Inspector Javert: Snape takes it as an article of faith that Harry Potter is doing something stupid or illegal at any given time. Granted, he's usually right. Barnes and Noble and Yahoo! chat with J.K. Rowling". barnesandnoble.com. 20 October 2000. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018 . Retrieved 15 September 2007.

Wand woods and cores in Harry Potteralso carry their own distinctive meanings, as does length and flexibility. The Harry Potter character wands are chosen with the person's traits in mind, and the connection is repeatedly referenced in the series, especially when Ollivander is identifying wands. There are three main types of wand cores that Ollivander uses, and more than 30 types of wand woods are found in the Harry Potter universe, and while each aspect means something about the characters, not every detail is known about each wand. a b Elizabeth Hand (22 July 2007). "Harry's Final Fantasy: Last Time's the Charm". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012 . Retrieved 18 March 2008. Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan". tv.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012 . Retrieved 8 July 2007.Alas, Poor Villain: Very much. Just try reading, let alone watching Snape's death scene without the tissues. Subverted though, as at that point, he did seem like a genuine villain, not a Double Agent under deep cover.

Severus Snape: Friend or Foe?". Archived from the original on 25 March 2008 . Retrieved 18 March 2008. Link includes video. He ha In Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone he acts as a Red Herring as Harry and his friends (and so is the reader most likely) are convinced that Snape is the one who wants to steal the Philosopher's Stone. Not only turns it out Professor Quirell is the one, no, Snape even secretly fought Quirrell and saved Harry's life in process. It's All About Me: Snape can be very self-centered and has real trouble seeing things outside of how they relate to them, believing that bullying is terrible when it happens to him but perfectly fine and amusing when he does it or it happens to others he dislikes. Even his love of Lily is filtered through his own selfishness, never truly seeing her as her own person.

He was cruel to Neville and Hermione for no reason

Insecure Love Interest: Snape felt this about Lily especially once he realized that James developed a crush on her. She was popular, good-looking, and Gryffindor just like he was while Snape was none of those things. Ultimately, why she chose James over Snape was because James recognized his faults and was willing to change while Snape doubled down on his views. He was never fully redeemed in the public eye following the war, as most people still believed he murdered Dumbledore (but didn't know of Dumbledore's Thanatos Gambit). He wasn't even given a portrait at Hogwarts, having abandoned his post as opposed to retiring or dying, until Harry requested one. He and James Potter despised one another within their early days together. Snape resented James for being just as talented as him while having a loving home life, good looks and being talented and social with the others. James seems to loathe Snape for embodying every negative aspect of Slytherin and people like it (especially given the rise of Voldemort at the time) while also because Snape was close to Lily despite being... well, Snape. James' fancying Lily was just the icing on top of the cake. It's unknown when exactly it boiled over to full-out hate between them, but given how James and Sirius were pranksters, it's likely that Snape ended up being pranked by them and Snape's pride had him lash out. Anti-Role Model: A variation of sorts, but according to Rowling, this is one of the reasons Dumbledore keeps Severus Snape around. He is well aware of Snape's behaviour with the students, Dumbledore also sees it as a learning experience for his students. Namely to teach them to not always trust authority figures and that the people above you will not always be reasonable nor fair.

Ambition Is Evil: Suffered from a big dose of this as a teenager, since he craved acceptance and respect and wished to show everyone that he was a clever and dangerous wizard, even if it meant being a Death Eater. He was deluded enough to believe that being a Death Eater would win his crush's affections. Saturday Night Live Transcripts". Archived from the original on 6 August 2012 . Retrieved 27 July 2007. During the second half of the 1995–1996 school year, Snape used his wand to perform Legilimency on Harry Potter as a means to teach him Occlumency, as well as to extract his own memories into the Hogwarts Pensieve beforehand. [7]

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The final revelation of Snape's loyalty in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was viewed positively by fans and critics alike. Daniel Radcliffe, who portrays Harry Potter in the movie series, expressed his delight, saying he was pleased to see that his theory that Snape would end up being a sort of tragic hero came through. [71] Elizabeth Hand from The Washington Post wrote, "The much-maligned loner Snape does not come onstage until the latter part of "Deathly Hallows," but when he does the book becomes his: Snape's fate, more than Voldemort's, perhaps more even than Harry's, is the most heartbreaking, surprising and satisfying of all of Rowling's achievements." [2]Dark and Troubled Past: His father was abusive and his mother was neglectful, which is what led him to becoming a troubled young man. The hateship with James just added fuel to the fire. His past as a Death Eater also counts. The movie stars we're loving right now". EW.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008 . Retrieved 23 March 2008. Was the loser to the very popular and much adored Lily Evans in their childhood and their time at Hogwarts. Lily mentions to Severus that her friends kept wondering why she put up with hanging around him all their years. Granted, this was mainly because of Severus' own anti-social behaviour and his friendship with future Death Eaters. Eventually, this friendship would fracture as Lily sees how Snape is and ironically, Snape's views toward Lily were more than romantic. Cannot Spit It Out: He was never able to fully communicate to Lily how he felt about her. After he calls Lily a "Mudblood" in a fit of anger, he tries to apologize, but Lily points out that he acts prejudiced towards all Muggleborns, asking flat-out, "Why should I be any different?" Snape is unable to tell the real reason, namely that he loves her, but ultimately he remains silent, and they break off their friendship because he won't give up his Death Eater beliefs for her, and eventually Lily would die without ever knowing how Snape felt. Thus, Snape had nothing to stop him from joining the Death Eaters as he planned, which itself leads to Voldemort learning of the prophecy and trying to kill Harry as a child. Very very much so. This is one of the primary reasons for his loathing of James Potter; while Snape grew up in an abusive home and looked down upon, James had a wonderful family life and was a popular young man who was very talented in wizardy and sports. Then when he found out James liked Lily as well...