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A doe. And in his final battle with Lord Voldemort, Harry explained the significance of this to his adversary, and to us: 'Snape's Patronus was a doe,' said Harry, 'the same as my mother's, because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from the time when they were children'.
Snape's Patronus was a doe, the same as Lily Potter's. However, it's never clear if this had always been the case or if her silvery guardian had changed when she fell in love.
Snape sent his patronus to guide Harry to the sword because if Snape went himself Harry wouldn't have listened to him as for him Snape was murderer of Dumbledore. Secondly and more importantly, Dumbledore advised Snape to not to give the sword by himself because connection between Harry and Voldemort was two way.
In Deathly Hallows, when Harry is viewing Snape's memories, we see that Snape summons his doe Patronus in Dumbledore's office to make a point to Dumbledore. We also see him summon his doe Patronus and use it to lead Harry to the sword in the lake, which allows him to destroy the locket Hocrux.
Knowing that Snape has been on the Dumbledore's side for all seven of the Harry Potter books reveals him as an extremely brave man and a truly skilled spy. Snape has had to face and deceive the terrifying Lord Voldemort constantly.
As Rowling explained in a series of tweets, Snape loved Harry's mother, Lily, and his unrequited affection drove him to resent Harry's father, James — and by extension, Harry himself.
He protects Harry while pretending to be his enemy. He sacrificed his own life to protect him. It all goes back to Lily: Snape loved her, but she chose someone else, which explains his feelings toward her son. "Professor Snape, Harry." "Yes, him - Quirrell said he hates me because he hated my father.
Dumbledore used Snape's guilt over his part on Lily's death to manipulate him, but with the full knowledge what type of jerk Snape was. Snape was, at one level, a tool for his main goal and, therefore, he had to put up with the way he treated students.
It's a word that gained so much more clarity and tragedy after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows revealed that the nefarious Professor Severus Snape was actually serving a nobler cause: protecting Harry from Voldemort out of love for Snape's childhood friend Lily Evans.
The albatross is the rarest Patronus on our list; the one belonging to the lowest number of Wizarding World fans. With the longest wingspan of any bird – up to 11 feet – the albatross surfs the ocean winds for hours, hardly even needing to flap.
Snape was born to Eileen Prince, a witch, and Tobias Snape, a Muggle, making him a half-blood (hence the name, "Half-Blood Prince"). This is rare for a Death Eater, as remarked in the last book, though Voldemort himself also had a Muggle father.
Lily brought light and warmth into Snape's life from the moment they met. He was an isolated, lonely child whose magic would have only made him more of an outsider in his hometown of Cokeworth.
They were close friends, she saw in him someone special that she could care about. But she couldn't be with him. So, it seems like it was very unlikely that Lily ever found out Snape loved her.
In the Harry Potter series, why didn't Lily marry Snape? The simple answer: She didn't love him. The more complicated answer: He proved again and again that he wasn't willing to listen to Lily, respect her or her views, or love her in a healthy way.
The acclaimed author explained that Harry paid tribute to Snape because of "forgiveness and gratitude." Though Snape bullied Harry, he also saved him.
Professor Snape is dead on Voldemort's orders, and Harry saw it all. In his dying moments, he told Harry to take his memories and look at him one last time. Voldemort's voice then sounded through the corridors, challenging Harry to meet him in the Forbidden Forest in an hour. This is the end.
Although Snape may not have projected his memory of James onto Harry, he still would have been predisposed to dislike him by virtue of him being James Potter's son. Harry being in Slytherin would not have changed this fact.
The acclaimed author explained that Harry paid tribute to Snape because of “forgiveness and gratitude.” Though Snape bullied Harry, he also saved him. “Harry hoped in his heart that he too would be forgiven.
Draco Malfoy's mother Narcissa was cold, cunning and devoted to the Dark Lord. But she was also a mother, which meant she was willing to risk everything to make sure her son was safe. When Harry survived Voldemort's Killing Curse for the second time, Narcissa pretended he was dead so she could get to Draco.
Did Snape sleep with Lily? To which the answer is 'almost certainly not'. There's certainly no indication in the text that he did and presumably if he had, the "memories of Lily" mix-tape he gave to Harry when he died would have included it.
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. There's a whole essay in why Harry gave his son Snape's name, but the decision goes to the heart of who Harry was, post-war.
Peter Pettigrew betrayed the Potters and pinned the crime on Sirius Black, but the Harry Potter movies never explained his motivation or methods.
James wasn't a murderer. Although there was no love lost between him and Snape, he realized that this time Sirius had gone too far. He saved Snape from tailing Remus into the tunnel and encountering a fully-grown werewolf at the other end.