Dates are very important in the harry potter universe, especially given that. See our topranked characters and read their profiles. Snape is torn as harry is both the son of the man he hated and the woman he loved. Although harry potter and the halfblood prince features a pointed scene in which snape makes an unbreakable vow to narcissa malfoy, promising to protect draco and take over his dark duties, if necessary, there are still.
Oct 29, 2016 snape is an absolute gem of a man he was 1. Aug 30, 2011 severus snape is the surprise winner of a poll to find the publics favourite harry potter character. We take a closer look at the chapter from deathly hallows that changed everything. Noble collection harry potter wand professor severus. 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. 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. Later, we find out that snape hated harry, because of harrys father. Severus snape with lily potter s body after voldemort murdered her harry potter and the deathly hallows. While snape was the victim in the early days, the marauders were the ones who went on to join the order of the phoenix. Character profile for severus snape from harry potter and the. 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. He asked for the help of albus dumbledore but they were unsuccessful in saving lily. Severuss book later fell into the hands of harry potter in september 1996. Although harry sees snapes shiftiness as black and white, rowling is purposefully vague about snapes true allegiances.
Here are 10 of the best severus snape quotes from harry potter. Dec 03, 2014 when i think about harry potter, i really dont think about harry potter the character much as strange as it sounds. That snapes mothers surname was prince, and that he is a halfblood, hints broadly at the title characters identity in the sixth book, harry potter and the halfblood prince. Harry potterseverus snape works archive of our own. Severus snape s most important scenes and arcs in the harry potter film series in chronological order, from meeting lily to. Jan 19, 2020 the most difficult role to play in the harry potter series would have to be that of severus snape, who was the most complex character out of all. Snape is voted favourite harry potter character childrens. Harry spends most of the book convinced that snape is trying to steal the. Lily attended hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry from 19711978. Snape gazed for a moment at dumbledore, and there was revulsion and hatred etched in the harsh lines of his face. Character profile for severus snape from harry potter and. Snape appears as a thin man with sallow skin, long greasy black hair, a hooked nose and black eyes. This article is about the character nicknamed the halfblood prince. A contested debate among harry potter fans is whether james potter and by extension the marauders were the villains during their time at school or whether it was severus snape.
The harry potter books from severus snapes perspective. Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at dumbledore. At the end of the book, however, it is revealed that quirrell was actually the one trying to steal the stone and was responsible for trying to kill harry, while snape. 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. 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. Jan 09, 2014 you are remembered, alan rickman, february 21 1946 january 14, 2016. Most childrens characters fit into the goodevil categories. We learn in the last book, after harry collected the memory from the dying snape, that severus knew harrys parents. Alan rickman was born on a council estate in acton, west london, to margaret doreen rose bartlett, of english and welsh descent, and bernard rickman, of irish descent, who worked at a factory.
It wasnt the first fantasy novel id read set in a school. In the end, severus snape was obviously not the best character in the series, but he was simply a misunderstood man who lost someone who was very dear to his heart. In harry potter and the philosophers stone snape, while being his typical jerkass self, was not actively hurting harry and, indeed, was trying to save him from quirrells spell during the quidditch tournament via a counterspell which, unfortunately, was seen as snape hurting harrys ability to catch the golden. Jan 21, 2020 can you pick the titles of the harry potter series if severus snape had been the titular character. What makes severus snape such a compelling character. The princes tale professor snape is dead on voldemorts orders, and harry saw it all. Characters severus snape chapter thirtythree brings us the longawaited truth about snape, beginning with his childhood and stretching almost to his death. Sep 11, 2017 this quote shows professor snapes dry wit and sarcasm, one of the many likable qualities that readers got to learn about his character in harry potter and the order of the phoenix. A walk inside snapes memories transformed him in harrys mind from sniping potions master to the bravest man he ever knew. 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. Professor snape is the potions teacher at hogwarts and head of slytherin house. Opf also missing from the movie is followup scene in which harry is so disturbed by the memory that he asks sirius and lupin why they did it op29. Severus snape important scenes in chronological order. Head of slytherin we really do love to hate severus snape.
The character of severus snape has appeared in various animated parodies of harry potter. Severus snape was the potions teacher at hogwarts until the end of harry potter and the halfblood prince. Professor snape character analysis in harry potter and the. Severus snape the bravest man, the whole story character. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. Empire online ranked snape as the greatest character in the entire series which also includes characters from fantastic beasts. Although snape was once a death eater a group seeking to rid the magical community of nonpure wizards, he changed his allegiance to become a double agent for albus dumbledore and the order of the phoenix. 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. As we start discovering in this book, snape has some pretty intense emotions and seems to have a heck of a lot of hangups regarding his youth at hogwarts.
Severus snape, potions master, head of slytherin and death eater, beats harry potter himself to be named favourite character in jk rowlings. Severus snape quotes in harry potter and the halfblood prince the harry potter and the halfblood prince quotes below are all either spoken by severus snape or refer to severus snape. Snape has a hooked nose, greasy black hair, and sallow skin. Severus snape was potions master, defense against the dark arts teacher, and head of slytherin at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Severus snape was a hero, but died knowing barely anyone knew it. But the other snape is one whos a bit new hes bitter and furious, hes not listening to reason, and hes kind of deranged. He takes an instant dislike to harry, which quirrell later reveals is due to the fact that snape and harrys father, james, hated each other when they attended hogwarts together. One of the characters that became an instant favorite and a love to hate type was severus snape, potions master at hogwarts school of. These contradictions continue during his school years at hogwarts, and come between him. Jun 06, 2014 all rights to jkr and the companies owning the book moviessongs rights. As i said, i always found snape to be an interesting character, because we never knew too much about him. In harry potter and the order of the phoenix, snape agreed. By the time harry s story ended, snape ended up as my favorite character, and he is now a. Professor severus snape click the character infographic to download.
She learned of her magical nature as a child, after severus snape recognised her as such and told her of the existence of magic. While professor snape the hogwarts potions master and head of slytherin house is a huge character in the harry potter series as a whole, he plays a relatively minor part in harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Professor severus snape in harry potter and the chamber of. Severus snape is a skilled wizard who has held a number of senior roles at the hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. In his dying moments, he told harry to take his memories and look at him one last.
In the harry potter movies and video games, severus snape is acted by alan rickman. Pa hogwarts er snape overhoved pa slytherinkollegiet og eliksirl. I think about my favorite character in the book severus snape. Potter nee evans 30 january, 1960 31 october, 1981 was an english muggleborn witch, the younger daughter of mr and mrs evans, and the younger sister of petunia evans. Severus snape important scenes in chronological order youtube. Harry potter follows severus snape and death eaters and tries to kill severus snape with casting sectumsempra. Check out the other harry potter figures from funko. Here are 10 of the best severus snape quotes from harry. Muggles guide to harry pottercharactersseverus snape wikibooks. Take charactours quiz to get recommendations for thousands of characters, movies, tv shows, books, and games that are high matches for your unique personality.
Severus snape character analysis in harry potter and the. The book was harry potter and the chamber of secrets, and my friend was right. Severus snape is the best character by far jk rowling put a witty fantasy into the structure of a classic boarding school story sat, jun 10, 2017, 06. Nineteen years later, however, an older, wiser harry would explain to his young son albus severus potter why he named him after two great hogwarts headmasters, telling him that severus snape was the bravest man i ever knew. Childhood born to eileen prince and tobias snape, severus was raised in spinners end, a primarily muggle dwelling that also provided the home of lily evans harry potters mother and her sister, petunia evans harrys aunt. In 2017, a new species of crab was named after snape, called harryplax severus. Originally making his debut in philosophers stone, he revealed his ambitious side as the main antagonist of halfblood prince. Snape always had spoton instincts when it came to sniffing out harry potters suspicious behavior. He is a starring character in neil cicierega s online potter puppet pals parodies, and has a centric episode titled bothering snape. Later, we find out that snape hated harry, because of harry s father.
Snape did his best to humiliate harry in front of the class, and therefore he was disliked not only by harry, but also by the readers of the harry potter series. From harry potter, severus snape yule, as a stylized pop vinyl from funko. 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. Snape likewise resents harry potter simply because of who his father is, and who he looks like, and what harry represents as rowling notes living proof that lily preferred another man, projecting his loathing of james onto harry. Instead, harry sees the memory in snapes mind during occlumency as a short, quick montage of snape being attacked by james and hung upside down as he threatens to take off snivellys trousers. Snape is an extremely complex and multifaceted character. Severus snape, also known as the halfblood prince, is a major character of the harry potter franchise.
Childhood born to eileen prince and tobias snape, severus was raised in spinners end, a primarily muggle dwelling that also provided the home of lily evans harry potter s mother and her sister, petunia evans harry s aunt. My avid harry potter loving9 year old daughter bought this with birthday money, it did not disappoint. Loyal to dumbledore even in the face of his own death. The chapter that made us fall in love with severus snape. James potter publicly humiliates severus snape for sirius. He is an exceptionally skilful wizard whose coldly sarcastic and controlled exterior conceals deep emotions and anguish. If snape were in a realworld school, hed probably either be sued, fired, or arrested for his nearabuse of his students. His double life played an extremely important role in both of the wizarding wars.
As a child he both is and is not an appealing and likable character. Snape is voted favourite harry potter character children. As harry spends much time trying to uncover who this character is, prematurely revealing his identity would constitute a plot spoiler. Muggles guide to harry pottercharactersseverus snape. Snapes final moments are perhaps the bravest we saw of any character. He was personally killed by lord voldemort and his snake, nagini. Figure stands 3 34 inches and comes in a window display box. Mar 17, 2017 snape did his best to humiliate harry in front of the class, and therefore he was disliked not only by harry, but also by the readers of the harry potter series.
It would be a lovey gift for a serious harry potter fan. Meanwhile snape says he is the halfblood prince and the creator of sectumsempra. He originally wanted to be the defense against the dark arts teacher, but didnt get the job. Also an intj personality type character, and a character that i can personally relate to more than any other character in the book. His double life played an extremely important role in both of the wizarding. Harry goes on to name his albus, severus potter, after dumbledore and snape. Severus snape as a childit seems to me that snapes character was entirely shaped by his quite rough childhood.
Instead, harry sees the memory in snape s mind during occlumency as a short, quick montage of snape being attacked by james and hung upside down as he threatens to take off snivellys trousers. Snape first met lily before they began attending hogwarts. James potter, his archenemy, frequently teased and bullied snape during their school days. Test your knowledge on this literature quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Severus snape in harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban.