Muggles guide to harry pottermajor eventsseverus death. Was professor severus snape good, bad, or something in between. Cold and enigmatic, snape is still nursing his resentment for being bullied by james potter during his time at hogwarts, which he expresses by treating harry with malice and cruelty. Jul 27, 2016 i think alan rickman was a joy to watch as snapesmooth, and cold, and deadly in his calculations. Severus snape is not a hero discussions severus snape is. Aug 17, 2017 another hp origins video this time for severus snape. Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at dumbledore. Dumbledore journeyed to little hangleton, where he found the remains of the shack hidde. When the last book left off, snape had fled hogwarts with the rest of the death eaters, having apparently just killed the heroic albus dumbledore with an unforgivable curse.
Jan 15, 2016 for these fans, rickmans passing meant one thing alone. However, the hidden severus snape is much more interesting. He is an exceptionally skilful wizard whose coldly sarcastic and controlled exterior conceals deep emotions and anguish. He is a terrifying teacher, who mistakes ridicule and intimidation for pedagogical methods. In celebration of one of his best loved roles, heres 10 times severus snape really was the best character in the harry potter franchise. Rowling made snape a very mysterious character, always doing something. Inevitably, snape was cruel to many of his students whom arent slytherins, of course, but now, is the time the tables turn and you see the other side of severus. The most upsetting death, for me, was severus snapes. He was described as a greasyhaired man with a batlike aura and a big nose. Snape wins favourite harry potter character telegraph. However, this meant snape had to play doubleagent, actively compromising his own integrity to the. The light and shade of severus snape wizarding world. During the summer of 1996, dumbledore tracked one of voldemorts horcruxes to the house of the gaunts. After reading his life story, we see the explanations of many of the mysteries and enigmas that have surrounded this character, and yet he remains full of intriguing contradictions.
We all have to agree that severus snape is one of the most controversial characters we have ever met in the series. I think about my favorite character in the book severus snape. Severus snape was originally created by jk rowling for her harry potter book series, making his first appearance in the first book of the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone. Even though harry and his friends despise snape, dumbledore continues to trust him implicitly, dismissing harrys stories about overhearing snape plotting. Severus snape was the saddest harry potter death home. Mar 19, 2011 severus snape s death scene has been changed. Eight years after the defeat of voldemort, harriet sodding potter has found him, but severus knows better than to judge books by their covers.
Severus snape 9 january, 1960 2 may, 1998 was an english halfblood wizard serving as. His rage was removed, his movements careful and studied. Snape is an extremely complex and multifaceted character. Personally, i think he was wellwritten, but just because someone is wellwritten, doesnt mean hes a good person.
His undying, passionate love for lily motivated much of snape s actions, with his guilt over her death driving snape to protect harry and help bring about voldemorts downfall. Professor severus snape danced with death throughout the franchise as a. An accident during winter break of his sixth year leaves harry potter in a comatose state and the wizarding world lamenting for a hero to save them from voldemort, severus snape however wonders if there isnt more to this accident than the esteemed headmaster is letting on. As the plot went on i would continue to ask myself what were snape. Harry potterseverus snape 10808 hermione grangerron weasley 468. His complex character introduced many a child to the concept that the relationship between good and evil is far more complex than the one they are usually presented with, and to the idea that love takes many forms. This article is about the character nicknamed the half blood prince.
An in depth analysis where we look at every major scene over the seven books and discuss possibly the most controversial character. In spite of snape s bullying of students, and occasionally other teachers, many readers find his character redeemable because of his love for harrys mother, lily, and his status as a double agent for the order of the phoenix in order to take down voldemort. Hes a convincing villain, and a seriously amazing double agent. Death eater, ex hogwarts headmaster, professor of defense against the dark arts and exprofessor of potions.
Most childrens characters fit into the goodevil categories. Many at hogwarts have reason to fear severus snape, a reformed death eater now teaching at the school, who skulks around, sneering and hissing at harry potter. Rowlings masterful words, he is a character for the ages. Harry potterseverus snape works archive of our own. Of course, snape was already dead, killed by lord voldemort towards the end of the harry potter series. Severus snape was potions master, defense against the dark arts teacher, and head of slytherin at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry.
This comes to a head in the last book, in which snape has pulled an apparent fullblown faceheel turn by returning to the service of the death eaters. What are some defining characteristics of snape from harry. He is also the head of slytherin house, and briefly served as headmaster in book 7. Severus snape, potions master, head of slytherin and death eater has been voted the number one world favourite character from the harry potter novel. The harry potter and the halfblood prince quotes below are all either spoken by severus snape or refer to severus snape.
Harry and professor snape have hated each other since the first moment they clapped eyes on one another in book 1. This answer is from the point of view of someone who grew up with the hp books and was a rather passionate snape fan since goblet of fire. Major character death 5 include categories mm 10020 fm 822 multi 445. A definitive reading is a must read for general fans as well as those of us who have a snapecentric love of the harry potter series. Include characters severus snape 36607 harry potter 21003 hermione granger 12608 draco malfoy 9835 albus dumbledore 9234 remus lupin 9054 ron weasley 8842 sirius black 7533 minerva mcgonagall 6222 lucius malfoy 6020 include relationships harry potter severus snape 7746 hermione granger severus snape 3232. I will discuss the life of severus snape from childhood until his death, and from this i will determine whether he was good or bad.
Snape could have easily been a onedimensional villain, but between rickmans humane performance and j. Snape was pacing up and down in front of dumbledore. And in the beginning of book 7, he seems like the worst of the death eaters when he blasts off george weasleys ear. Before dumbledores death, snape promised to protect the students of. The potions professor at hogwarts, and a longtime member of the order of the phoenix. K rowlings fantasy universe in harry potter and the philosophers stone, which was the beginning of a saga that ended ten years later with a total of seven novels.
In 2016 she expressed her sorrow at the death of werewolf lupin, who had. Honestly, i think that the death of such an important character with such a vital role in the books and films shouldnt have been messed with in the first place. A double agent is a spy who works for two sides, and keeps both of them under the impression that he is loyal only to them and working against the other side hence the. Did any of severus snapes animosity towards harry potter revolve around the. The princes tale professor snape is dead on voldemorts orders, and harry saw it all.
For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. Severus snape was born 9 january, 1960 to eileen prince, a pureblood witch, and tobias snape, a muggle, making him a halfblood wizard. His double life played an extremely important role in both of the wizarding. Dec 15, 2016 here are 15 things you didnt know about severus snape. Snape gazed for a moment at dumbledore, and there was revulsion and hatred etched in the harsh lines of his face. The severus snape audiences met in the harry potter films is not exactly the character that was shown in the books. Severus snape known as one of the most complex characters in the series, severus snape was portrayed as an unfair professor with a deep hatred for harrys father.
On this scene, voldemort asks snape about the elder wand, but the dark lord kills severus thinking the wand would become his. Severus snape also referred to as the half blood prince was a potions teacher at hogwarts school of witchcraft. So, harry takes snape s tears to see his memories in the pensieve. Its useful to examine snape s character in the context of the various roles he plays. About 4 years after the end of voldemort, severus and i had two more children, another pair of twins. He was personally killed by lord voldemort and his snake, nagini. Snape s death, and the immediate crushing urgency of getting the message to harry, is likely the only way that snape could have gotten these memories to harry in the available time, and likely the only way that harry could have accepted them. Professor severus snape is potions master at hogwarts and head of slytherin house. What makes severus snape such a compelling character. Harry potter and the deathly hallows summary shmoop.
Severus snape is the potions teacher at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Snape, lily, and the marauders were all in the same year at hogwarts, so they were the same age. Therefore, over the next few paragraphs, i will be honouring the late legend by discussing the character development of professor severus snape, which he portrayed perfectly. When the time comes severus, i want you to be the one to end my life. We take a closer look at the chapter from deathly hallows that changed everything. Yes, snape was a death eater but more importantly, he was also a double agent.
However, near the end of the final book, as he lies dying, snape gives harry his memories, revealing that he had been loyal to dumbledore the whole time. Severus snape was a consummate spy and he died a perfect spys death. When harry chases after snape, snape prevents harry from casting any death spells, but once again does not try to kill harry himself. Within deathly hallows lingering final chapters we understood that snape lived his life as a tortured doubleagent, constantly flickering from the good side to the bad like a broken light, and all in the name of an undying love that cemented his loyalty to harry and. Severus snape 9 january 1960 2 may 1998 was a halfblood wizard wellknown for being a double spy in the second wizarding war. It is also an allusion to a notorious and misunderstood character in the harry potter novels, professor severus snape, for his ability to keep one of the most important secrets in the story.
Previous section harry potter next section horace slughorn. Here are 10 of the best severus snape quotes from harry. We learn in the last book, after harry collected the memory from the dying snape, that severus knew harrys parents. Dec 03, 2014 i think about my favorite character in the book severus snape. A character who i found interesting throughout the novel was severus snape. A jet of green light shot from the end of snape s wand and hit. A jet of green light shot from the end of snapes wand and hit dumbledore squarely in the chest. A walk inside snape s memories transformed him in harrys mind from sniping potions master to the bravest man he ever knew. Severus, whose father was emotionally vacant, began to identify with his mothers family and created a secret nickname from his mothers maiden name, calling himself the half blood prince. Snape first met lily before they began attending hogwarts. Its fine if you disagree that snape is a bad character. Although snape is a former death eater, professor dumbledore places his utmost faith in snape s loyalty, though exactly why he trusts him so implicitly is initially unknown. He helped in the war against lord voldemort, covertly relaying information to albus dumbledore and the order of the phoenix. In his dying moments, he told harry to take his memories and look at him one last.
Many people enjoy the prospect of a dramatic death snape dying under the flaming school in a crystal house. Harry potter severus snape 7746 hermione granger severus snape 3232 draco malfoyharry potter 3050 remus lupin severus snape 2074 james potterlily evans potter 2023 sirius blackremus lupin 1916 hermione grangerron weasley 1690 lily evans potter severus snape 1209 harry potterginny weasley 939 lucius malfoynarcissa black. He asked for the help of albus dumbledore but they were unsuccessful in saving lily. What characters death upset you the most in the harry potter series. Also an intj personality type character, and a character that i can personally relate to more than any other character in the book. Severus was walking behind us to keep an eye on our surroundings. The character of severus snape in harry potter and the half. A definitive reading is a must read for general fans as well as those of us who have a snape centric love of the harry potter series. Harry was able to use snapes final intelligence to kill voldemort once and for all.
As a child he both is and is not an appealing and likable character. A professor at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, snape is hostile to harry due to his resemblance to his father james, who bullied snape during their time at hogwarts. That means that he was a death eater from 18 until 21, and that was when lily and james were murdered. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 snapes. A professor at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, snape is hostile to harry due to his resemblance to his father james, who bullied. If lily potter hadnt been struck down by voldemort, snape would have continued in his death eaters robes, unperturbed. Characters severus snape chapter thirtythree brings us the longawaited truth about snape, beginning with his childhood and stretching almost to his death. This is one of the most significant professor severus snape quotes from the harry potter and the deathly hollows because it demonstrated snape s genuine and sincere loyalty to professor dumbledore. His conduct, as well as the knowledge that he once belonged to voldemort s death eaters, causes harry to loathe the. Snape appears as a thin man with sallow skin, long greasy black hair, a hooked nose and black eyes. Time period, harry potter and the deathly hallows, may. The character of severus snape in harry potter and the. He is also a former death eater and current member of the order of the phoenix. The character severus snape, hogwarts potions master and longterm.
For these fans, rickmans passing meant one thing alone. Originally making his debut in philosophers stone, he revealed his ambitious side as the main antagonist of halfblood prince. In 1997, readers all over the world were introduced to j. I know i might step on some toes here, but severus snape is not a hero. Severuss book later fell into the hands of harry potter in september 1996. Now, the amount of integrity snape processed was rather unclear for the majority of the story, and as time progressed it really did not get much better. Dec 03, 2011 on this scene, voldemort asks snape about the elder wand, but the dark lord kills severus thinking the wand would become his. He doesnt want to caught by surprise by any death eaters who might still hold a grudge.
Professor severus snape in harry potter and the order of. Snape is shrouded in mystery for most of the series. Snapes final moments are perhaps the bravest we saw of any character. Rated m for intense violence and other mature themes.
How is the book version of severus snape different than the. The entire series of books actually revolved around snape in many ways. He was a former death eater in the first wizarding war who abandoned voldemort when lily potter and her family were the target of murder. Harry potter and the deathly hallows plays thoughtfully upon the standard harry potter formula that weve all gotten used to over the course of the last six books we begin with a menacing taste of whats to come this time with a glimpse of what voldemort and his death eaters are up to, find ourselves at privet drive at the end of the summer.
The chapter that made us fall in love with severus snape. Author lorrie kim uses multiple sources beyond the rowling books and includes quotes extensively from the series for an intensive analysis of, to my mind, rowlings most interesting characterseverus. Choosing a soul from his vast storage, he brought forth severus snape to collect the souls of the deceased for him, where he could not be. Within the universe of the book his death was unnecessary, a fluke. Professor snape is dead on voldemorts orders, and harry saw it all. Severus snape in harry potter and the deathly hallows shmoop.
Muggles guide to harry pottercharactersseverus snape. But he did not play the same character that was on the page. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. Severus snape january 9, 1960 may 2, 1998 was the potions master, defense against the dark arts, and headmaster at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Severus snape 9 january, 1960 2 may, 1998 was an english halfblood wizard serving as potions master 19811996, defence against the dark arts professor 19961997, and headmaster 19971998 of the hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry as well as a member of the order of the phoenix and a death eater. Here are my reasons for why snape is terrible as a person, and why i can never bring myself to ship snily. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 snapes death. Severus snape, also known as the halfblood prince, is a major character of the harry potter franchise.
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