Fuck Yeah Severus Snape!

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Name Origins

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Severus - Sever means “to cut off.” Snape appears to have “cut off” his ties with the Dark Lord through the first five books, and then with Dumbledore and the Order in Half-Blood Prince. “Severe” means “cruel, strict” - two characteristics that accurately describe the Potions Professor. Sounds very similiar to the Latin word “servus,” meaning “servant.” Is he still a servant of Voldemort’s? In ancient history, Lucius Septimius Severus restored stability to the Roman Empire after the tumultuous reign of Emperor Commodus (See Albus) and the civil wars that erupted in the wake of Commodus’ murder. To read more on this story, go here. The name Severus is also mentioned in Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, a favorite book of J.K. Rowling. Additionally, a Saint Severus of Alexandria (Egypt) was martyred along with a Saint Peter and a Saint Leucius for publicly proclaiming the faith around 309 C.E. Severus, Peter, and Lucius - quite a coincidence!

Snape - A town in England. Also based after a person J.K. Rowling knew.

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"Another ten points from Gryffindor. I would expect nothing more sophisticated from you, Ronald..."

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:41:36 -0400

“Another ten points from Gryffindor. I would expect nothing more sophisticated from you, Ronald Weasley, the boy so solid he cannot Apparate half an inch across a room.”

- Severus Snape, Half-Blood Prince

"The Dark Arts are many, varied, ever-changing and eternal. Fighting them is like fighting a..."

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:26:22 -0400

“The Dark Arts are many, varied, ever-changing and eternal. Fighting them is like fighting a many-headed monster, which, each time a neck is severed, sprouts a head even fiercer and cleverer than before. You are fighting that which is unfixed, mutating, indestructible.”

- Severus Snape

"Do you know what I think, Potter? I think that you are a liar and a cheat and that you deserve..."

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:10:36 -0400

“Do you know what I think, Potter? I think that you are a liar and a cheat and that you deserve detention with me every Saturday until the end of term. What do you think, Potter?”

- Severus Snape, Half-Blood Prince

"Blocked again and again and again until you learn to keep your mouth shut and your mind closed,..."

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:55:26 -0400

“Blocked again and again and again until you learn to keep your mouth shut and your mind closed, Potter!”

- Severus Snape, Half-Blood Prince

"Longbottom, at the end of this lesson we will feed a few drops of this potion to your toad and see..."

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:26:45 -0400

“Longbottom, at the end of this lesson we will feed a few drops of this potion to your toad and see that happens. Perhaps that will encourage you to do it properly.”

- Severus Snape, Prisoner of Azkaban

"Harry: Hang on… There’s an empty chair at the staff table…. Where’s..."

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:10:13 -0400

“Harry: Hang on… There’s an empty chair at the staff table…. Where’s Snape?
Ron: Maybe he’s ill!
Harry: Maybe he’s left, because he missed out on the Defense Against the Dark Arts job again!
Ron: Or he might have been sacked! I mean, everyone hates him —
Snape: Or maybe, he’s waiting to hear why you two didn’t arrive on the school train.”

- Chamber of Secrets

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"Albus Dumbledore: Severus, please… Severus Snape: Avada Kedavra!"

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:40:15 -0400

“Albus Dumbledore: Severus, please…
Severus Snape: Avada Kedavra!”

- Half-Blood Prince (2009)

"Ah, yes. The Dementor’s Kiss. One can only imagine what that must be like to endure...."

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:25:08 -0400

“Ah, yes. The Dementor’s Kiss. One can only imagine what that must be like to endure. It’s said to be nearly unbearable to witness, but I’ll do my best.”

- Severus Snape, Prison of Azkaban (2004)

Half-Blood Prince illustration

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Half-Blood Prince illustration

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"Just the man, the very man. A girl has been snatched by the monster, Lockheart. Taken into the..."

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:25:20 -0400

“Just the man, the very man. A girl has been snatched by the monster, Lockheart. Taken into the Chamber of Secrets itself. Your moment has come at last.”

- Severus Snape, Chamber of Secrets

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"Two Muggles in London, convinced they saw an old flying car over the Post Office tower… at noon in..."

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:54:46 -0400

““Two Muggles in London, convinced they saw an old flying car over the Post Office tower… at noon in Norfolk, Mrs Hetty Bayliss, while hanging out her washing … Mr Angus Fleet, of Peebles, reported to police” … six or seven Muggles in all. I believe your father works in the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office? Dear, dear … his own son.”

- Severus Snape, Chamber of Secrets

"Danger lies before you, while safety lies behind, Two of us will help you, whichever you would..."

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:39:12 -0400

“Danger lies before you, while safety lies behind,
Two of us will help you, whichever you would find,
One among us seven will let you move ahead,
Another will transport the drinker back instead,
Two among our number hold only nettle wine,
Three of us are killers, waiting hidden in line.
Choose, unless you wish to stay here forevermore,
To help you in your choice, we give you these clues four:
First, however slyly the poison tries to hide
You will always find some on nettle wine’s left side;
Second, different are those who stand at either end,
But if you would move onwards, neither is your friend;
Third, as you see clearly, all are different size,
Neither dwarf nor giant, holds death in their insides;
Fourth, the second left and the second on the right
Are twins once you taste them, though different at first site.”

- Snape’s Riddle, Philosopher’s Stone

Prisoner of Azkaban illustration

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Prisoner of Azkaban illustration

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