By the end of book 7, snapes character seems to make so much more sense. There were a lot of theories circulating when the harry potter books were still being published, among which was the idea that severus snape was a. Snapes final moments are perhaps the bravest we saw of any character. As a child he both is and is not an appealing and likable character. Harry potter characters x reader book 1 requests closed. Harry, hermione, the weasleys, the malfoys, and the order land in a room that was once used by the founders. If you think of the way that the book ends, with everybody happy and everything. Love him or loathe him, severus snape is quite a character, as harry potter fans surely know. Rowling gave us a lot of interesting, complex characters few are as divisive as severus snape. Severus snape characters severus snape many at hogwarts have reason to fear severus snape, a reformed death eater now teaching at the school, who skulks. I turned on my heel and ran in the direction of her laugh, severus wh. He usually dressed in flowing black robes which made him resemble an overgrown bat. He is an exceptionally skilful wizard whose coldly sarcastic and controlled exterior conceals deep emotions and anguish.
Of all the characters in the harry potter universe and over the course of seven books and eight movies, author j. Based on that definition, major character can be described as the. For snape sympathisers, he was an ambitious and cunning slytherin hero with a tragic ending. And he has quite a story, which unfolds in pieces throughout the eight feature adaptations of j. However, it is explained out that he probably hates him because he. Out of character severus snape works archive of our own. An in depth analysis where we look at every major scene over the seven books and discuss possibly the most controversial character. After reading his life story, we see the explanations of many of the mysteries and enigmas that have. To start analyzing the character of severus snape in the story, there. Jk rowlings famous childrens book series arguably contains one of the most complex characters in literary history. Namely to teach them to not always trust authority figures and that the people above you will not always be reasonable nor fair.
Tobias was born sometime in the early twentieth century, into the muggle snape family. You may be looking for the novel, film, soundtrack, video game or video game soundtrack. While vilified his entire life and the definition of a tragic hero, severus snape was possibly the most gifted wizard in t. The chapter that made us fall in love with severus snape. It is revealed two movies later or one extremely long book later in.
Snapes actions throughout the series have shown service to each of the opposing sides. He is an exceptionally wizard whose coldly sarcastic and controlled exterior conceals deep emotions and anguish. The severus snape audiences met in the harry potter films is not exactly the character that was shown in the books. Snape wins favourite harry potter character telegraph. Rowling just explained why harry potter named his son. How did snape invent the sectumsempra in harry potter. Characters severus snape chapter thirtythree brings us the longawaited truth about snape, beginning with his childhood and stretching almost to his death. It wasnt until alan rickman became the role that i began nurturing this passion for the character of severus snape. Snape is an amazing literary character, if he did not exist the whole series would be different, and i fully commend jk for doing that, he is an awesome piece of writing, and is just as, if not more complex than a real life person.
For those who can simply never forgive him, snape was an unnecessarily cruel teacher who wanted to make everyones lives as miserable as his own. Headmaster snape and the percy jackson books chapter 1, a. Severus snape characters severus snape 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. Throughout all the books, he proves to be the most fascinating kind of baddie, the arsehole who isnt. 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. 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. I screamed, running towards the house, but stopped dead in my tracks when i heard a familiar cackle. Rowling and the sixth and penultimate novel in the harry potter series. Harry potter and the halfblood prince is a fantasy novel written by british author j. They were summoned by headmaster snape and told, inorder to leave, they must read the five books that detail percy jacksons adventures. Weasley and i went back to grimmuald place while rhiannon went back to professor snape s place in spinners end. Snape s arc through the story is one that makes me emotional more than any other character. Awesome harry potter supercut tells snapes side of the.
These books are filled with notes on various potions and a spell that harry later learns is an aggressive spell. We learn in the last book, after harry collected the memory from the dying snape, that severus knew. Of course its a big question, but an important one. This article is about the character nicknamed the halfblood prince. Severus snape is certainly a complicated character in the world of harry potter. I wanted to know why he was the way he was from the beginning of reading the stories. We should remember that snape was a potions master first and foremost. Severus snape was a thin man with sallow skin, a large, hooked nose and yellow, uneven teeth. Severus snape was potions master, defense against the dark arts teacher, and head. Severus snape in harry potter and the deathly hallows shmoop. From the beginning of the books snape was a character that was never understood and we were constantly wondering whether.
He protected harry from voldemort and harry, in the end, is. Severus snape was the halfblood only child of tobias snape a muggle, and eileen prince snape a witch. I saw a vid in which alan explained he played severus according to the book, stating that for example, he never raises his voice. 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. He had shoulderlength, greasy black hair which framed his face in curtains, curling lips and dark, penetrating eyes that resembled tunnels. Rowling reveals the only harry potter character she feels guilty about killing. A variation of sorts, but according to word of god, this is one of the reasons dumbledore keeps severus snape around. On the outside, severus snape has death eater written all over him. He helped in the war against lord voldemort, covertly relaying information to albus dumbledore and the order of the phoenix. The novel, harry potter and deathly hallows, is the final story of harry potter series. Upon further analysis, severus snape, portrayed in the harry potter films by. Rowling described him as a gift of a character whose story she had known since the first book, and elizabeth hand of. Muggles guide to harry pottercharactersseverus snape. Was professor severus snape good, bad, or something in between.
Tobias snape was a british muggle and the patriarch of the snape family in the late twentieth century. Towards of the end of the story, snape kills dumbledore and also reveals himself as the halfblood prince. Severus snape, potions master, head of slytherin and death eater has been voted the number one world favourite character from the harry potter novel. How did severus snape create the spell, sectumsempra. His actions in each book are broken down and explained with highly logical reasoning, and each chapter, just as with the series itself, builds on the previous one. On the one hand, he clearly has done some good things. In 1997, readers all over the world were introduced to j. Rather, he saw it as being more of a selfserving act in order to avoid him and the rest of the marauders being expelled from hogwarts, and the incident made him resent james. Prior to the seventh and final instalment, everyone was asking one question. Why professor snape was always the most important harry. One of the most controversial harry potter characters. Rowling gave us a lot of interesting, complex characters.
Its what makes severus snape such a mesmerizing character in the first place. What are the differences between movie snapes and book. And i believe that is in no small part to rickmans portrayal. He is well aware of snape s behavior with the students, dumbledore also sees it as a learning experience for his students. Snape s final moments are perhaps the bravest we saw of any character. 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 the saga was adapted to the big screen from 2001 to. The new harry potter theory is that severus snape is trans. Severus snape december 3, 2014 by trent begay in characters, intj, mbti and tagged characters, harry potter, severus snape, writers block alan rickman portrays snape in the film, he did an awesome job. 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 dumbledore.
From the halfbloodprince notes in harrys borrowed book, we learn. The walls were completely covered in books, most of them bound in old black or. But by far the most interesting character of the books is the brilliantly drawn severus snape. But that didnt stop fans from speculating about another character who could be a vampire. Hes an actor that plays a lot with his voice see his other movies, its incredible. I heard tonks shout as ginny, fred and george were doing a little jig in the background, singing he got off. The part where charity burbage is killed right next to snape comes across as if the scene from the book has been made into a carbon copy in liveaction, as alan rickman reflected a completely impassive reaction. Death eater, ex hogwarts headmaster, professor of defense against the dark arts and exprofessor of potions. 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. Part 2, his character is relatively misconstrued throughout the series, thanks. The snape household on spinners end in an industrial part of northern england was not a. For me, i was always interested in the character of severus snape. He was described as a greasyhaired man with a batlike aura and a big nose. He is an exceptionally wizard whose coldly sarcastic and.
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. Then, snape officially joins voldemorts side this is a major turning point for snape s character. Severus snape caught a glimpse of remus lupin transforming into a werewolf before james pulled him back through the tunnel. This sort of precise logic that is worthy of snape himself. Lorrie kim provides an interpretation of severus snapes actions that is precise and accurate. The light and shade of severus snape wizarding world. The psychobiography of severus snape character created by j.
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