Severus snape, potions master, head of slytherin and death eater, beats harry potter himself to be named favourite character in jk rowlings. Even now, months after seeing the movie, i still get choked up when i think about snape and his doe patronus. Eleftherios tserkezis, read every book, watched every film. He had a commanding presence that exuded gravitas, authority and control. In this passage from the third novel in the harry potter series, severus snapes cruelty is fully displayed. He tended to hold grudges and was extremely spiteful toward those whom he disliked. I personally have been taking the stand that he is good for th past 2 years and really hope snivellus doesn t let me down. You may be looking for the novel, film, soundtrack, video game or video game soundtrack. Severus snape in harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. So the most recent bearer of his name, the harryplax severus, is a rather fitting one.
But i want to know what you guys think before that happens. During his lifetime, severus snape was potions master 19811996, defence against the dark arts professor 19961997, and headmaster 19971998 of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry which he attended as a student from 1971 until 1978. He has an older brother, james sirius, and a younger sister, lily luna. How does severus snape look in the mind of artist jim kay. He was described as a greasyhaired man with a batlike aura and a big nose. Its the fact that snape is so outrageously extreme that draws our attention, makes him interesting, and raises some big questions. The chapter that made us fall in love with severus snape.
I know that dumbledore can be a little over trusting sometimes, but he seemed pretty firm in. Snape is often described as pale and rather crabby, to put it lightly. Snape first met lily before they began attending hogwarts. The actor, who grew up playing harry potter, described his coworker as understanding, loyal, supportive, kind, funny and as someone who was always there for his friends. Severus snape was a thin man with sallow skin, a large, hooked nose and yellow, uneven teeth. This article is about the character nicknamed the halfblood prince.
Also an intj personality type character, and a character that i can personally relate to more than any other character in the book. As a child he both is and is not an appealing and likable character. Popular severus snape books meet your next favorite book. Daughter of severus snape, ariana, has always craved adventure. What other characters are similar in nature to severus. It wasnt the first fantasy novel id read set in a school. I think about my favorite character in the book severus snape. What makes snape so captivating is the continually evolving understanding that harry and the audience have of the character. Severus snape is a master of the dark arts, having created several curses and hexes himself. Snape first appears in harry potter and the philosophers stone, shortly after harry arrives at. The character of professor snape in harry potter and the.
He was personally killed by lord voldemort and his snake, nagini. 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. What are some defining characteristics of snape from harry. A gorgeous illustration of harry potters former potions professor has just become available, in anticipation of. He is a terrifying teacher, who mistakes ridicule and intimidation for pedagogical methods. The harry potter books from severus snapes perspective. We learned the name of snapes childhood street, spinners end, in the halfblood prince, in the opening scene where severus makes an unbreakable vow with narcissa malfoy to protect her son. 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.
Still, that didnt mean that he had to like the guy, who looked annoyingly like his father and snapes. Although he was often portrayed as the villain in this series, he proved himself a hero in the final book, harry potter and the deathly hallows. Heres what severus snape is actually supposed to look like. He attended hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry as a student from 19621969 and was sorted into slytherin. A stoic who could take things practically and mourn. Professor severus snape was a halfblood wizard who was the son of the witch eileen snape and tobias snape. If snape were in a realworld school, hed probably either be sued, fired, or arrested for his nearabuse of his students. Harry has some of the less noble characteristics of his father who stole the love of snapes life from him and who was sometimes a bully to snape. Severus snapeoriginal characters 237 severus snapeoriginal male characters 9 james potterlily evans potter 89 hermione grangerron weasley 76 harry potterginny weasley 67 lucius malfoynarcissa black malfoy 60 draco malfoyharry potter 59 harry potterseverus snape 51 severus snapereader 40 include additional tags. Those memories also explain some of the motivation for his harshness with harry. Snape loved lily evans more than anything, with a burning passion he never felt, but snape was not alone in having an eye out for ms. Writing tagged severus snape always 1 chapters updated may, 2015 06. Character profile for albus severus potter from harry. Severus snape is one of the most loved characters in the harry potter series.
Outcast, rebel, hero jun 8, 2012 many harry potter fans are deeply affected by the death of snape and subsequent revelations about him in the last book in the series harry potter and the deathly hallows. Snape is voted favourite harry potter character childrens books. In the epilogue he is the potter child focused on the most, as he expresses to his father his fears of being sorted into slytherin before his first year at hogwarts. 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. What are some defining characteristics of snape from harry potter. He had shoulderlength, greasy black hair which framed his face in curtains, curling lips and dark, penetrating eyes that resembled tunnels.
As a member of the order of the phoenix, snape sometimes has trouble subduing his enmity with sirius black. James and his friends padfoot, wormtail, and moony, were a very knowledgeable group of students, but in their case, didnt show it much. Snapes final moments are perhaps the bravest we saw of any character. From that initial meeting where harrys scar hurts upon meeting snape, we are working under the impression that he is, if not an evil character, someone whom does not have harrys best intentions at heart. Severus was often not liked by fans, mainly because of his disdain and treatment of harry, and by association, his friends, ron and hermione. Loyal to dumbledore even in the face of his own death. He is brave and cunning, and he is a matchless occlumens. Snape was born to eileen prince, a witch, and tobias snape, a muggle, making him a halfblood hence the name, halfblood prince. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office.
He was also member of the order of the elementals and played a very important role in both of the wizarding wars against lord voldemort. Severus snape is not a hero discussions severus snape is. If harry potter is the perfect example of a hero, then the sullen potions master of hogwarts school, severus snape, can be considered as an example of a tragic hero. Muggles guide to harry pottercharactersseverus snape wikibooks. Rowling described him as a gift of a character whose story she had known since the first book, and elizabeth hand of.
One of the characters that became an instant favorite and a love to hate type was severus snape, potions master at hogwarts school of. References within any book area will only relate to that particular book. Snape is a complex character in both, with the books giving him more space to develop than the films did, but he will still remain as one of harry potters most unforgettable characters, and one of the best in fantasy in general. Severus snapeoriginal female character s severus snape. So he loves harry because he is lillys son but hates some of his characteristics because he is also his fathers son. He usually dressed in flowing black robes which made him resemble an overgrown bat. Harry spends most of the book convinced that snape is trying to steal the. A brilliant witch, she excels in school and flying, and was always destined for greatness. For aunt petunia, it was real or perceived neglect by her parents and favouring of her sister. 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 signs that point to snapes allegiance to dumbledore. When her 6th year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry presents the adventure of a lifetime, ariana takes it.
Professor snape is the potions teacher at hogwarts and head of slytherin house. Snape has a hooked nose, greasy black hair, and sallow skin. Albus severus is the second son of harry potter and ginny weasley. This is rare for a death eater, as remarked in the last book. Snape spent his early childhood living with his parents in a small house in spinners end. 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. 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. A hero with a flaw, is predominant in tragedies since the olden greek playwrights. While we do not yet fully understand, it becomes apparent in the first book that snape absolutely hates harry in particular, and. Rowling made snape a very mysterious character, always doing something. 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. The reason dumbledore trusts severus snape here is my long awaited arguement complete with quotes as to why snape turned from voldemort, and why he always will. Severus snape was potions master, defense against the dark arts teacher, and head of slytherin at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. The walls were completely covered in books, most of them bound in old black or.
We learn in the last book, after harry collected the memory from the dying snape, that severus knew harrys parents. Its useful to examine snapes character in the context of the various roles he plays. A character who i found interesting throughout the novel was severus snape. Snape is super mean to harry and the other gryffindors, and looooves the slytherin students over all others. Harry potter characters professor snape project happychild. Severus snape in harry potter and the sorcerers stone. The entire series of books actually revolved around snape in many ways. We are now less than 2 weeks away from the release of the last harry potter book where this questions will finally be answered once and for all hopefully. Personality and traits at times, snape could appear cold, cynical, malicious, bitter, and sarcastic.
Snape demonstrates his most admirable qualities in this role. The antihero however, the most important story in all of harry potter is not harrys or nevilles, its snapes. This topic has gained undue attention in recent months and, since the attention has taken a derogatory turn, i find myself driven to break my public silence at last. Within deathly hallows lingering final chapters we understood that. Please try and support your case for good or evil too.
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