The Life and Times of Savannah Snape By: Olivialover1 Rated: Fiction M - English - Romance/Family - Words: 6,289 - Published: 8m ago - id: 14205582. A few years back, one fan asked the author directly about her decision. How does fear control us, and why might it be hard to be Latest answer posted August 22, 2019 at 4:46:51 PM. Severus Snape is one of the most interesting characters in the world of Harry Potter.Initially, in the books as well as the movies, Severus Snape appears to be a cold-hearted and cruel potion . 111,505 views May 15, 2016 1.2K Dislike Share ColenMate 147 subscribers I remember when I did Harry Potter's marathon few years ago and in the last movie I. They dusted it in the film. It's been many years since the first Harry Potter movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone made its way to theaters. While he had a sudden redemption arc before his . You mean you didn't notice the resemblance? Otherwise Harry, Lily, James and Snape would all be related. The reason Snape was protecting Harry, and the truth he didn't want anyone to know, is that he loved Lily and he felt guilty about his role in her death - it'd been him who'd overheard the prophecy and reported that to Voldemort. The movie watchers are confused, just as I am, because when Harry is in the pensive with Snape's memories, Snape and DD are talking. Because they ship Snape and Lily, despite the fact that it was Lily and James who got married, not Lily and Snape. The hair colours is a film issue only. While the primary focus was on Harry Potter and his friends' time at Hogwarts, sections of the story hinted at events from decades earlier involving Harry's parents. Tonks' patronus is another example of tragic/unrequited love changing a patronus. When Harry has difficulty shutting off his emotions to practice occlumency, Snape doesn't help anything, and their tension hits a breaking point when Harry inadvertently invades Snape's mind and sees a memory of his father, James, cruelly bullying Snape for no reason. To contain his transformations, Lupin was kept inside the supposedly haunted Shrieking Shack at the full moon. On a 2019 episode of the UK game show "There's Something About the Movies," actor Tim Roth said that he was offered the role of Snape the same year he was cast in Tim Burton's "Planet of the Apes.". Amongst Severus Snape's possessions that he kept at his home was a curious object called a, Snape's death takes place in the school's. Welcome to r/HarryPotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the Harry Potter universe! Also the doe spell (can't spell it) matches lilys who he can mean a multiple of things. When Harry explores them, he learns everything he needs to know. Dolores Umbridge also casts a Patronus (in the form of a cat) during "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.". Snape entered the Leaky Caldron. The Harry Potter saga grows in perfect harmony with its main character. We see James as the leader of his group, the popular joker whos always looking for trouble. Let me just end these questions right know James POTTER not Servus SNAPE. Also, it just dawned on you? Snape showed Albus the doe after he asked Snape if he had developed feelings for Harry. And Albus didn't find it curious that Snape and Lily had the same Patronus because maybe he had realized they were the same person. Now Voldemort's apparent right-hand man, Snape is named the new headmaster of Hogwarts, which puts him in the perfect position to silently help Harry with the aid of Dumbledore's moving portrait, painted after his death. The question isn't judging people who don't read the books. Plus, in the movies we saw that he looked EXACTLY like James. Harry is Snape's father Just read a fic where Harry got thrown back in time and fell in love with Eileen Prince and fathered Snape. Movies might not follow to the letter, but they can't really change something as drastic as the main character's parentage. In a series of tweets, Rowling explained her reasoning. the answer is easy, it was because when Harry saw Snape's memory, it showed that Snape's patronum is also a deer which means there should be a blood line between them. So unbelievable! According to the series, James bullied Snape during their time together at Hogwarts. On top of that, Snape finds Harry to be arrogant and mediocre, as well as a boy who breaks rules to gain fame and glory. Finally someone with some sense. Ultimately though, James rushed into action andmanaged to reach Snape before he could be fully exposed to Lupin. I'm just really confused that they think that way. Thoughts? Alan Rickman, the actor who brought the character to life, was the only one . At the end of POA, when Snape discovers Sirius is missing, he immediately suspects Harry and flies into a rage to accuse him. 2023. Who are the experts?Our certified Educators are real professors, teachers, and scholars who use their academic expertise to tackle your toughest questions. In this 'Snape is the father of Harry story' nobody knows that Snape is the father of Harry. Already a member? Lilys parents were Muggles (non-magical people) and when people discovered she was a witch, then a whole world of strange names opened up to her. My dad just asked me this same question.. Is there something in the movie DH-part 2 made them think Snape is Harry's father ?? And maybe they thought that because of Snapes memories of Lily and how he really did Love her and still did until he died. But he saves most of his venom for Harry, whom he punishes especially harshly. You can't see why they would think Snape is Harry's father I can (Flashes of Snape with Lily seem to indicate there was something between them and then Dumbledore says don't tell Harry the secret) come on people you couldn't be that lame that's what they do in movies leave something to the imagination. He was the husband of the witch Eileen Snape (ne Prince) and the father of Severus Snape. Throughout most of the Harry Potter franchise, Severus Snape was the Potions professor with a knack for bullying students he didn't like. A patronus can just change to reflect someone else's patronus due to a tragic or unrequited love. One fan asked about what Snape smells like, and although the original tweet with the question has since been deleted, Rowling's reply is still up. Seeing as he was a double agent, this also fits. Accessed 4 Mar. Unequivocally no. Though Lily assures her friend that she can't stand James, an altercation with the young bully ends in nastiness when Snape calls Lily a "Mudblood," a horrible slur referring to Muggle-borns and it effectively ends their friendship forever. But it would have been too complicated with where Harry's protection would come from instead. This partially influenced her decision to make Snape a hated teacher among Hogwarts students, especially Harry the Potions Master. While Snape may have protectedHarry partially out of hisenduring love for Lily, his debt to James can't be understated -- and was directly referenced asthe reason why Snape savedHarryfrom Quarrel in the novel version ofHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Rupert Grint admitted to being afraid of him in an interview. I typed in "When Harry finds out" And the search engine top result was "When Harry finds out Snape is his father" Thank goodness it was wrong Ok, Snape was a death eater and if the death eaters and voldermont were the people who killed Harry's mum and dad why would snape help kill his wife and attempt to help voldermont kill harry obvioulsly guys THINK, I happen to know exactly how you feel since my DAD and sister feel that snape is the real father. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. This way, Draco's soul would be spared. it was quite obvious that james was harry's father, right from the first part of the movie..noone needs the books to know that..because right from the beginning its shown that james is harry's father and he look so much like him except that he has his mother's eyesplus, in the ending part it is shown how snape loved lily potter and how he sacrifices himself for harry even though harry was not his son, but the son of the woman he loved and her husband, who used to bully him. All Rights Reserved. He ultimately turned down the "Harry Potter" role, paving the way for Rickman's iconic portrayal. Played by the late, great Alan Rickman in the films, Snape is a mysterious and unforgiving figure who, as a professor, favors Slytherin students and discriminates against Gryffindors, especially Harry and his group of friends. He loved Lily for over 16 years. Who is Harry Potter's real father? Unfortunately, he left us prematurely without being able to keep his promise to be still reading Harry Potter at the age of 80. As Rowling sees it, Snape eventually sacrificed himself in order to save Harry at the Battle of Hogwarts, so Harry felt the need to honor him. "Is Severus Snape really Harry's dad?" In 2007, when asked by a fan . James was probably a jerk to Snape because he sensed that Snape was in love with Lily. In the Harry Potter series, one of the main antagonists is Severus Snape. In the book, we learn that James Potter and his friends were bullying Snape, and Lily came to his defense. Who has ever heard of Severus Potter anyway? Please, I think you're on to something. I think people were just kind of grasping at straws. well the people that say that are soooo wrong. He covers breakouts on comics, film, television, video games, and anime. Tobias Snape was a British Muggle and the patriarch of the Snape family in the late twentieth century. Latest answer posted May 20, 2020 at 2:49:33 AM. The . When we read The Philosophers Stone, we find a book for children, where evil and goodness seem to be the two extremes. Snape stays by Voldemort's side throughout the Battle of Hogwarts, which turns out to be a fatal mistake. While Harry is facing Voldemort, he calls Snape "Professor Snape". Snape once made an appearance in an episode of the TV show. For example, we see a teenage Severus Snape being bullied by James Potter, Harrys father. I read the first book and I instantly knew that Snape was an enemy of Harry. What made them think that way ?? Also, he's compared to James all the time, saying that they're practically identical other than eye colour and scar. H arry Potter named his son after the character Professor Severus Snape in tribute to him dying for "for Harry out of love for Lily [Potter],"JK Rowling revealed on Friday. So, Be nice don't laugh at people beacause they don't know what happened in the book, next time you could be the clueless individual. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. She probably wasn't coming back down to Spinner's End ever again. I guess alot of those who read the book know nothing about movies and how thay make things appear to be something their not and oh yeah EVERY DETAIL is not included in a movie from a book and important details get left out. Though Snape was hard on Harry and his friends throughout the series, he was deeply in love with Lily Potter, Harry's mom. She was mad and asked him why is he going out with the other "bad" Slytherin guys and thought that they influence him or had already influenced him to call people mudbloods. What is the summary for Chapter 11 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. But his surname also holds ancestral significance in England, where it's tied to families who lived near the snp (boggy land) in North Yorkshire, the Lowlands, and Suffolk. Horrified, Harry tries to chase Snape, but he disappears with his fellow Death Eaters. I'm not sure, but anyway I loved the movie! But Snape's attempts to uncover the truth resulted in Sirius teasing that the truth was at the Shack. Snape and Lily make a better couple. If Harry had a different father, JKR wouldve planted clues along the way instead of reiterating basically every other page that he looks like James and has some of James personality. Including the father. There is no reason to question that James may not be Harrys dad. You see your self in DH 2 James making a fool of Snape and James looks just like harry for a REASON!!! However, if you've read the books or watched the films, you know there's much more to Severus Snape than meets the eye. It is as clear as the sun in broad daylight! and I took Dumbledore's response as implying he was. His mother was a witch and his father was a Muggle, leading to the moniker "The Half-Blood Prince." go to, It can happen, but its rare and always seems tied to tragic or unrequited love. Log in here. Didn't you post this crap a week ago? A Member of Townsquare Entertainment News. In a 2007 interview with Bloomsbury, Rowling joked that Skeeter would probably have gone on to write a biography titled "Snape: Scoundrel or Saint?" Our suspicions are confirmed when we discover that Severus Snape is indeed one of them, and that he even murdered the person who had always trusted him: Albus Dumbledore. And, perhaps, one of the characters that best embodies the duality of human nature is Severus Snape the heartbroken man who built a shell to hide his true goodness. Or at leat in the book they did. At some point during his school years, he decided to reject his father's name entirely, giving himself the moniker "The Half-Blood Prince" with his mother's maiden name instead. It is 100% obvious that James is Harry's father because Sirius is his godfather because Sirius was James's best friend. He Calls Lily A Slur. However, when Snape eavesdrops on Dumbledore'smeeting with Sybill Trelawney, who prophecies Voldemort's fall at Harry's hands, he begs Dumbledore to save Lily, James, and Harry at any cost, promising anything in return though this comes after Snape asks Voldemort to spare only Lily, disgusting Dumbledore. Because the movies leave out more than half the details from the books. Is he a spy for Dumbledore or for Voldemort? Severus is also forced to wear mismatched clothes, suggesting he may have been neglected by his parents. Latest answer posted December 07, 2017 at 11:40:19 PM. After hours of slaughter, Voldemort comes to a realization. I can't remember if they included that detail in the film or not, though. you'll get it later. Dumbledore just said that this patronus mirroring wasn't that weird. He also learns that Snape's doe Patronus, after Lily's own Patronus, appeared to Harry in the woods and guided him towards Gryffindor's sword. She was putting MORE thought into than most people who read the books. Articles and opinions on happiness, fear and other aspects of human psychology. 2012 2023 . [21] In addition, Harry later named his second son Albus Severus Potter in honour of Dumbledore and Severus, both of whom were an inspiration in Harry's life after the Battle of Hogwarts. In Snape's memories, there was a lot to do with Lily in there.