resided in a Muggle town, do you think he went to Muggle school? If so, he should've met Lily there and need not introduce himself in the playground (it is possible, of course, that their town has more than one school and they went to different ones). He seems to be totally into his wizarding roots that he dislikes anything Muggle. His mother could've taught him the basics (along with his quite extensive knowledge of magic, etc.). On the other hand, he seems to be very neglected so I'm not very convinced that his mother or father spent a lot of time with him (besides Tobias not liking anything much as he put it)....
I'm very interested to hear your take on this.
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And I can think of a lot of boy’s men and clothing from the 70’s that would be smock-like. I’m thinking of this kind of shirt Davy Jones is wearing on the Brady Bunch. Late 60’s early 70’s, which was the time Snape met Lily.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIkCzs6K
I agree that we need to look at the time period, which was like 30 years ago and many things were different. People had yellow teeth because whiting wasn’t big then. People smoked and even thought no one in my family smoked with had plenty of ash trays. Things were not so PC. Getting hand me downs was common and not having a lot of clothes, so I can see wearing the same clothes for a couple of days.
I also agree with you that Tobias would not let his son out of the house like that. Again another reason I think Severus is dressing like a wizard, and sneaking out of the house. I’m thinking of Tobias being kind of like Red in the 70’s show with a beer always in his hand or Archie Bunker.
I cannot think of a man (that wasn't a hippie) who would allow his kid out of the house like that.
For some reason this made me laugh. Just thinking about my childhood and growing up around Hippies, and I’m trying to think of any instances of that happing.